Talk:Technology roadmap

Suggest the author looks at http://www.ams.mod.uk/aofcontent/tactical/techman/content/rm_intro.htm  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.120.209.248 (talk) 16:57, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Context
Only talking about a software product context is wrong. Technology roadmapping is done in other sectors (IC technology) and at different levels (programme of projects, e.g. ITEA, MEDEA, PROGRESS)

--Stephan Eggermont ,83.80.64.130 10:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Two questions
I have two bits I'd like to discuss and ultimately clarify: --Jwthornton 16:32, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Do roadmaps really emphasize the uncertainty of the forecast, or do they merely allow for it?
 * 2) How do roadmaps relate to strategies?

== 1) Technology roadmapping does differ from project planning : the object is a "domain" and there is no dated objective. In both cases uncertainty has to be dealt with. The roadmap is one of the products of a roadmapping effort. Its purpose is efficient communication to inform and align stakeholders. To communicate efficiently the roadmapping leader has to simplify and often hide the complexity generated by uncertainties. The roadmapping process will address the uncertainties but the resulting roadmap(s) may or may not reflect the uncertainties. If one wants to deal explicitely with uncertainty it is recommanded to use complementary methods such as scenario planning.

2) Allocating resources to develop a roadmap on a specific domain is sometimes a strategy decision but more often, the roadmap will feed the strategy process i.e., a vision will be translated into strategies (resources allocated against goals) or vague strategies will be translated in operational terms.

igart 13:15, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

The page "Technology roadmap" is just a spoof of techno-babble.

Is it just me, or is the definition missing? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.188.4.10 (talk) 09:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Five years after the above comments, nothing seems to have changed.

It still treads like a spoof. it still lacks a clear definition.

The first sentence is impenetrable: "a plan that matches short-term and long-term goals with specific technology solutions to help meet those goals".

What is technology roadmapping?

Why do we need it?

How does it work?

MK (talk) 09:34, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Original Research?
This article appears to be opinion backed up by opinion. Wikipedia is not the place to describe ideas that have not been published elsewhere. I'm sorely tempted to delete the entire article! Someone please give me a reason not to! Nickmalik (talk) 19:11, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a how-to
Returning to this article and not much has changed in the past couple of years. It is still a long discussion of how to create a technology roadmap, with almost no references. Wikipedia is not a how-to. And it is not a place for original research. In the coming months, I will return to the page and delete unsourced content, so if you don't want stuff deleted, refer to verifiable sources. Nickmalik (talk) 16:30, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Allowing for roadmap changes
On a very quick scan of this article I see no allowance for the need to adapt the roadmap to change circumstances. In particular if a roadmap is published externally the publisher may need to indemnify for the possibility of roadmap changes. for example: [disappearance of Oracle Solaris 12 in January]

Note: I've actually come here from a roadmap (well lifecycle plan) discussion of Spacewalk (Software) and wouldn't like to link here due to depth of the this article.

Djm-leighpark (talk) 12:42, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Batter name for this?
I really hate the term 'roadmap' as it doesn't make sense in this context. I know the term is quite widely used but a roadmap shows you all the possible roads you could take to reach whatever destination you could possibly choose from whatever point you're starting from. What we are talking about here is a plan to take a particular route to a particular (technology) destination from a particular starting point (more like a route planner than a roadmap). Are there any other terms used synonymously that could be incorporated into the article? --Michig (talk) 08:50, 18 November 2021 (UTC)