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You are driving from a small town outside Boston to San Francisco. It's a long, somewhat complicated trip, especially because you'd like to visit your friend in New York and stop at a few tourist attractions throughout the country. You want to make good time--a smooth, error-free trip.

You need  a road map  of the US so you don't get lost. You'll probably want to highlight your route on the map so that you can get a "big picture" of your whole trip,  all the twists and turns .

But, it is still fairly easy to get lost--you're on a busy freeway, people are driving quickly, and you miss your turn because your exit was poorly marked. It is great to have a big picture of your trip, but if there are no  signposts (road signs) along the way, you'll encounter quite a bit of difficulty navigating the roads,  the individual twists and turns, even the major freeway exchanges .

Fine, but how does all this relate to writing? Put your reader in the driver's seat.

It is  your  job to help the reader get  "the big picture" of your argument --how it will develop or unfold, what different sections your argument will have (one section per major point), all its twists and turns. To achieve this big picture, you will need to provide a  road map of your overall argument , usually toward the beginning of the paper right after you announce what the main point is that you will argue in the paper or report (thesis/hypothesis). Some writers refer to this set of sentences as the "plan of attack," but I prefer to equate skillful writing with skillful driving, not an act of war...

Now, it would be cruel to send your reader off with this map and not post any road signs throughout your paper. How can you be sure your reader will anticipate curves and turns? You don't want your reader cruising along and then come screeching to a halt in the middle of the road because your argument is shifting lanes to the right and the reader's in the left lane driving right past the exit which takes him to your next point. The reader expects and thus needs  signposts . You need to include  headings or transitional sentences between major sections of your paper or report  to cue your reader that you have finished one section and are moving on to another. And, to help the reader keep a constant speed throughout your paper, with no screeching halts, you'll want to include smaller signs within sections-- transitional words, phrases, or sentences between paragraphs  to show how the next paragraph builds on the previous one.

When reading over your draft, ask yourself, "where have I given my reader a map to my essay, and where have I helped my reader to follow that map?"

See samples below and drive, I mean write, smoothly.

A sample plan of attack

This paper summarizes the issues involved in implementing alternative assessment. The authors list issues that arise in three major educational settings, categorize them, and address each from the perspective of teachers, learners, and administrators. The paper ends with potential plans of action based on the analysis of alternative assessment use in different teaching contexts.

A sample between-sections transition

The Illusion: Luck and the Lottery

The state focuses nearly all its publicity effort on merchandising a get-rich-quick fantasy, one that will come true for only a handful of people, while encouraging millions of others to think of success as a product of luck, not honest work.

-----Several paragraphs of evidence and analysis of this position-----

The following header and sentence set up a contrasting view for the next section of the paper:

Lottery Loot: Inner City Schools and Infrastructure

While the shortcomings of the state lottery system are numerous, there are sound arguments for allowing state lotteries to continue and spread....

A sample between-paragraphs transition

. . . as seen in such puns as "mint," "Angell," and "plate" (Taylor 390). These puns express not only Taylor's desire to get to Heaven ("let me Thy Angell bee"), but also his sense of the great value of being remade or reborn--of being re"minted" by God. He wants to be the heavenly equivalent of earthly money, heaven's wealth and riches.  We see then in these examples from "Meditation 6" and "Meditation 8" that Taylor's metaphors often take earthly, material values that the Puritans eschew and turn these "profane" values to a "sacred" purpose.

Not only do Taylor's metaphors turn conventional Puritan values upside down, but so do his puns. Taylor uses puns to . . .

At the end of a paragraph about Taylor's use of metaphors, the writing does not end with the final examples, but summarize and synthesizes the point of the paragraph. The next paragraph repeats the point and then states a new topic sentence.

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It’s easy to get daunted by the idea of starting a research project. Although “finding information” sounds pretty simple, many of us get overwhelmed when we starting thinking of all the things that go into finding what we need for a research project: figuring out where to look, understanding and determining what is important, deciding how to organize — not to mention incorporating all of this into the actual writing of your paper. Whew!

However, even though research can seem like an overwhelming task, if you are able to break “research” down into manageable chunks, you’ll find that it doesn’t have to be so bad. Research isn’t only finding information or facts; you will also find others’ viewpoints and interpretations of that information. And finally, you will add your interpretation to the mix so that your paper is not a report but a critical look at a topic.

Doing all of this, of course, takes some time and planning, so it can be helpful to think of doing research much like going on a road trip. You just don’t hop in the car and go; you also pack snacks, get directions, check your tire pressure, and find places to stop along the way. Research is the same way. Making a checklist and timeline of all the things you have to do will help you effectively reach your destination. Keep reading to find out how you can create a personal research roadmap that will help you reach your destination safely and without panic.

1)   Creating a plan: Where you need to go

The first thing you need to do is make sure you   understand the assignment . You don’t want to waste time doing work that won’t fit your project. If you’re not sure what you are supposed to be doing, consult classmates, your professor, or the Writing Center.

If you have the option to   choose your topic   for research, do this next. Keep in mind the parameters of the assignment, including date due, page length, and project objectives, so you don’t pick a topic that is too broad or narrow for the assignment.

Do some   preliminary research   on your topic. Consult general sources, such as class notes, textbooks, reference books, and the Internet. You won’t use this material in your final paper but it will give you general information to help you focus your topic choice.

Based on your preliminary research,   figure out what types of material you will need   to find for your paper. Remember that information consists of both facts and other peoples’ interpretations of those facts. Knowing what you need will make your research more focused, which will save you time.

Create a timeline   for completing research. You should do Phase 1 very soon after receiving your assignment. Phase 2 and 3 will take the longest, so don't put them off to the last minute.

2)   Doing the research: How to get there

Find keywords   that get you into the topic. This may take some experimenting and the task can be frustrating, so use your preliminary research to help you figure out what terms are most relevant for your search.

You’ll probably be using mostly scholarly sources for your paper, so   consult library books and electronic databases   through the library’s website. (Google searches are not a good use of your time. Promise.) You can consult the help desk in the library or the Writing Center for help on searching.

Once you’ve done research,   prioritize your sources . Start with more introductory material to learn the basic facts and then go for more evaluation and interpretation. Don’t feel you have to read every single word of every single source—scan for relevant material and then read more carefully in more important sections.

Take notes as you read   your sources. Write down important ideas, quotations, and your own analysis. Writing as you read (instead of waiting ‘til the end) will save you lots of time and energy. Look for the central ideas of sources and think about how they could be organized. Allow ideas to emerge through your research.

3)   Incorporating research: What to do while there

Revisit your notes   and key quotations from your sources. Identify key concepts, ideas, and points of debate within your subject.

Think about how you can   organize your sources around major points   of interpretation instead of general topics. Revisit your assignment sheet to make sure you’re still on the right track.

Write a first draft   so you can get your ideas out on paper. Divide your paper into smaller chunks so you can work on one chunk at a time. You don’t need to worry about getting everything perfect, but you do want to push your thinking to be analytical and critical. Skip writing the introduction for now. You’ll have a better idea of what to say after you write a draft.

Read your draft and determine if you need to   fill holes in your research . Sometimes you won’t realize you need certain things until you start writing, so it helps to set aside some time to go back and do a bit more focused research.

Write a second draft . The value of a second draft can’t be emphasized enough. A second draft is a lot more than just a proofread first draft — it is a refining of your ideas. As you write, you’ll discover your ideas in the first draft; in the second, you’ll make them understandable to outside readers. (Psst—it’s easier to focus your ideas if you start with a blank document instead of trying to directly change your first draft.)

Use the timeline below to divide your research into 3 phases. The length of each phase will be determined by your deadline.

Chapter 4: From Thesis to Essay

The Three-Storey Thesis as a Roadmap

Congratulations! Now you are ready to begin structuring your essay. Good news: you already have a logical blueprint in hand in the form of your three-storey thesis.

The next step in the pre-writing phase is creating a roadmap or outline for your essay. Taking the time to review your  thesis statement and imagine paragraph-by-paragraph how your essay will flow before you start writing it will help in your revision process in that it will prevent you from writing parts of your essay and then having to delete them because they do not fit logically. You will also find that having a roadmap ahead of time will make the actual writing of your essay faster as you will know what is in each paragraph ahead of time.

A paragraph is a full and complete unit of thought within your essay. When you begin a new paragraph, you are signalling that you’ve completed that idea or point and are moving on to a new idea or point . The simplest way to create an essay outline is to look at your thesis statement, break it into its components, and then give each component its own paragraph by walking through each of the three storeys in sequence. Keep in mind that some components of an argument are more complex than others and may need two (or three or five) paragraphs to complete. But for now we’ll keep it simple and break our thesis into its basic parts. Let’s begin with our previous thesis statement, and then go storey by storey.

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Blueprinting: using the thesis paragraph to plan your essay.

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The blueprint, typically found in the thesis paragraph, is a  list of the topics you plan to cover in oder to prove your thesis.  A useful blueprint will preview the relationship between all sub-points (or at least list the points) in the order they will appear in the body of your paper, before the paper launches into details about the first sub-point.

Including a good blueprint will not only help your reader follow your argument, it will help your writing. It’s easier to add a room, move a hallway, or redesign a whole wing at the blueprinting stage, rather than tearing down sections of a partially-built house.

If your paper begins with a rambling introduction that serves up chunks that you recall from lectures and random web pages, the reader will have a hard time picking out your main point (because you don’t really have one).

Serial Organization (weak integration)

Revision: Some Attempt to Organize

The list of topics you plan to address in the body of your paper is important, but I’m using letters so that you can focus more closely on the structures that link those ideas.

Examples of thesis statements with a reasoning blueprint:

Note that the reasoning blueprint introduces subpoints that the reader will expect you to cover in the same order.

Personal essays and reflection papers may require no sources other than the author’s opinions and personal experiences, but a college research paper will require deep engagement with outside sources. For the next example, we’ll assume your instructor accepts Smith as a credible source for this paper.

Below is an even more complex argument, which demonstrates a college-level ability to sift through ideas from multiple sources.

Use “Thesis Reminders” for Transitions

No matter how good your thesis, your writing is worth little if it does not cohere (hold together) and demonstrate to the reader how each new point advances the main idea . You can accomplish both goals by providing your reader with thesis reminders.

A  thesis reminder  is a direct echo of the  thesis statement , used as a transition between supporting points.

A good thesis sentence has three main parts: the  limited subject  (what your paper is about), the  precise opinion  (what you’re trying to say about that subject), and the blueprint (what this web page is about). (See: “ Thesis Statements “)

Here are two examples of using the  thesis  and the  blueprint  to maintain coherence.

Thesis:  Restoring old houses is rewarding  because it is  exciting ,  relaxing , and  satisfying .

Thesis:  Becoming a ski patroller turned out to be harder than I thought  because of  the studying,  the  skiing , and  the time demands .

You Don’t Need Exactly Three Points!

If you are writing a more complex essay, you may use a different format, but you still must include blueprints and reminders.

For example, a critical essay may have a thesis, antithesis, and a synthesis.  The antithesis presents all the arguments against your thesis, and a synthesis is a kind of compromise, in which you attempt to prove that, whatever points your opponents might have in their favor, your thesis still stands.

Each of these sections may have 3 or more points, which are united by local blueprints and local reminders, capped off by local conclusions, and worked into by the tapestry of the whole argument.

Varieties of Blueprints

These are all acceptable ways to blueprint in a thesis statement.

Use Good Structure

The  order of the points  in the blueprint should perfectly parallel the points in the essay. If you say you are going to talk about “ships, shoes, and sealing wax,” but your essay starts with “sealing wax,” then your blueprint is distorted.

Here is an example of a different kind of distortion — faulty parallelism .

Note : A thesis statement amounts to nothing if the paper is not completely focused on that main point.  Proper blueprinting facilitates the  coherency  of the thesis throughout the rest of the essay.

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in what essay type do we use blue printing?

Other writing teachers may have a different name for the overview, road map, list of supporting points, abstract, etc., but I would say any kind of complex persuasive or informative essay would benefit from a blueprint.

this topic is incredibly helpful.

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yes this blue print is not difficult, u can also use in the conclusion the clincher and the reminder of the thesis .

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A thorough guide to effectively building and using a roadmap through definitions, examples, tools and tutorials.

• Getting Started with Roadmaps

Strategic planning is an essential part of managing projects or activities of any kind, and it's especially important in implementing your business vision. A simple visual like a roadmap provides a clear overview of your strategic tasks and milestones and helps you define a long-term plan for reaching your goals .

We've put together some resources to make it easier for you to create and manage your project or product roadmap. Here, you'll find all you need to know, from what a roadmap is to useful examples, friendly tools and free roadmap templates  so you don't have to build them yourself. Let's get started!

What Is a Roadmap in Project Management?

Simply put, a roadmap is a strategic planning technique that places a project's goals and major deliverables (tasks, milestones) on a timeline , all grouped in a single visual representation or graphic. You should always remember that a roadmap planner differs from a regular project plan in that it doesn't contain all the details of a project; instead, it's a high-level, easy-to-understand, strategic tool.

• Characteristics of a Roadmap

Defining an overall goal along with the major steps needed to reach it, a roadmap helps articulate the why behind the desired outcome and the plan for getting there within all kinds of strategic initiatives.

To better understand the role of a roadmap, let us review what this strategic tool is and is not.

What a roadmap is

A high-level plan that states an overarching objective and captures the major steps to achieve it – a valid roadmap makes a persuasive case for undertaking any specific action towards the main objective and paints a clear picture of how these underlying activities interconnect to bring the desired outcome.

A communication tool that conveys a product’s/project’s strategy – when using a concise and convincing rationale for taking a certain step/including a specific feature, a roadmap proves essential to the effective coordination of cross-functional teams around a common goal, and for gaining the approval from company leadership, partners, and customers.

What a roadmap is not

Difference between a roadmap and a backlog – a backlog is a to-do list consisting of all the tasks required to carry out a strategic initiative, usually arranged based on their priority; meanwhile, a roadmap translates a collection of backlog tasks and ideas into a high-level strategic vision.

Difference between a roadmap and a project management tracker – a project management tracker is a compilation of all the tasks and associated details (the individual assignments, the staff responsible for each task, planned meetings to discuss major milestones, deadlines for each critical phase, etc.) that are related to the completion of an initiative; in contrast, a roadmap summarizes the main efforts that need to be undertaken in order to achieve the planned results.

Difference between a roadmap and a list of features – when it comes to product development and management, many managers mistakenly confuse a list of features with a roadmap, but a list of features doesn’t articulate the strategic thinking that supports building a product in a specific way, whereas a roadmap shows how all those features come together and yield a product that meets specific company goals.

• Why Do You Need a Roadmap?

Creating a well-thought-out roadmap helps businesses and project/product managers judiciously decide to what they choose to commit. Aligning each work item to the overall objective, roadmaps ensure that time and efforts are invested wisely and provide a strong foundation in terms of:

Clarity – by answering the question “what are you working towards and why?”, a roadmap clarifies strategic goals and how the involved work is linked to the overall strategy.

Communication – sharing the strategy of an initiative, a roadmap shows direction, visualizes timing, and helps drive conversations with key parties around challenges in a transparent manner.

Coordination – in large or complex projects, a roadmap enhances collaboration between multiple participants within an organization as it can help track dependencies and identify bottlenecks.

Accountability – sharing what needs to be delivered and when, a roadmap makes it easier for everyone to follow through on the plan.

Alignment – clearly stating the vision and the objectives of a project, a roadmap aligns teams, portfolios, or areas of the same business.

Impact – highlighting how each area of investment ties to a high-level goal, roadmaps easily illustrate the impact of a team’s progress.

Prioritization – focusing on what is most important, roadmaps help project/product managers make tradeoff decisions and prioritize the work that brings the greatest benefits more easily.

Showing the why behind a planned initiative, a roadmap benefits any type of business because:

It clarifies business strategy .

It communicates company-wide initiatives to internal teams.

It links department goals to those of the business.

It shares general plans with external audiences such as partners and advisory boards.

It tracks organizational performance .

Serving as the reference point for everything a team will focus on, a visual roadmap is extremely useful for product/project managers in high-level meetings with clients and executives because it helps you:

Illustrate how business strategy ties to company goals.

Translate product goals and initiatives into features and requirements.

Communicate with leadership, cross-functional teammates, and customers.

Prioritize new functionalities and enhancements.

Report progress and status as the project is moving along.

• Roadmap Examples

The structure of a roadmap may vary from one project to another, but there are some key elements you should include in all your roadmaps. These are:

Goals and initiatives – defining the value that your product or project brings and how it delivers on business objectives.

Releases and milestones – stating when work will start and be delivered.

Features – showing the efforts that are prioritized based on their overall value.

Dependencies – highlighting interrelated work that might impact delivery.

To briefly recap, no matter the type of initiative it illustrates, a roadmap needs to tie together your strategy (the “why”), the actions that you need to take to achieve your goals (the “what”), and a timeline for completion (the “when”).

Take a look at the sample roadmap visual below to explore these key elements.

Roadmaps have a flexible format for presenting strategic information, so there's no industry standard we should follow. Each strategic initiative - from Marketing to HR, Operations, or IT - can adopt a different approach, but over time we've seen that most professionals use a roadmap creator to build one of the popular types of roadmaps below.

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E-commerce program roadmap

High-level roadmap with an overview of project, teams, and activities for an e-commerce program.

Clinical trial roadmap

Simple roadmap showing the trial phases and key milestones in a drug approval process.

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There are many ways you can use these roadmap examples to make better decisions around your strategic initiatives. Explore the roadmap templates  page to discover which one fits you best, then download and customize them as you like.

• How to Create a Roadmap

Here are the main five steps to building an effective roadmap:

Define your strategy – this step requires you to outline the overall vision, goals, and initiatives. In-depth research into buying personas, product positioning and competitive analysis helps create critical context and the foundation for your strategy.

Review and assess potential features – use a scoring mechanism to weigh potential features and decide which of them bring the most value to your initiative.

Prioritize and determine requirements – break down the activities that best support your strategy into smaller units of work.

Organize work into phases – group your ranked list of features or major efforts into major releases or stages and define their duration.

Choose your roadmap view – decide the level of detail and manner in which you want to illustrate all of the above over a specific time frame. For example, you might want to highlight specific features or cross-functional dependencies that influence the course of your plan.

Once you have covered all the steps above, you can then proceed to actually building your visual either by using a roadmap template or a dedicated roadmap tool .

For comprehensive demonstrations on how to make a roadmap using various office tools, check out our collection of step-by-step tutorials.

Roadmap Templates

• What Is a Roadmap Template?

A roadmap template is a pre-built roadmap sample that can be easily updated with custom data to fit your needs. It provides an already-done framework to specific cases, helping you save time and effort in creating such a visual.

• Why Use a Roadmap Template?

Using a roadmap template makes it easier for you to capture and communicate your product/project plans as it offers a pre-made structure to your own data . Available in a professionally designed format, roadmap templates help you to quickly build a timeline on which you concisely illustrate your goals and initiatives, the efforts that support your strategy and the due dates for work completion. Moreover, you can easily update them as often as necessary and even re-use them for future initiatives without having to start from scratch all over again.

Start building your first roadmap with our free downloadable roadmap templates  that you can easily tailor to your requirements. While some of them allow you to share high-level business goals, others are more suitable for conveying a more detailed view of your initiatives. You can also find examples designed for certain types of industries or organizations.

Simply download your preferred model, input your project/product data, and enjoy a presentation-ready roadmap.

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Roadmap Tools

Whether you are starting a business, launching a new product, or coordinating a cross-functional project, a roadmap will enable you to visualize your strategic plan and turn it into reality . It represents the output of your planning process and will serve as the main tool to communicate your initiative to stakeholders in a compelling manner.

This is why it is crucial to use purpose-built roadmap software that will allow you to easily develop and customize high-level visuals that you can effortlessly share with important audiences (executives, team members, other groups in your organization, and clients).

One such dedicated roadmap maker is the PowerPoint add-in called Office Timeline . This intuitive tool helps you automatically generate clear, stylish roadmaps as PowerPoint slides that you can quickly update as often as necessary and share or present in meetings.

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• How to Choose a Roadmap Tool

With so much at stake when it comes to creating your roadmap, it's no wonder that deciding which roadmap tool to use proves to be such a challenging task. To make it easier for you to choose a roadmap software, here are the top 5 things to consider when you review the many roadmap tools available on the market today:

Time-saving . Does the roadmap app make it easy for you to create and update your project visual? You may have very little time to prepare your presentation for an important meeting with a client or a manager. That's why you need an agile roadmap maker that helps you automate your work with just a few clicks.

Customization . Each project is different, so is it a good idea to use the same colors and shapes for all of them? Certainly not. Go with an agile roadmap software that allows you to customize every detail: colors, shapes, fonts, date formats, etc. and lets you style your roadmap to make it unique and distinctive.

User-friendly . Most work is collaborative nowadays and you're always in close contact with a client or team. Therefore, you'll need a roadmap tool that works the way your clients and colleagues do, and the resulting roadmaps are easy to view, edit, download, or share by anyone, with their usual office tools.

Integrations . If you use popular project tools like MS Project or Wrike, you'll want to choose a roadmap creator that integrates smoothly with your usual project management software so you can build roadmaps straight from your data. A Refresh function that helps you update your roadmap every time there are changes in your documentation may be very useful, too.

Visuals . We can't stress this enough: you need simple, clear visuals that your audience can understand. So, choose a software that makes roadmaps that have the right blend of professionalism and beauty to help you stand out and impress your clients or managers.

Need more guidance in choosing a roadmap tool? Check out our dedicated section on roadmap tools .

Best Practices for Roadmaps

To serve the purpose for which it was created, a roadmap needs to be:

actionable,

up-to-date,

relevant and easy-to-understand for the intended audience,

and visually compelling.

So here are a series of guidelines on how to effectively update, share and present impactful roadmaps that convey relevant information in a quick and clear manner.

• Tips on How to Share or Present a Roadmap

For product/project managers to efficiently present and share their roadmap, they need to consider their audience – who they are, what they need to know and why. This way, they can adjust the structure and level of detail of their visual so that the right information be conveyed to the right people in a visually appealing way.

Here are the elements that make for an impactful roadmap presentation :

Audience-awareness – customize your roadmap according to your intended public and outcome. Depending on the audience, you will establish what to highlight during your presentation. For example, when you present to executive or advisory boards, your roadmap should focus on timelines of major bodies of work, whereas an engineering or IT team audience will be interested on details about features, requirements, and release dates. A customer-facing roadmap presentation, on the other hand, might show only a general description of features and approximate release dates.

Agenda – once you determine to whom you will present your roadmap, set an appropriate agenda of what core aspects you will capture and discuss. This gives your audience the right expectation for what they will see along the way.

Purpose – a good roadmap presentation needs a goal. To build an informative and well-received presentation from a goal-first approach, answer the questions “why is this information shared with this particular audience?”, “what should be the intended takeway?”, “what feedback would be useful?”

Vision – include information about the product’s business model, goals, personas, and competitors to place your strategic plans in the context of the broader product strategy and direction.

Feedback – presenting a roadmap creates the perfect opportunity for a product/project manager to get valuable insight from both internal and external audiences. Make sure to allot time for questions, answers, and comments.

Shareability – the value of your roadmap goes beyond its presentation as it may act as a reference point for any decisions going forward. As such, it is important to allow the appropriate access permissions and expectations for how frequently it would be updated.

• Tips on How to Use or Update a Roadmap

As a high-level plan that describes the work required to achieve a goal along with a corresponding schedule, your roadmap should include a series of visual elements to be successfully used:

Timeframe – include a timeline to highlight the upcoming work within a relevant time period. If your initiative is planned to happen over a three-month interval, it doesn’t make sense to use a year-long timeframe. For easier comprehension, this timeline is usually presented at the top of the roadmap.

Hierarchy – when working with complex initiatives, take the time to logically organize and break down the work into smaller units that you can then display according to start and end dates, status, priority or that you can group by categories.

Progress – indicate the status of different work items and the overall progress towards goals by using shaded bars, colors, checkmarks or % percent complete indicators.

Colors – assign different colors to different work components (by team or owner, for instance) to better differentiate stages of your initiative and communicate them visually.

Symbols – subtly convey extra details with shapes, arrows, and other custom elements. For example, you can use a diamond to indicate important milestones or an arrow/line/connector to highlight task dependencies. Whatever symbols you choose, make sure they are consistent so that your audience can decode them.

Since plans change and new opportunities or challenges may arise along the way, you will want to create a flexible and dynamic roadmap that you can effortlessly update when such instances occur, not only quarterly or according to release status. To this end, choose an interactive dedicated tool that will allow you to:

quickly reflect ongoing transformations and evolution on your roadmap visuals;

swiftly integrate with other systems used in your organization;

easily share it at a company-wide level;

customize and style relevant details into unique visuals.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roadmaps

Here are the answers to the most frequently asked question about roadmaps.

What is a roadmap?

A roadmap is the high-level, visual representation of the lifecycle of a business initiative , complete with the end goal, steps to take and milestones to reach along the way. The roadmap is primarily used for the strategic planning of projects and the development of new products.

What is a project roadmap?

A project roadmap is a strategic overview of a company-wide operation . It can define the scope, deliverables, high-level scheduling, milestones, challenges, and risk factors. Project roadmaps are slightly less detail-oriented than project timelines. The primary concern is respecting the original deadlines and adjusting deliverables to meet them, when required.

What does a roadmap include?

A typical project roadmap should cover the following elements:

Long- and short-term objectives;

Tasks, milestones, and dependencies;

Resources required and their allocation strategy;

Timeline of the project’s lifecycle;

Risk factors and challenges.

Why is a roadmap important?

Roadmaps allow all involved parties to evaluate the competitiveness of a strategy, raise issues and reveal gaps, correctly prioritize resource allocation, and set realistic targets based on market data. They provide the framework for interdepartmental collaboration . Without roadmaps, every venture is a journey into the unknown and the risk of project failure grows higher.

How do you create a roadmap?

Starting off with a specialized roadmap maker application like Office Timeline can save you hours of work, allowing you to focus on the project specifics rather than graphic design. Here are the basic steps for creating a roadmap:

Define the timeline and project phases.

List the tasks, milestones, and dependencies.

Break down the workstream using logical containers like swimlanes.

Keep updating the roadmap with new developments.

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Ever stared at a list of product features, customer requests, and grand ideas, and just felt overwhelmed? Are you wondering how to turn it all into a clear, actionable plan that everyone on your product team can follow? 

The pressure to create a product roadmap that makes sense to your team and aligns with your company’s goals can be intense. Effective product roadmap planning is crucial here.

A strong product roadmap can cut through the noise, giving your product teams a clear path forward. It transforms scattered ideas into a strategic plan that guides development, prioritizes critical features, and ensures alignment with market needs. 

It serves as a blueprint for product managers, helping them navigate complex decisions and focus on delivering value.

In this blog, we’ll dive into the best product roadmap examples that help bring clarity, direction, and efficiency to your development process. 🔄👇

The importance of a product roadmap in Agile software development

Key elements of a successful product roadmap, 1. agile or sprint product roadmaps, 2. feature product roadmaps, 3. goals product roadmaps, 4. strategic initiatives product roadmaps, 5. portfolio product roadmaps, step #1: understand the purpose of your roadmap, step #2: conduct thorough user research, step #3: define your product vision and strategy, step #4: break down your roadmap into manageable phases, step #5: incorporate software development processes and user stories, step #6: set realistic timelines and resource allocations, step #7: review and adjust your roadmap regularly, step #8: communicate your roadmap effectively, make the most of clickup for your product roadmap.

What Is a Product Roadmap?

A product roadmap is more than just a timeline; it is, in fact, a strategic plan that outlines the direction and progress of your product over time . It shows where the product is heading, what’s in the pipeline, and the goals you want to achieve.

To illustrate, think of it as your product’s GPS—it helps keep everyone aligned on the overall strategy, even as the product evolves and market conditions change. 🧭

Moreover, the roadmap includes upcoming features, timelines, and long-term objectives, offering a clear view of the product’s future. It’s a flexible document that changes as the product evolves, keeping everyone aligned on the overall strategy.

Think of a tech startup’s journey as a product roadmap example: 

The tech startup is planning to launch a new app. This roadmap outlines these high-level goals and details the strategic steps to achieve them, ensuring that every phase of development aligns with the startup’s vision and growth ambitions.

Over time, the roadmap breaks these goals into actionable steps, like user interface design, feature development, and beta testing. Each phase is mapped out to ensure the product teams focus on delivering value and adapting to user feedback.

A product roadmap is crucial in agile software development, where adaptability, rapid iterations, and continuous feedback are essential.

Even with Agile’s flexibility, product roadmap planning provides essential guidance. For instance, it helps ensure that teams working in short, focused sprints remain aligned with the broader product vision and long-term goals. 

This alignment is critical to delivering a product that meets immediate needs and future objectives.

📌 Example: For a project with frequent updates, such as an eCommerce platform’s feature rollouts, the roadmap helps prioritize features based on user feedback and business goals. This way, the team remains focused on delivering value while adapting to new insights.

Moreover, the roadmap plays a significant role in enhancing communication within Agile teams. Offering transparency and clarity ensures that everyone, from developers to stakeholders, knows what’s coming next and why it’s essential.

👀 Bonus: How to Create an Agile Project Plan: A Step-by-Step Approach

To create a product roadmap that drives results, it’s essential to understand its key components:

• Vision: The overarching goal or ultimate purpose of your product. This vision should be clear, inspiring, and aligned with the company’s objectives
• Strategy: The approach you’ll take to achieve the vision, including the major milestones that will guide the product’s development
• Goals: Specific, measurable outcomes that align with the product strategy . These goals should be realistic and time-bound
• Initiatives: High-level efforts or projects that support your goals. These could be new features, enhancements, or even marketing campaigns
• Timeline: The schedule for executing each part of the plan, setting expectations, and keeping the team on track

Detailed Overview: Types and Best Product Roadmap Examples

Product roadmaps come in various forms, each suited to different needs within product development. Let’s dive into the five common types of product roadmap examples.📝

Agile or sprint roadmaps are designed for teams using Agile methodology. They focus on short-term goals and are updated frequently to reflect the iterative nature of Agile product development .

These roadmaps help keep the team focused on immediate tasks while allowing flexibility to shift priorities based on feedback.

This approach ensures the team stays on track without losing sight of what needs to be accomplished next.

Key characteristics

• Short-term focus: Covers tasks for the next few weeks or months
• Adaptable: Easily updated based on new information or changes
• Task-oriented: Breaks down work into specific, actionable items

📌 Example: For a mobile app, while planning an update, the Agile roadmap might outline tasks for upcoming sprints, like implementing a new user login feature or refining the app’s interface. Adjustments can be made as the team progresses based on new requirements or feedback.

You can adjust the roadmap to accommodate new requirements or user feedback as your team progresses.

Also Read: 12 Product Requirements Document (PRD) Templates in Word & ClickUp

Feature product roadmaps zero in on the development and release of specific features. They clearly outline upcoming features, priority levels, and expected delivery timelines. This type of roadmap provides a detailed view of what’s on the horizon, helping stakeholders understand what to expect and when.

They ensure that your development, marketing, and customer support teams share a common understanding.

This helps set clear expectations for stakeholders and customers anticipating new functionalities.

• Feature-focused: Prioritizes feature development and release
• Timeline-driven: Includes schedules for feature availability
• Customer-informed: Often shaped by customer feedback

📌 Example: If you are at a SaaS company, you might create feature product roadmap examples to show when new features, like real-time collaboration, advanced analytics, and API integration, will be available.

Each feature is plotted on a timeline to show stakeholders when enhancements are expected. 

Goals product roadmaps emphasize broader business objectives rather than individual features, such as increasing market share, improving customer satisfaction, or expanding into new markets.

They help you align product development with the company’s long-term vision. Additionally, goal roadmaps provide a high-level overview that helps coordinate efforts across different departments.

• Goal-oriented: Focuses on achieving specific business goals
• Cross-functional: Aligns the efforts of different teams towards common goals
• Long-term focus: Typically covers a longer time frame, such as a quarter or a year

📌 Example: Let’s say you are working for a fitness app company. A goals product roadmap might outline objectives like increasing daily active users or expanding the app’s reach in international markets.

The product managers and development teams then prioritize features and updates that help meet these goals.

Also Read: How to Manage a Product Backlog? With Examples & Templates

Strategic initiatives product roadmaps focus on high-level projects aligned with achieving the product vision and your company’s strategic goals. They often span several quarters or even years.

Strategic initiatives roadmaps are vital for coordinating complex projects that require significant resources and time.

• High-level focus: Covers projects that have a significant impact on the product’s strategic direction
• Long-term planning: Spans a longer time frame, often several quarters or years
• Cross-functional: Involves multiple teams or departments

📌 Example: If you’re at a tech company planning to integrate AI across products, you could use a strategic initiatives roadmap. This roadmap would outline phases such as research and development, testing, and deployment of AI features.

Each phase is mapped out with specific milestones, ensuring the initiative progresses smoothly.

Portfolio product roadmaps provide an overview of multiple products or projects simultaneously, aligning them with your company’s overall strategy. 

They help prioritize resources and manage timelines to ensure your efforts align with the broader business strategy.

• Multi-product focus: Covers multiple products or projects within the organization
• Strategic alignment: Aligns products or projects with the company’s overall strategy
• Resource management: Helps allocate resources efficiently

📌 Example: A global consumer goods company might use a portfolio product roadmap to track the development of several new products across different regions.

To maximize impact, the roadmap highlights critical milestones, such as product launches, marketing campaigns, and regional rollouts.

How to Build a Product Roadmap: A Step-by-Step Guide for Product Managers

So you’ve got a vision for your product—now let’s turn it into reality.

Here, we’ll walk you through developing a clear and actionable product roadmap. Along the way, we’ll introduce ClickUp , a tool designed to help you easily manage and organize every step of your roadmap.🧭

Before diving into specifics, it’s crucial to understand why you’re building a product roadmap.

Start by asking, “What’s our product’s North Star? ” ✨

Understanding your goals, whether you aim to dominate a new market, improve user retention, or introduce a groundbreaking feature, will set the stage for your roadmap.

Knowing these objectives will help you prioritize tasks effectively and ensure your roadmap drives the product’s success.

Consider the following questions:

• What are the long-term and short-term goals of the product?
• Who are the key stakeholders, and what are their expectations?
• How does the product fit into the overall business strategy?

ClickUp’s Goals help you align your roadmap with strategic goals.

It allows you to set specific, measurable goals and link related tasks directly to these objectives.

For instance, you can create a goal for entering a new market and then assign tasks such as market research, competitor analysis, and feature development to this goal. This way, you ensure that every task contributes to your broader strategic aims.

ClickUp Goals lets you track your progress visually, making it easy to see how close you are to hitting your milestones.

💡 Pro Tip: Conduct stakeholder interviews and use ClickUp’s Survey feature to gather input and align the roadmap with stakeholder expectations.

User research is the backbone of any effective product roadmap. By understanding your users’ needs, pain points, and behaviors, you can ensure that your product evolves in a way that resonates with your target audience.

Key methods for gathering insights:

• Surveys and interviews: Get direct feedback from users on their needs and preferences
• Analytics: Analyze user behavior data to identify patterns and areas for improvement
• Usability testing: Observe how users interact with your product to pinpoint usability issues

To maximize the data you gather during user research, organize and analyze it effectively. ClickUp offers several features to streamline this process and ensure your insights are well-managed.

Centralize your findings with ClickUp’s Docs . It provides a centralized space to store all your research notes, findings, and insights.

With real-time collaboration, your team members can work together seamlessly. This ensures every perspective is captured without any confusion or version issues.

Next, organize your research by setting up a dedicated ClickUp Folder . This allows you to maintain a clear hierarchy of your findings, making navigating your research materials easier.

Then, categorize your insights with ClickUp Custom Fields . These fields let you tailor tasks to capture specific information, such as user demographics, feedback themes, or pain points.

Customizing your data this way will help you organize and prioritize feedback based on what’s most relevant and impactful. This will make it easier to pinpoint which areas need immediate focus.

Finally, you can use these insights to create detailed user personas and tackle the fundamental problems your product should solve. Keep user research ongoing—regularly gather feedback to refine and adjust your product roadmap.

💡 Pro Tip : Use insights from user research to inform prioritization and decision-making, ensuring the roadmap addresses real user needs and pain points.

“How will our product stand out?” 💭

With user insights in hand, it’s time to ask such questions and define your product vision and strategy. 

Develop a strategic plan that includes:

• Market positioning: How does your product differentiate itself from competitors?
• Value proposition: What unique value does your product offer?
• Key success metrics: How will you measure the success of your product?

This vision and strategy will serve as the foundation for your roadmap, guiding the development of features and initiatives.

Also Read: 10 Product Management Strategies & Tips

ClickUp Whiteboards can help you brainstorm and visually map your product’s vision.

You can draw diagrams, map out competitor landscapes, and collaboratively refine your strategy with your team.

Here’s a Whiteboard template you can use:

The ClickUp Product Development Roadmap Whiteboard Template will help your product team plan, track, and execute launches effortlessly. It lets you visualize every development process step, from idea to completion, using ClickUp Custom Statuses and fields.

With everything laid out, your product team stays aligned, and managers can quickly spot any dependencies that might impact the timeline. This comprehensive view ensures that potential issues are addressed proactively.

Additionally, the template makes it easy to keep stakeholders informed by mapping out each stage of development and updating statuses as tasks are completed. This transparency fosters better communication and helps manage expectations throughout the product development process.

👀 Bonus: Ensure that your entire team knows how to use product development templates effectively. Provide training or guidelines on how to fill them out, what information is required, and how to customize them for specific projects. This consistency improves collaboration and reduces the risk of errors.

A roadmap is most effective when you break it into manageable phases or milestones. This helps keep the product development process organized, motivated, and focused.

Divide your roadmap into:

• Short-term goals: Features or improvements to be delivered immediately (e.g., next quarter)
• Mid-term goals: Key initiatives (e.g., next 6-12 months)
• Long-term goals: Strategic objectives (e.g., next year)

Each phase should have clear deliverables and timelines to make progress trackable and manageable.

Use ClickUp’s Gantt Chart View to break down your roadmap into these phases visually. It provides a timeline view to plot short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals, complete with start and end dates.

You can also assign tasks and milestones to specific phases and track progress against deadlines. This visual approach helps you manage timelines and dependencies effectively.

ClickUp also offers various product roadmap templates to streamline the creation process.

The ClickUp Product Roadmap Template is designed to keep your team seamlessly organized and focused throughout the product development process. It provides a clear and detailed overview of your product’s timeline, aligning everyone with shared goals and highlighting potential risks and opportunities.

With customizable Statuses, Fields, and Views, the template adapts to your team’s unique workflow, making it easy to manage everything from release notes to customer feedback.

The template’s versatile views cover every aspect of product development, from quarterly planning to tracking feature requests.

💡Pro Tip: Utilize ClickUp’s Milestones to set and track deadlines for each phase, keeping your roadmap on schedule and ensuring timely delivery.

Integrate user insights into actionable tasks with user stories.

Create user stories that:

• Describe the user’s need: What is the user trying to achieve?
• Define the acceptance criteria: How will you know when the need is met?
• Prioritize: Rank user stories based on their impact and feasibility

Work closely with your development team to ensure these user stories align with technical constraints and capabilities. This collaboration helps in creating a roadmap that is both user-centric and technically feasible.

Additionally, leverage ClickUp Brain , an advanced AI-powered feature integrated into ClickUp, to enhance this process. 

ClickUp Brain analyzes your text, providing real-time suggestions to improve grammar, style, and coherence. As a result, it helps refine user stories and other documentation effectively.

With its AI capabilities, you can streamline content creation, simplify complex information, and ensure your user stories are effectively communicated and integrated into your development roadmap.

💡 Pro Tip : Use ClickUp’s Notifications and Updates features to inform all team members and stakeholders about roadmap changes and progress.

A practical product roadmap includes realistic timelines and resource allocations. When setting your roadmap timelines, consider the following:

• Development capacity: What is the team’s capacity for taking on new features or projects?
• Dependencies: Are there any dependencies that could impact the timeline?
• Resource availability: Do you have the necessary resources (e.g., personnel, budget) to meet your goals?

Ensure that each phase is appropriately planned to avoid bottlenecks and delays.

To help with this, we recommend using ClickUp’s Workload View . 

It helps you visualize each team member’s workload, allowing you to assess capacity and allocate resources effectively. With a clear view of who’s handling what, you can evenly distribute tasks and prevent overload.

💡 Pro Tip: Use ClickUp’s Project Time Tracking for each sprint to monitor actual time spent versus estimated time and adjust future sprint plans based on these insights. This helps set accurate timelines and prevent resource bottlenecks.

A product roadmap is not static—it should evolve.

It should be reviewed and adjusted regularly to remain relevant and practical.

Set up periodic reviews to:

• Assess progress: Are you meeting your milestones and goals?
• Gather feedback: What feedback have you received from users and stakeholders?
• Adapt to changes: Are any new opportunities or challenges that must be addressed?

Regular reviews help align your roadmap with changing market conditions, user needs, and business objectives.

Use ClickUp’s Calendar View to schedule and manage your roadmap reviews effectively. This tool allows you to set up recurring review meetings, ensuring all your review sessions are well-organized and timely.

The best part? You can create meetings directly in ClickUp!

ClickUp’s Zoom Integration enables you to create and schedule Zoom meetings directly within ClickUp. This eliminates the need to switch between applications, making it easier to organize meetings.

In addition, ClickUp Dashboards offer a comprehensive overview of your progress and key metrics.

The high-level view allows for a quick assessment of project progress and the need for any adjustments. 

Also Read: 11 Best Product Management Software Tools

Effective communication ensures all stakeholders understand and support your roadmap. 

ClickUp’s Chat View facilitates real-time communication and feedback to manage expectations, gain buy-in, and keep everyone on the same page.

Once set up, the Chat View lets you do everything from mentioning team members and linking to tasks or external sites to attaching files. Specifically, it facilitates seamless communication and coordination.

Furthermore, by following these steps, you can build a product roadmap that outlines your product’s future and aligns with your team’s goals and market needs. The best product roadmap examples serve as living documents that evolve as your product and market conditions change, guiding your team to success.

Also Read: Top 8 Product Roadmap Software Options

By taking the time to understand your users, define a clear vision and strategy, and map out a timeline and milestones, you can create a product roadmap that guides your team and inspires them to achieve great things.

ClickUp can make this process even more effective. With its powerful features and collaborative tools, you can easily manage your roadmap, adapt to changes, and keep your team moving forward. 

Ready to take your product planning to the next level? Start building your product roadmap today and turn your vision into reality with ClickUp! 🚀

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