roadmap
Route to success
A roadmap is a plan showing how to reach a goal, with stages or milestones marked along the way: The company released a product roadmap for the next three years.
The metaphor comes from literal road maps—printed guides showing routes between destinations.
In tech and business, roadmaps outline planned features, timelines, and priorities.
To roadmap something is to create such a plan.
Path from A to B
- destinationIntended arrival point
- waypointNavigation reference location
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
detour · intersection · signpost · milestone · cartography · pathfinder · wayfinding · orientation
Formal discussion list
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- timelineOrdered display of events
- scopeExtent or range
tasks · deliverables · phases · priorities · scheduling · deadlines · benchmarks · targets
Ability to see
- goalsIntended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- approachWay of handling something
methodology · alignment · prioritization · direction · adaptation · scalability · optimization · pivot
Organized exploratory journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- trekArduous overland journey
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
quest · adventure · exploration · travel · wanderlust · passage · trajectory · course
Notable event marking progress
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- headwayForward progress achieved
- growthIncrease in size
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
achievement · breakthrough · maturation · completion · execution · iteration · versioning · release
route
Path from A to B
- destinationIntended arrival point
- waypointNavigation reference location
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
GPS · detour · intersection · signpost · milestone · cartography · pathfinder · wayfinding · orientation · coordinates
agenda
Formal discussion list
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- timelineOrdered display of events
scope · tasks · deliverables · phases · priorities · scheduling · deadlines · benchmarks · targets · workflow
vision
Ability to see
- goalsIntended end results
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
approach · methodology · alignment · prioritization · direction · adaptation · scalability · optimization · pivot · initiative
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
pilgrimage · quest · adventure · exploration · travel · wanderlust · passage · trajectory · course · destination
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- headwayForward progress achieved
- growthIncrease in size
evolution · achievement · breakthrough · maturation · completion · execution · iteration · versioning · release · launch
architecture
Building design discipline
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- designPurposeful creative planning
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
diagram · prototype · model · sketch · specifications · visualization · rendering · framework · outline · structure
- long-term thinkingforesight, planning, strategy, vision, long term
- Strategic Planningcontingency plan, contingency plans, forecasting, decision tree, decision trees
- Agilescrum, sprint, backlog, kanban, retrospective
- ERP Implementationgo-live, cutover, configuration, data migration, blueprinting
- Project Docschangelog, release notes, progress report, status update, project plan
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
roadmapimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
winging it · spontaneity · flying blind · chaos · disorganization
roadmapdead end
Passage without outlet
dead-end · impasse · detour · cul-de-sac · maze
roadmapuncharted territory
Unmapped, unexplored area
the unknown · terra incognita · blank slate · uncertainty · mystery