roadmaps
Guides for journeys
Roadmaps are plans or strategies laid out in sequence, showing how to get from a current state to a desired goal.
The term comes from literal maps showing roads and routes, but now appears mostly in business and technology contexts: The company released a product roadmap for the next three years.
A roadmap implies stages, milestones, and a clear direction—though actual outcomes often diverge from the plan.
Predetermined course of action
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- approachWay of handling something
- executionCompleting a planned task
alignment · adaptation · contingency · foresight · positioning · competitive · go-to-market · pivot
Detailed technical drawing
- outlineSummary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- agendaFormal discussion list
timetable · schedule · strategy · proposal · project · phases · milestones · objectives
Bound collection of charts
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- landmarksDistinctive, recognizable locations
route · signposts · turn-by-turn · wayfinding · detour · intersections · pathfinder · topography
Ability to anticipate futures
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- clarityState of being understandable
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
envision · aspiration · direction · trajectory · horizon · transformation · innovation · emerging
gameplan
Predetermined course of action
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- approachWay of handling something
execution · alignment · adaptation · contingency · foresight · positioning · competitive · go-to-market · pivot · scaling
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- outlineSummary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
agenda · timetable · schedule · strategy · proposal · project · phases · milestones · objectives · goals
atlas
Bound collection of charts
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
landmarks · route · signposts · turn-by-turn · wayfinding · detour · intersections · pathfinder · topography · highway
foresight
Ability to anticipate futures
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- clarityState of being understandable
- outlookAttitude toward the future
forecast · envision · aspiration · direction · trajectory · horizon · transformation · innovation · emerging · disruption
product
Manufactured item for sale
- releaseTo let go
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- versioningTracking successive iterations
backlog · iteration · agile · scrum · kanban · development · launch · rollout · updates · integration
- Enterprise Architecturelayers, viewpoints, building blocks, blueprints, domains
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- Future Planninggoals, resolutions, predictions, forecasts, trends
- projectsproject, projects, tasks, milestones, deadlines
- NFTsNFT, NFTs, minting, mints, tokenization
- goalsgoals, goal, aims, objective, objectives
roadmapsterritory
Land under jurisdiction
terrain · ground truth · reality · lived experience · real world
roadmapsimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneity · winging it · ad-libbing · flying blind · going with the flow
roadmapsaimlessness
Lack of direction
directionlessness · wandering · drifting · disorientation · purposelessness