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Roadmap Visio

Our Visio Roadmap Template experts have assembled a range of Visio Roadmap Templates

These Roadmap Visio templates:-

  1. Communicate the project plans, at-a-glance
  2. Give a clear indication of workstreams and team activities
  3. Show milestones, and key delivery points

Our Roadmap Visio Document Formats

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Product Roadmap Examples

Project Schedule Roadmap

The Project Schedule Roadmap has a great presentation style which matches modern infographic layout.

Product Roadmap shows Timeline, Workstreams and Dashboard
This Product Roadmap shows Timeline, Workstreams and a Project Dashboard

Product Roadmap

  1. Product Title & details
  2. Project Timeline (in quarters, and you can change this)
  3. Workstreams areas, for Marketing, Development, KPI
  4. Product Dashboard (with RAG – Red, Amber, Green): Delivery, Budget, Resource, Marcomms, Dependencies  Risks, Issues, Radar
  5. Impressive “Activity Bar” graphics

See the Product Roadmap Template.

Picture of The Product Roadmap Template, with Project Dashboard
This template features both the Product Roadmap, and the Project Dashboard

Product Roadmap with Dashboard – 2

  1. Three Workstreams
  2. Product activities, with a RAG status
    1. Red – high risk
    2. Amber – medium risk
    3. Green – all ok
  3. Timeline
  4. Milestones on the timeline
  5. A project dashboard for project status
    1. Successes
    2. Upcoming releases
    3. Live risks
    4. Blockages
    5. Caveats

See the Product Roadmap Template with Dashboard 2.

The Agile Roadmap shows iterations alongside the Roadmap

Agile Product Roadmap

The Agile Product Roadmap format is a Powerpoint template that has slides for

  1. Agile Iterations Roadmap
  2. Agile Roadmap with Dashboard
  3. Agile Theme Summary Roadmap
  4. Agile Roadmap 2-Year Summary

These templates are used in scenarios when a roadmap is required for stakeholder communications, and when it needs to be aligned with multiple Agile delivery workstreams.

View the Agile Product Roadmap.

Roadmap Template - showing KPI, STATE, Projects, PEST factors
This Roadmap Template shows KPI, STATE, Projects, PEST factors

Product Roadmap with PEST factors

This Roadmap displays

  1. Business Change – START and TARGET STATEs
  2. KPI – Revenue and Market Share
  3. Projects & Initiatives
  4. PEST factors; Political, Economical, Social, Technological.

View the Roadmap Template (also features PEST area).

Download the Roadmap Template with Resources and Budget
This Roadmap with Resources and Budget is perfect for project communication

Product Roadmap with Budget & Resources

This Product Roadmap emphasises the Product Investment, in terms of resources and budget.

Features:

  1. 5 workstreams
  2. An area against each workstream to detail the resources and/or budget allocated to that workstream
  3. A “Summary” area where the resources and/or budget can be summarised
  4. A timeline with example milestones
  5. The milestones can be dragged along the timeline, and the dates change automatically
  6. A legend for the timeline areas

See the Project Roadmap with Budget and Resource Template.

A screenshot of the Transition Plan Template (Roadmap Format)
View our recently added Transition Plan Template

Product Transition Roadmap

This Roadmap is designed to communicate Transition Plans

  1. Timeline
  2. Milestones
  3. Event markers in each workstream
  4. Management workstream (to show coordination activities in the transition project)
  5. Communications Workstream (announcements, comms)
  6. HR Workstream (transition HR issues management)
  7. Relocation Workstream
  8. IT Workstream (PC and telecomms)
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SWOT Analyse – Simple Idiots Guide: Templates, Examples & Help

The SWOT Action Plan Process

We can help you SWOT Analyse your project or your idea. Here are some simple templates and guides to help you with SWOT, with examples.

SWOT Matrix template: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
The SWOT Analyse Template Pack

SWOT is part of Management Jargon, but is pretty useful for fast assessment of lots of ideas.

What EXACTLY Does SWOT Analyse Mean?

S.W.O.T. stands for:

  1. Strengths – What things are GOOD?
  2. Weaknesses – …and what things are BAD?
  3. Opportunities – Does it open up areas which are GOOD?
  4. Threats – Are there things that MESS IT UP?

SWOT Cheat Sheet

Here are some prompts for your SWOT, so that you can make it complete:

Strengths

  • Patents?
  • Strong brand name?
  • Good reputation among customers?
  • Many product lines?
  • Broad market coverage?
  • Manufacturing competence?
  • Good marketing skills?
  • Good materials management systems?
  • R&D skills and leadership?
  • Information system competencies
  • .. more available from our SWOT analysis template discount bundle

Weaknesses

  • Obsolete, narrow product lines?
  • Rising manufacturing costs?
  • Decline in R&D innovations?
  • Poor marketing skills?
  • Old content management systems?
  • Poor reputation?
  • High cost structure?
  • Loss of customer good will?
  • Bad information systems?
  • Inadequate human resources?
  • Lack of access to distribution channels?
  • .. more available from our SWOT analysis template discount bundle

Opportunities

  • Expand core business(es)?
  • Exploit new market segments?
  • Arrival of new technologies?
  • Removal of international trade barriers?
  • Exploit unfulfilled customer need?
  • Widen new market segments?
  • Extend cost or differentiation advantage?
  • Diversify into new growth businesses?
  • … more available from our SWOT analysis template discount bundle

Threats

  • Attacks on your core business(es)?
  • Increases in domestic competition?
  • Shift in consumer tastes?
  • Emergence of substitute products?
  • New regulations?
  • Increased trade barriers?
  • Increases in foreign competition?
  • Change in consumer taste?
  • Fall in barriers to entry?
  • Rise in new or substitute products?
  • … more available in our SWOT analysis template discount bundle

Get a bundle of templates to help

SWOT Template Discount Bundle
SWOT Analyse Template Discount Bundle
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IT Roadmap

Complete Powerpoint IT Roadmap Template

IT Roadmap
The IT Roadmap

Need to present your IT Roadmap? You can use Powerpoint or Visio to make a stunning, informative roadmap.

IT Roadmap Template

We have recently added a powerpoint IT Roadmap Template.

Compatible Roadmap Templates

We have a selection of other roadmap templates that can be used for IT roadmap purposes.

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Product Managers need Roadmaps – get used to it.

The Innovation Roadmap Template (Powerpoint)

One thing you must know is that Product Managers need Roadmaps. If you find a product manager without a Roadmap, you can bet they are working on one.

Why do Product Managers need Roadmaps?

Product managers, project managers, executives, business owners, and others, will often ask for a “roadmap“. A “Product Roadmap” shows the direction and mapping of the future of the product, and clearly communicates the activities and milestones that are planned along the way.

Product Managers need Roadmaps because they must show plans and strategy to investors and stakeholders, in a simple format.

It is essential that the template you use shows the Product plans at a glance; this is the advantage with the roadmap format – i.e. you do not have to digest complicated Gantt charts.

Properties of a Product Roadmap:

  1. One side of paper.
  2. Includes a timeline to show plans over time.
  3. Simple format. You are able to complete reading it within 5 minutes.
  4. Shows key projects and workstreams.
  5. Shows key risks.
  6. Communicates the important deliveries and milestones.

To clearly present a product roadmap, a specialist type of template is required.

Specialist Product Roadmap Templates

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Business Roadmap with SWOT Analysis

We’ve added a Business Roadmap, which features a Business Plan Timeline, and a SWOT analysis.

Business Roadmap Template Features

Timeline for your Business Roadmap

The Business Roadmap Template, featuring a SWOT analysis

Outline the activities on your Business Plan with this Timeline section.

Features

  • Activities bars
  • Milestone markers
  • Output markers

Workstreams

  1. Marketing & Sales
  2. Product
  3. Business Support
  4. Finance

This Business Roadmap Template has a SWOT analysis section

SWOT analysis alongside your Business Plan

Show your key stakeholders and investors that you have the bases covered, and are making the most of your Business opportunities.

  1. Strengths
  2. Weaknesses
  3. Opportunities
  4. Threats

Download the Business Roadmap Template today

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