Strategy

Posted on November 2, 2010March 24, 2016 by Business Documents UK Ltd Team — Leave a comment

Roadmap Visio

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

These Roadmap Visio templates:-

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

Our Roadmap Visio Document Formats

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Posted on October 24, 2010July 22, 2021 by Jeff Armstrong — Leave a comment

Project Schedule Roadmap

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

Product Roadmap

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

See the Product Roadmap Template.

This template features both the Product Roadmap, and the Project Dashboard

Product Roadmap with Dashboard – 2

Three Workstreams
Product activities, with a RAG status
1. Red – high risk
2. Amber – medium risk
3. Green – all ok
Timeline
Milestones on the timeline
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

Agile Iterations Roadmap
Agile Roadmap with Dashboard
Agile Theme Summary Roadmap
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.

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

Product Roadmap with PEST factors

This Roadmap displays

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

View the Roadmap Template (also features PEST area).

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:

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

See the Project Roadmap with Budget and Resource Template.

View our recently added Transition Plan Template

Product Transition Roadmap

This Roadmap is designed to communicate Transition Plans

Timeline
Milestones
Event markers in each workstream
Management workstream (to show coordination activities in the transition project)
Communications Workstream (announcements, comms)
HR Workstream (transition HR issues management)
Relocation Workstream
IT Workstream (PC and telecomms)

Posted on October 18, 2010November 17, 2021 by Jeff Armstrong — Leave a comment

SWOT Analyse – Simple Idiots Guide: Templates, Examples & Help

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 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:

Strengths – What things are GOOD?
Weaknesses – …and what things are BAD?
Opportunities – Does it open up areas which are GOOD?
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

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Posted on October 2, 2010August 5, 2016 by Jeff Armstrong — Leave a comment

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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Posted on September 4, 2010July 22, 2021 by Jeff Armstrong — Leave a comment

Product Managers need Roadmaps – get used to it.

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.