How to Create and manage roadmaps,

timescales, milestones, risks and

constraints
 What Is A Roadmap?

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.
 Estimate Timescales And Costs.

When creating a roadmap in project development, evaluate its

approximate scope. You should outline how many people you will need,
how much you will pay them, and how much time it will take them to
complete your tasks. If you have a limited budget, your evaluation should
start from costs to be distributed to different aspects of your project. In
this case, base your estimation on project priorities, highlighting the
essential features and roles.
 Allocate Risk And Constrains
Now you know who and when should do a task and how much it will cost.
That is, you can move to the search for project executives. Find a software
engineering company and choose the best development strategy in your
case.
Divide Work Into Phases And Phases Into Workstreams

Project roadmaps are divided into phases that consist of workstreams. The
difference between a workstream and a phase lies in the fact that
workstreams run simultaneously while phases run one after another. For
example, there is a project phrase where you develop the function of a
one-click financial report for a finance management app. This task will
involve several workstreams executed by a UI/UX designer, content
manager, developer, and QA. While a designer will develop a mock-up of
the function button and the report layout, a content manager will build its
structure and content. Meanwhile, a developer will turn the vision into
the code, with QA testing the function responsiveness and correctness.
 Give Tasks And Set Deadlines

You should have a clear understanding of your team’s skills, knowledge,

and abilities. To distribute tasks effectively, you need a little software
development background. Without tech experience, you will not know for
sure how much time on average is devoted to a particular task.
 Set Milestones.

Milestones mark the end of a project phase. They help to evaluate what
was good, what was bad, what can be improved. In other words,
milestones are the meetings where a team discusses progress, challenges,
and achievements. This all is with the purpose to make the execution of
the next phases more effective and efficient.
 Conduct Roadmap Review And
Manage Risks.

In the course of the project execution, some changeable aspects may have
an impact on your roadmap. It will require you to adjust planning to new
challenges or opportunities. This is why you should not be afraid of
roadmap review and risk management. Both will enable you to stay
flexible and ensure stable growth.