Roadmap Matrix

The Roadmap Matrix is a 2x2 matrix used to help plan and strategize business initiatives. It helps to prioritize initiatives by plotting them on a grid of urgency and importance.

At a very high level, the Roadmap Matrix is used in the context of business, planning, strategy.

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What is the Roadmap Matrix?

A visual explanation is shown in the image above. The Roadmap Matrix can be described as a matrix with the following quadrants:

  1. Immediate & Critical: Initiatives that should be done immediately, such as fixing a critical bug.
  2. Critical, Not Immediate: Initiatives that should be done as soon as possible, such as launching a new product.
  3. Immediate, Not Critical: Initiatives that should be delegated or outsourced, such as creating a marketing plan.
  4. Not Immediate, Not Critical: Initiatives that should be avoided, such as creating a new website.

What is the purpose of the Roadmap Matrix?

The Roadmap Matrix is a 2x2 matrix used to help plan and strategize business initiatives. It helps to prioritize initiatives by plotting them on a grid of urgency and importance. The four quadrants of the matrix are:

  • Immediate & Critical - These initiatives should be done immediately, as they are both immediate and critical.
  • Critical, Not Immediate - These initiatives should be done as soon as possible, as they are critical but not immediate.
  • Immediate, Not Critical - These initiatives should be delegated or outsourced, as they are immediate but not critical.
  • Not Immediate, Not Critical - These initiatives should be avoided, as they are neither immediate nor critical.

The Roadmap Matrix is a great tool for businesses to plan and strategize their initiatives. It helps to prioritize initiatives and ensure that the most critical and immediate tasks are completed first. It also helps to identify tasks that can be delegated or outsourced, and tasks that should be avoided.


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What templates are related to Roadmap Matrix?

The following templates can also be categorized as business, planning, strategy and are therefore related to Roadmap Matrix: Effort Impact Matrix, Gap Analysis Matrix, Growth Share Matrix, Kraljic Matrix, Outsourcing Matrix, Quadrant Analysis, Risk Analysis Matrix, Risk Value Matrix. You can browse them using the menu above.

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