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Creating a Technical Roadmap

Webinar with Women Who Code Boston

Are you overwhelmed with work for the business, but not sure where your team is headed? Does your team lack its own identity or purpose? We have all been there and as a leader in your organization it’s up to you to carve out your roadmap and push for its prioritization or your team will continue to drift from project to project. In this talk we’ll cover how to work backwards from a vision to create a roadmap your team and business will support.

Topics Covered

  • How to work backwards from a vision

  • How to align projects into a timeline

  • How to get buy-in from the business and team

The Talk


Summary

  • Intro: 0:00 - 4:31

  • Journey from Chaos to Roadmap 4:31 - 9:11

  • Creating a Vision 9:11 - 10:52

  • Vision Exercise 10:52 - 18:08

  • Aligning to a Timeline 18:08 - 24:24

  • Achieving Buy In 24:24 - 27:55

  • Stakeholder Buy-In Exercise 27:55 - 34:35

  • Collecting Feedback 34:35 - 36:38

  • Example Formats 34:35 - 39:12

  • Common Pitfalls 34:35 - 41:37

  • Conclusion 41:37 - 46:35

  • Q&A 41:37 - 53:58

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