Technology Road Mapping

To identify potentially relevant technological developments in a timely and accurate manner, we work with a strategic planning tool called Technology Road Mapping. This tool is aimed at reducing uncertainty and risk about the technological choices an organization must make.

In three phases - approach (Prepare – Create - Implement), a company specific Technology Route Plan (TRP) is designed and represented graphically, depicting the necessary technology development over time, related to the products & services, production systems and competencies required.

The TRP is like a road map for a driver who must fall back on navigation assistance at times as he travels through partly known and partly unprecedented terrain.

The planning tool can be used at short (1 - 2 years), medium (2 - 5 years) and long (5 - 8 years) term and can be applied at different levels of analysis, for example on ecosystem, country, cross sector, sector, organization, product, or process level.

Working with a TRP has clear advantages:

• It creates the basis for the dialogue of alignment between the pivotal firm, its customers, suppliers, and stakeholders
• It indicates when the key enabling technologies become available and when they must be ready in a timely manner.
• It identifies important 'knowledge gaps' in market, product, and technology - intelligence within the organization or eco-system.
• It makes technology-related investment decision-making more efficient and effective.
• It can be used both internally and externally as a communication tool for technology-supporting innovation.

Technology Road Mapping has proven its value for companies as Atradius in “The Smart Data Customer 2025“, as EDS Airbus in “Future of Smart Airports 2040”, as well as for a start - up company in “Unsupervised coaching 2025”.

Interested to find out what it can do for your company? Contact us.