Technology roadmaps are increasingly used to support strategic planning, for individual subjects, companies or entire industrial sectors.

While the format of roadmaps varies widely, the goal is to relate technical developments both to changes in the marketplace and to the products or services which should emerge. A common approach is to consider:

• Market factors
• Product or service features
• Technology components, and their integration and applications
• Infrastructure requirements (eg government policy, legislation, funding mechanisms).

Undertaking such an analysis may bring a number of benefits:

• The exploration and communication of links between market drivers, products and technology
• The planning of research priorities in 3 timescales: short- medium- and long-term
• The allocation of resources to these research priorities
• The concise representation of research plans that may be understood by non-specialists
• Planned participation in the field, based on a vision shared with others.

See our Download area for examples of published roadmaps, or Case Studies for examples of both technology roadmapping and other innovative projects BHRSolutions has been involved in, or contact us for more information.