Application roadmap activities encompass the key tasks involved in creating, managing, and utilizing a roadmap to guide the development and evolution of an application. These activities can be broadly categorized into three phases:

1.  Planning and Definition:

• Defining Application Goals and Vision: Clearly outlining the overall objectives you aim to achieve with the application. This sets the direction for the roadmap.

• Identifying Stakeholders: Recognizing all the individuals or groups with a vested interest in the application's success, such as end-users, business owners, developers, and IT staff.

• Gathering Requirements: Understanding the needs and expectations of stakeholders through workshops, interviews, and user research. This forms the basis for the functionalities the application will offer.

• Prioritizing Features: Analyzing the gathered requirements and prioritizing features based on factors like user needs, business value, and development effort.

• Defining Timeline and Milestones: Establishing a realistic timeframe for achieving key milestones in the application's development and deployment.

2.  Development and Execution:

• Mapping Features to Releases: Grouping functionalities into logical releases based on priority, dependencies, and development capacity.

• Creating the Roadmap Visualization: Using a roadmap tool or template to visually represent the application's development journey. This typically includes a timeline, feature sets within releases, and key milestones.

• Communication and Transparency: Keeping stakeholders informed about the roadmap, progress updates, and any potential changes or roadblocks.

• Risk Management: Proactively identifying potential risks that could impact the application's development or deployment, and planning mitigation strategies.

3.  Monitoring and Adaptation:

• Tracking Progress: Monitoring the development process to ensure adherence to the roadmap timeline and milestones.

• Gathering User Feedback: Actively collecting feedback from users after deployments to identify areas for improvement and potential new features.

• Adapting the Roadmap: The roadmap is not a static document. Based on user feedback, market trends, or technical advancements, the roadmap may need to be adjusted to ensure the application remains relevant and valuable.

• Reviewing and Updating: Regularly reviewing the roadmap and updating it to reflect the current state of the application and future plans.

Additional Activities:

• Dependency Management: Identifying and managing dependencies between different features or functionalities within the application.

• Resource Allocation: Ensuring sufficient development resources (people, budget, infrastructure) are allocated to achieve the roadmap goals.

• Alignment with Business Strategy: Keeping the application roadmap aligned with the overall business strategy and objectives.

By effectively carrying out these application roadmap activities, organizations can create a clear and actionable plan for their application's development, ensure stakeholders are aligned, and  manage the application's lifecycle to deliver value to users and the business.