technical-roadmap-planning
Create comprehensive technical roadmaps aligned with business goals. Plan technology investments, architecture evolution, and infrastructure improvements over quarters and years.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning- 01
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Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
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Technical Roadmap Planning
Table of Contents
Overview
A technical roadmap provides a strategic plan for technology evolution, guiding architectural decisions, infrastructure investments, and capability development aligned with business objectives.
When to Use
- Multi-year technology planning
- Architecture modernization initiatives
- Platform scaling and reliability improvements
- Legacy system migration planning
- Infrastructure upgrade scheduling
- Technology stack standardization
- Innovation investment planning
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
Technical Roadmap Template:
Organization: [Company]
Planning Period: 2025-2027
Last Updated: January 2025
Owner: CTO / VP Engineering
---
Vision Statement: |
Transform our technology platform to enable global scale, improve
developer productivity, and deliver world-class customer experiences
through modern, cloud-native architecture.
Strategic Goals:
1. Reduce infrastructure costs by 40% through cloud optimization
2. Improve deployment frequency from monthly to daily
3. Achieve 99.99% availability (4 nines)
4. Enable data-driven decision making across organization
---
## Q1 2025: Foundation & Planning
Theme: Infrastructure Foundation
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Dependency Mapping | Dependency Mapping |
| Technology Evaluation | Technology Evaluation |
| Execution Planning | Execution Planning |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Align technical roadmap with business strategy
- Include time for technical debt reduction
- Plan for buffer/contingency in critical paths
- Review and update roadmap quarterly
- Communicate roadmap transparently
- Involve team in planning for buy-in
- Prioritize based on business impact
- Plan major changes during slower periods
- Document rationale for technology choices
- Build in learning & experimentation time
❌ DON'T
- Pursue every new technology trend
- Plan at 100% utilization (no buffer)
- Ignore team capability and training needs
- Make major changes during peak usage
- Lock roadmap without flexibility
- Underestimate legacy system complexity
- Skip security considerations
- Plan without resource availability
- Ignore risk assessment
- Chase technologies without business value
FAQ
What does the technical-roadmap-planning skill do?
Create comprehensive technical roadmaps aligned with business goals. Plan technology investments, architecture evolution, and infrastructure improvements over quarters and years.
How do I install technical-roadmap-planning?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/ (personal) or .claude/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/ (project).
Which AI agents can use technical-roadmap-planning?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is technical-roadmap-planning safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains technical-roadmap-planning?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 577 recorded installs.
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