Roadmap

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of road map. alt-of, alternative

    "And our semiconductor industry, I think, is showing the way as to how roadmaps can be used for very general, very generic and very energizing programs of a very broad nature."

Verb
  1. 1
    To construct a plan of action regarding (something). transitive

    "More specifically, we believe that such an approach should be: […] Opportunistic in using available software but also planned when developing new software, with the latter carefully roadmapped."

Example

More examples

"Our agenda is to check the milestones and prioritize the action items based on objectives. The priority of the roadmap is critical, so abandon the previous updates and assign work according to the prioritization."

Etymology

From road + map.

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