Roadmap Visualization

Productivity

Generate roadmap visualizations and planning artifacts for product planning

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Roadmap Visualization Skill

Overview

Specialized skill for generating roadmap visualizations and planning artifacts. Enables product teams to create clear, stakeholder-appropriate roadmap views in various formats.

Capabilities

Roadmap Views

Generate Now/Next/Later roadmap views
Create timeline-based roadmap visualizations
Build stakeholder-specific roadmap versions
Create Gantt-style planning charts
Generate dependency graphs
Build resource allocation views

Output Formats

Markdown tables and lists
Mermaid diagram syntax
CSV for spreadsheet import
JSON for tool integration
ASCII timeline visualizations

Customization

Filter by theme, team, or priority
Adjust time horizons
Show/hide dependencies
Customize detail levels per audience
Apply confidence indicators

Target Processes

This skill integrates with the following processes:

quarterly-roadmap.js - Primary roadmap planning and visualization
product-vision-strategy.js - Strategic roadmap views
stakeholder-alignment.js - Stakeholder-specific roadmap presentations
product-council-review.js - Review-ready roadmap artifacts

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "viewType": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["now-next-later", "timeline", "gantt", "dependency", "resource"],
      "description": "Type of roadmap view to generate"
    },
    "initiatives": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": { "type": "string" },
          "name": { "type": "string" },
          "theme": { "type": "string" },
          "timeframe": { "type": "string" },
          "priority": { "type": "string" },
          "dependencies": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
          "team": { "type": "string" },
          "confidence": { "type": "string", "enum": ["high", "medium", "low"] }
        }
      }
    },
    "timeHorizon": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Time range for roadmap (e.g., 'Q1-Q4 2026')"
    },
    "audience": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["executive", "engineering", "sales", "customer", "internal"],
      "description": "Target audience for roadmap view"
    },
    "outputFormat": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["markdown", "mermaid", "csv", "json", "ascii"],
      "default": "markdown"
    }
  },
  "required": ["viewType", "initiatives"]
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "visualization": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Rendered roadmap in requested format"
    },
    "summary": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "totalInitiatives": { "type": "number" },
        "byTimeframe": { "type": "object" },
        "byTheme": { "type": "object" },
        "byPriority": { "type": "object" }
      }
    },
    "dependencies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "from": { "type": "string" },
          "to": { "type": "string" },
          "type": { "type": "string" }
        }
      }
    },
    "riskFlags": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" },
      "description": "Potential scheduling or dependency risks"
    }
  }
}

Usage Example

const roadmap = await executeSkill('roadmap-viz', {
  viewType: 'now-next-later',
  initiatives: [
    { id: 'init-1', name: 'Core Platform Upgrade', theme: 'Platform', timeframe: 'now', priority: 'P0' },
    { id: 'init-2', name: 'Mobile App Launch', theme: 'Growth', timeframe: 'next', priority: 'P1' },
    { id: 'init-3', name: 'AI Features', theme: 'Innovation', timeframe: 'later', priority: 'P2' }
  ],
  timeHorizon: 'Q1-Q4 2026',
  audience: 'executive',
  outputFormat: 'markdown'
});

Dependencies

Visualization libraries
Export format handlers