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A strategic roadmap is a visual representation of a company's strategic goals and the steps needed to achieve them. It differs from other business planning frameworks in its focus on long-term vision and key performance indicators (KPIs). Unlike a business plan, which is often a static document, a strategic roadmap is dynamic and can be updated as the company's vision and goals evolve. Other frameworks like SWOT analysis focus on the company's current situation, while a strategic roadmap is future-oriented. A Balanced Scorecard, on the other hand, is a performance metric used to identify, improve, and control a business's various functions and resulting outcomes. However, it doesn't provide the detailed action plan that a strategic roadmap does.
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The in-depth roadmap provides a top-level view to map out multiple years of change. Detail business changes at the top to plot the transition from starting state to target state. Match long-term vision with the critical KPIs to track progress towards those goals. Below KPIs, measure all the initiatives and goals across different departments. Map out how long each initiative should take. Remember that it's okay to pivot to new focus areas and change the roadmap as needed. Updates to the roadmap to reflect changes to the vision and new ideas should be a key part of a company's operations. (Slide 15)
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