What is a Project Roadmap? How to Make One and How is it Different from a Gantt Chart?

The video tutorial explains the concept of project road maps, highlighting their strategic importance in visualizing project goals, benefits, and milestones. It contrasts road maps with Gantt charts, emphasizing the high-level view road maps provide compared to the detailed task-level focus of Gantt charts. The tutorial outlines the essential components of a project road map, such as goals, milestones, and dependencies, and provides a step-by-step guide to creating and maintaining one. It stresses the importance of using both road maps and Gantt charts for effective project management.

What is one of the primary benefits of using a project road map?

• It provides a detailed task list.

• It helps in articulating and clarifying ideas.

• It ensures equal time distribution.

• It focuses on day-to-day tasks.

How do road maps differ from Gantt charts in terms of time representation?

• Road maps use strictly linear time scales.

• Gantt charts focus on strategic goals.

• Gantt charts allow flexible time scales.

• Road maps can represent different time scales with varying distances.

Which of the following is NOT typically included in a project road map?

• Detailed task assignments

• Major project risks

• Significant external initiatives

• Key milestones

What is the first step in creating a project road map?

• Break the project down into phases and work streams.

• Map out dependencies.

• Publicize the road map.

• Identify key benefits and deliverables.

Why is it important to have alternative views of a road map for different stakeholders?

• To focus on day-to-day tasks.

• To ensure everyone has the same information.

• To avoid clouding views with irrelevant information.

• To provide a detailed task list.

What should be done as the project progresses and changes occur?

• Keep the road map static.

• Update the road map to reflect strategic changes.

• Remove all milestones.

• Focus only on internal work streams.

How can a project road map be described in relation to a project plan?

• As a list of resources and constraints.

• As a strategic view of the project plan.

• As a simplified version of the project plan.

• As a detailed task list.