# technical-roadmap-planning

Builds a technical roadmap across quarters and years: architecture, infrastructure, stack investments. Useful before a big modernization push.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 577 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/technical-roadmap-planning

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through the shape of a technical roadmap. Inside is a template with fields for organization, planning period, owner and vision, plus a strategic goals block and a quarter-by-quarter breakdown with a theme for each. The sample fills in a 2025–2027 period and an owner at CTO or VP Engineering level, but that is an example rather than a hard rule.

The `references/` directory holds three guides: `dependency-mapping.md`, `technology-evaluation.md` and `execution-planning.md`. They cover dependency mapping, technology evaluation and execution planning — the parts the short template only sketches.

A separate practices section lists what to avoid: planning at 100% utilization with no buffer, chasing every new technology, making major changes during peak usage, locking the roadmap without flexibility. The skill does not crunch budgets or pull data from your systems, so goal numbers like a 40% cost reduction are yours to set. Without someone on the team who owns the roadmap, the document turns into a wish list fast.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts technical-roadmap-planning
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/technical-roadmap-planning
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-roadmap-planning -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/technical-roadmap-planning/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- tie technical goals to business objectives over several years
- lay out a legacy system migration quarter by quarter
- build contingency into the critical path
- justify a technology choice to leadership
- schedule an infrastructure upgrade without peak-hour downtime

## Example prompts
- Draft a technical roadmap for 2025–2027 for our platform, owner is the VP Engineering
- Break the architecture modernization into quarters with themes and goals
- Review our roadmap draft against the skill's checklist and flag where there's no buffer

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: technical-roadmap-planning
description: >
  Create comprehensive technical roadmaps aligned with business goals. Plan
  technology investments, architecture evolution, and infrastructure
  improvements over quarters and years.
---

# Technical Roadmap Planning

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## 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:

```yaml
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](references/dependency-mapping.md) | Dependency Mapping |
| [Technology Evaluation](references/technology-evaluation.md) | Technology Evaluation |
| [Execution Planning](references/execution-planning.md) | 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
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