Roadmap
Roadmapping is an activity that allows you to create realistic timeframes and assign responsibilities as a group. This is a great tool to use at the end of the workshop to plan how the actual project will take place.
Think of it as an in-person version of using project management software. Because the activity involves the team in the process, it results in higher participant buy-in. It works especially well if you have the right people in the room, so everyone is highly likely to be responsible for an activity.
To run the roadmap exercise:
- Gather all items or solutions you have generated
- Ask your team to pull up their calendars
- Use a whiteboard to draw the suitable time frame: week-by-week, month-by-month, or what works best for you
- Present the first idea to the group and ask, "Who is best placed to take responsibility for delivering this action?" Write the initials of the person responsible
- Decide on start and end dates for the action
- Repeat for all other actions
This activity results in a planned project and a team that's on board with it.[1]
