Roadmaps with Clarity PPM
What is a Roadmap ?
Roadmaps allows any organization to maximize the value of initiatives and minimize risks by prioritizing and selecting investments that most closely align with their corporate goals and realize estimated cost and ROI.
How-to with Clarity PPM
Addressing unique organizational needs
The roadmap module is a digital whiteboard in which your organization can:
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Build and create roadmaps in minutes
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Easily plan, visualize, and communicate your organization strategies
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Visually communicate your strategy, &
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Simplify your roadmap process
Here’s a quick overview on how to quickly build your own roadmap(s):
Step 1
Create a Roadmap
Define the roadmap name and duration to create a new ‘digital whiteboard’ Roadmap

Step 2
Swimlanes, Color By, & Picklists
Define the Swimlanes, Color Coding/Color By, and manage Picklists required towards your Roadmap definition.

Step 3
Manage your Roadmap items
The items can be color coded based on your settings. These may vary depending on the views you define for yourself. In this example the color is indicating the product type target of the initiative.

Step 4
Implementing Effective Metrics
Define and utilizes the metrics available (Actuals, Actual Capital Cost, & Actual Operating Cost) within your Roadmap item(s)



Step 5
Identifying and Utilizing Dependencies
There is the possibility where you can identify dependencies and analyze your schedule in various views. It is as simple as choosing a different one from your dropdown list. Now that’s a smart whiteboard!

And there is so much more!!!
Please reach out to Optovia where we have the expertise to get your organization up and running with Roadmaps.