Running the NextGen Roadmapping Event (formerly PPE)
Everything you need to know about preparing and running a NextGen Roadmapping (NGR) Event
Price
In-house
Duration
1 Day
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Background
The NextGen Roadmapping Event is a key event in making your organization more adaptable. In it the roadmap ist prepared for the upcoming planning cycle. Needed teams per roadmap items are identified so that they can align around the prioritized work to be done, bottlenecks and suboptimizations are identified prioriritzation decisions are made and the roadmap is optimized.
In this full-day intensive training, we provide portfolio managers, team representatives and coaches with all the information they need to prepare for, organize and run a NextGen Roadmapping event and to process the results.
Purpose and Goals
This training prepares participants to effectively plan, align, and optimize portfolio initiatives during the NextGen Roadmapping (NGR) Event (previously called PPE), ensuring that teams are deployed to maximize value delivery, minimize risks, and achieve portfolio goals.
Learning Goals:
Understand how to align team skills with initiative needs for the upcoming cycle to maximize value creation.
Handle risk identification, dependency management, and roadmap adjustments.
Facilitate collaborative discussions to align teams around strategic objectives and key initiatives.
Contribute to the identification and resolution of capability or allocation gaps.
Learn how to support the implementation of agreed-upon decisions across zones and initiatives.
Training Description
This full-day training covers the purpose and outcomes of NGR Events, preparation steps, and key facilitation techniques. Participants will engage in hands-on exercises to simulate roadmap alignment, team deployment planning and dependency management.
The session also addresses common challenges and provides best practices for ensuring alignment and follow-up success. By the end, attendees will leave with practical templates, a preparation checklist, and the confidence to drive effective NGR Events in their organizations.
Agenda
Understand the purpose and outcomes of the NGR Event.
Preparing for the event and tuning the event to your needs
Running the NGR Event
Resolving challenges and ensuring alignment
Processing and using outputs
Preparing for your NGR Event
Participants will be provided with
· Event preparation checklist.
· Sample templates for roadmaps, team Initiative Maps (TIM), and team deployment profiles.
· Standard NGR Event agenda
· Facilitator guide for running the event.
