Questions about Technology Roadmaps

Straightforward answers for leaders and IT stakeholders planning change, modernisation, resilience work, or growth.

Which stakeholders should be involved?

The best results are delivered when leadership, operational stakeholders, and technical contacts are involved, ensuring the roadmap reflects both strategic priorities and day-to-day realities.

When is the right time to commission a roadmap?

A roadmap is especially useful when you need a strategic plan for your technology estate and want a robust direction for decision-making, reducing reliance on reactive tactical decisions.

What do you receive from the roadmap?

You receive a clear view of where technology stands today, what is holding it back, and what should happen next, including key findings, prioritised recommendations, and a practical basis for planning change.

Is it suitable for non-technical decision-makers?

Yes. The technical review is robust, but the output is designed to be clear enough for business leaders, operations teams, and other stakeholders who need to understand priorities and decisions.

What is a technology roadmap?

A technology roadmap turns a review of your business goals, current IT and user needs into prioritised short-, medium- and long-term recommendations to guide technology investment and change.

What does a technology roadmap review cover?

It covers business applications, infrastructure and cloud, networks and communications, business continuity and IT risk, transformation priorities such as data, automation, contracts and licensing, and direct feedback from stakeholders and end users.

How does the roadmap process work?

There are three stages. We engage stakeholders and assess your current environment, analyse infrastructure, security, support, resilience and risk against best practice for organisations of similar scale, then deliver a prioritised roadmap with visual RAG views of the areas that need attention.

Does Aura offer IT strategy and technology roadmaps alongside managed IT?

Yes. Aura delivers technology roadmaps alongside managed IT, co-managed IT and specialist support. After the roadmap you can improve internally with a plan your team owns, add co-managed IT, bring in specialist help for cyber, cloud, AI or transformation, or move to managed IT.

What is the difference between an IT strategy and a technology roadmap?

An IT strategy sets out where technology should take your organisation and why. A technology roadmap is the practical plan that gets you there: what happens first, what follows, what each step depends on and roughly when. Aura’s roadmap does both, starting with your goals and ending with a sequenced plan you can act on.

Is there a technology roadmap template we can use?

Templates are a useful starting point, but most of the value comes from the review behind them: understanding your goals, your current systems, your risks and what your people actually need. Aura’s roadmap gives you a clear, visual plan with short-, medium- and long-term recommendations and RAG views, built from that review rather than a blank template.

How often should a technology roadmap be updated?

Treat it as a living plan. Review progress regularly and refresh it when something significant changes, such as growth, a merger, new regulatory requirements or a key system reaching end of life. As a rule of thumb, revisit your roadmap at least once a year.

Can a technology roadmap include cyber security and AI?

Yes. Aura’s roadmap looks at IT, cyber security, Microsoft 365, cloud and AI readiness together, so security improvements and AI plans are prioritised alongside everything else rather than in isolation.

Which organisations has Aura created technology roadmaps for?

Recent examples include Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust and The WAY Group. You can read how each roadmap shaped their next steps in our case studies.