Technology planning is important for many reasons. Globally, companies are facing many competitive problems. Technology roadmapping, a form of technology planning can help deal with this increasindy competitive environment. While it has been used by some companies and industries, the focus has always been on the technology roadmap as a product, not on the process. This report focuses on formalizing the process so that it can be more broadly and easily used. As a DOE national security laboratory with R&D as a major product, Sandia must do effective technology planning to identify and develop the technologies required to meet its national security mission. Once identified, technology enhancements or new technologies may be developed internally or collaboratively with external partners. For either approach, techno103 roadmapping as described in this report, is an effective tool for technology planning and coordination, which fits within a broader set of planning activities. This report, the second in a series on technology roadmapping, develops and documents this technology roadmapping process, which can be used by Sandia, other national labs, universities, and industry. The main benefit of

Ex tended Abstract'e I ' Technology roadmapping is a form of technology planning that can help organizations deal with their increasingly competitive environment. As a DOE national security laboratory with R&D as a major product, Sandia must -also do effective technology planning to identify and develop the technologies required to meet its R&D mission. Once an organization identifies required technology enhancements or new technologies, they may be developed internally or collaboxatively w i t h external partners. For either approach, technology roadmapping, as described in this paper, is an effective tool for technology planning and.coordination, which fits within a broader set of planning activities. The potential benefits of technology roadmapping include idenwing cri@cal technologies and gaps, coordination. of research activities within companies or industries, and improved technology marketing information. Technology roadmapping is particularly useful when technology investment decisions are not straight forward and for coordinating the development of multiple technologies, especially across multiple projects.Some technology roadmaps have been produced, but the focus has always been on the roadmap as an end result, not on the process. Therefore, there is very little literature on the process and the main learning and development of the process. occurred because sometimes some of. the same people were involved in several technology .roadmaps. The real contribution of this paper is that it formalizes and documents this technology roadmapping process. ' It describes the technology roadmapping process and shows how it fits within a corporation's overall strategic and technology planning process.The technology roadmapping process consists of three phases -preliminary activity, development of the technology roadmap, and follow-up activity. Preliminary activity includes: (1) Satisfy essential conditions. (2) Provide leadership/sponsor-ship. (3) Define the scope and boundaries for the technology roadmap. Development of the technology roadmap includes: (1) Identify the "product" that will be the focus of the roadmap. (2

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