{"id":374,"date":"2010-06-30T19:19:05","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T19:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2010-06-30T19:19:05","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T19:19:05","slug":"if-you-dont-know-where-your-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;If you don&#8217;t know where your going&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=374\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=374\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_375\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-375\" title=\"intelroadmap\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/intelroadmap-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"product roadmap\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/intelroadmap-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/intelroadmap.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">product roadmap<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>any road will take you there.&#8221; &#8211; Lewis Carroll<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To increase the success ratio in New Product Development it is essential that your company has its own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/newproductdevelopment.htm\">New Product Development Roadmap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This Roadmap highlights the Products your organization intends to develop in the coming years.\u00a0 These product developments should be based on sound market intelligence, garnered from current customers and taking into account market developments and competitor analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The New Product Roadmap doesn&#8217;t just identify market opportunities. 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