Product vision, strategy & roadmaps · Core
Now-next-later roadmap
Also called: now next later
ELI5
A simple roadmap using three time horizons.
Used in conversation
“Use now-next-later while discovery is still changing priorities.”
Definition
A roadmap grouping work into near-term, subsequent and longer-term horizons without exact dates.
Here “Now-next-later roadmap” means: A roadmap grouping work into near-term, subsequent and longer-term horizons without exact dates.
Pitch context
You will see “Now-next-later roadmap” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product vision, strategy & roadmaps.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product vision, strategy & roadmaps without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16