Corporate governance · Free tool
Four-Quarter Roadmap Template
A yearly roadmap is easier to hold to when each quarter has one theme and a short list of work that counts as finished. This template builds that view for a business or product. It is for founders, product leads, and managers who need to show a board, investors, or their team what the next four quarters are for.
- OutputA quarter-by-quarter delivery list
- No sign-up
- Copy or print the result
- How it works ↓
Your entries stay in this browser. Use Fill example to see a finished page first.
What this corporate governance tool gives you
The output is a roadmap titled with the business name, a line explaining the rule of one theme per quarter, and four sections labeled Q1 to Q4 with their deliveries as bullets. Present it at an annual planning session and revisit it at every quarter's start.
What you enter
- Name of the business (required)
- Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 theme: one short phrase per quarter
- Deliveries for each quarter, one per line: work that counts as finished
Worked example
The example roadmap is for Fieldnote. Q1, "First cash collected": a manual trial with ten shops, lock the Monday note template, three paying customers. Q2, "A page that repeats": import a bank statement, a due-date calendar, record a cancellation in one sentence. Q3, "The next neighborhood", ends with 40 paying shops a month. Q4, "Rhythm": cut support time in half, try the price on new customers, a year-end cash note.
How do you build a quarterly roadmap?
The roadmap needs the business name and at least one quarter with a theme or a delivery. Quarters left completely empty are skipped. Each filled quarter is shown as "Q[n] · [theme]", with the deliveries split line by line into a bullet list.
If a quarter has deliveries but no theme, the heading reads "No theme yet". If it has a theme but no deliveries, the list reads "No delivery line yet". The quarter labels are simply Q1 to Q4 in order; they are not tied to calendar or fiscal dates, so map them to your own year.
Tips before you use the result
- Write deliveries as finished states, like "Three paying customers", not activities like "Work on sales".
- Keep three to five deliveries per quarter. A long list usually means the theme is too broad.
- Make later quarters lighter. Q3 and Q4 will change, and a shorter list is easier to revise.
- Check each delivery against the quarter's theme; anything that does not fit is a candidate to drop.
Frequently asked questions
What is a quarterly roadmap?
It is a plan that splits the year into four quarters, each with a focus and the work to finish in it. This template uses one theme per quarter and lists deliveries under it. That keeps the plan readable for a board or team and makes it obvious when a quarter is overloaded.
What is the difference between a roadmap theme and a delivery?
The theme is why the quarter matters, such as "First cash collected". Deliveries are the concrete, finished pieces of work that prove it, such as "Three paying customers". The template's own rule is to write under the theme only work that counts as finished in that quarter.
Do I have to fill all four quarters?
No. Empty quarters are left out of the output, and a quarter with only a theme or only deliveries is shown with a placeholder for the missing part. That lets you draft Q1 in detail and sketch the rest later.
How does a roadmap relate to OKRs?
The roadmap lists the work you plan to finish; OKRs define the results you want to measure. Many teams set a quarter's roadmap theme first and then write OKRs for it. The OKR plan tool on this site handles the measured side.
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