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The title slide and first slides of the Now Next Later Roadmap Slides template

Now Next Later Roadmap Slides

Presentation template for Google Slides and PowerPoint

Make a copy in Google Slides
Price
Free
Slides
10
Style
Modern
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
October 30, 2026

Every slide (10)

Overview

Dated roadmaps break the first time priorities change, and then nobody trusts them. A now, next, later roadmap groups work by confidence instead of by date: committed now, planned next, exploring later. This ten-slide deck gives each horizon its own slide, plus a swimlane view and an explicit not-doing list.

The sample follows Larkspur Digital, a booking platform for independent studios, with five committed items this quarter, four planned for the first half of 2027, four ideas with no dates and a short list of things it will not build. Replace the lanes, owners, confidence levels and the review date with yours.

Useful for

  • A product manager presenting quarterly priorities to leadership without promising exact dates
  • A delivery lead showing teams what is committed, what is planned and which dependencies could move it
  • A founder explaining to customers what is coming next and what the team has decided not to build

What's included

  • Photo cover with the roadmap owner and the next review date
  • Now timeline and a swimlane view of work by team with a today marker
  • Next process steps and a slide with owners, confidence and dependencies
  • Later cards for ideas still being explored, and a slide on what moves them up
  • A not-doing slide that says what is parked, out of scope and when to revisit
  • A Make it yours slide and a closing slide with contacts

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Slides, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Choose your time horizon and relabel the months, then replace the swimlanes with your own teams or themes.

  3. 3

    Mark each item as committed, planned or exploring, and remove dates from the last group.

  4. 4

    Add the two or three dependencies most likely to move your dates, then set a review date and name the roadmap owner.

  5. 5

    Delete the Make it yours slide, then share the deck or present it.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Slides

Works with

  • Google Slides
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (File → Download → .pptx)

Questions

Is this now, next, later roadmap template free?

Yes. Make a copy in Google Slides and edit it in your own Drive. There is nothing to install and no account to create beyond your Google account.

Are Larkspur Digital and its roadmap items real?

No. Larkspur Digital, the people named, the product and every figure and date are fictional sample data. Replace them with your own work and owners.

Why use now, next, later instead of dates?

Dates promise certainty you rarely have. Horizons show order and confidence, so priorities can change without a missed deadline. Keep exact dates only for committed work.

  • #roadmap
  • #now-next-later
  • #product-roadmap
  • #project-roadmap
  • #swimlane
  • #planning
  • #google-slides

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