Many stakeholders would rather read a roadmap than decode a slide of coloured bars. This document explains the direction in writing: the vision and measures, the phases and gates, the key dates on a month chart, the dependencies most likely to move them, and what is deliberately left out.

The sample is a 2027 roadmap for Orrindale Works, a fictional manufacturer moving three plants onto one order system, with $2.4M of funding released in tranches. Dates are labelled committed, planned or exploring. Replace the horizon, themes, owners and dates with your own, and set a review date and an owner.