Master the word combinations used when planning and presenting technical roadmaps in English. These collocations appear in quarterly planning, executive presentations, and engineering strategy documents.
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The CTO presented the technical roadmap to the board, outlining the milestones the team planned to ___ over the next 18 months.
We 'hit milestones' in project and product language. 'Hit a milestone' is the dominant informal-to-professional collocation, especially in startup and agile environments. 'Reach a milestone' is also correct and slightly more formal. 'Achieve a milestone' is also acceptable. 'Complete a milestone' is less natural.
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We need to ___ priorities on the roadmap before the next planning cycle, as the current list is too long.
We 'align priorities' in cross-team planning. 'Align priorities' means to get agreement and consistency across stakeholders about what matters most. 'Rank priorities' focuses on ordering. In roadmap language, 'align' implies the collaborative consensus process, not just the sequencing.
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The roadmap should ___ a clear vision of where the platform is heading over the next two years.
We say a roadmap 'communicates a vision'. 'Communicate' is the standard verb for a document's purpose: the roadmap communicates vision, priorities, and direction. 'Show a vision' is understandable but less professional. 'Deliver a vision' is also used in strategic language.
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Before committing to the roadmap, we need to ___ feasibility with the engineering leads to ensure the timeline is realistic.
We 'validate feasibility' in technical planning. 'Validate' means to rigorously verify that something is achievable or correct. 'Validate feasibility' is the standard professional collocation. 'Check feasibility' is common in spoken discussion; 'confirm feasibility' implies the check has already happened.
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The product team asked engineering to ___ their capacity before the roadmap was finalised to avoid overcommitment.
We 'assess capacity' in planning and resource management. 'Assess' is the preferred professional verb for evaluating resources, risks, or capabilities: assess capacity, assess risk, assess impact. 'Evaluate capacity' is also used in more formal documents. 'Measure capacity' implies quantitative metrics.