ABS:Kostoff, Science and technology roadmaps

[Gretchen Whitney]

R.N. Kostoff : E-mail: kostofr at onr.navy.mil <mailto:kostofr at onr.navy.mil>

TITLE          Science and technology roadmaps
AUTHOR     Kostoff RN, Scaller RR
JOURNAL    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT 48 (2): 132-143 MAY
2001

 Document type: Article      Language: English      Cited References: 59
Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
Science and technology (S&T) roadmaps are used in industry, government, and
academia to portray the structural
relationships among science, technology and applications. Roadmaps are
employed as decision aids to improve coordination
of activities and resources in increasingly complex and uncertain
environments. Specific uses of roadmaps include: S&T
management including strategy, planning, executing, reviewing, and
transitioning; S&T marketing; enhancing communications
among researchers, technologists, product managers, suppliers, users, and
other stakeholders; identifying gaps and
opportunities in S&T programs; and identifying obstacles to rapid and
low-cost product development. S&T managers also
use roadmaps to help identify those S&T areas that have high potential
promise, and to accelerate the transfer of the S&T to
eventual products, However, there has been little attention paid to the
practice of roadmapping in the published literature. This
paper is a first attempt to bring some common definition to roadmapping
practices and display the underlying unity of
seemingly fragmented roadmap approaches. The paper begins with generic
roadmap definitions, including a taxonomy of
roadmaps that attempts to better classify and unify the broad spectrum of
roadmap objectives and uses. Characteristics of
retrospective and prospective roadmaps are then identified and analyzed, as
well as summary characteristics of
bibliometric-based S&T mapping techniques. The roadmap construction process,
including fundamental principles for
constructing high-quality roadmaps, is presented in detail.

Author Keywords:
bibliometrics, citation, co-citation, co-occurrence, co-word, decision aids,
patent citation, retrospective analyses,
roadmapping, roadmaps, science and technology, technology insertion,
technology strategy, technology transfer

Addresses:
Kostoff RN, US Dept Navy, Off Naval Res, Arlington, VA 22217 USA
US Dept Navy, Off Naval Res, Arlington, VA 22217 USA
George Mason Univ, Sch Publ Policy, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

Publisher:
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, NEW YORK

IDS Number:
431FG

ISSN:
0018-9391
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