Roadmap timeline maker
Turn product ideas into a clear, time-based roadmap that everyone can follow. With Timetoast you can plan releases, track milestones, and show what’s coming next in a timeline that stays up to date.
Turn product ideas into a living roadmap
Many roadmaps start life in a slide deck or spreadsheet and stay there:
- They’re hard to update once priorities change
- Different teams keep their own versions
- Nobody is quite sure which version is the latest
The result: the roadmap turns into a one-off presentation instead of a day-to-day guide.
A roadmap timeline fixes a lot of this:
- It shows sequence – what happens first, and what comes next
- It shows overlaps – where work competes for the same people or budget
- It highlights milestones – not just a backlog of features
When your roadmap is a visual timeline, it’s easier to explain decisions, discuss trade-offs, and keep people aligned as things change.
If you want a more detailed walkthrough, you can also read our guide to creating a roadmap timeline and follow along with the product roadmap template.
Plan roadmap work in the grid
Use the grid view when you’re shaping the roadmap:
- Add and edit items quickly
- Sort by phase, owner, area, or status
- Bulk-update dates and fields before a roadmap review
The grid view feels familiar if you’re used to spreadsheets, but stays connected to your timeline views so you only maintain one source of truth.
Present the roadmap as a timeline
Switch to a timeline view when you want to show how work lines up over the coming months:
- A horizontal timeline is ideal for product reviews and leadership updates
- A vertical timeline works well for scrollable roadmaps on the web or on mobile
You don’t need to redraw anything. Once the roadmap exists in the grid, it’s ready to show as a timeline.
Highlight phases, teams, and status with color
Roadmaps can get busy quickly. Timetoast helps you keep them readable:
- Filter by phase (Discovery, Build, Beta, Launch)
- Filter by team or owner (Product, Engineering, Marketing)
- Filter by status (Upcoming, Planned, In Progress, Complete)
- Color-code items so patterns stand out at a glance
You might use one color set for phases and another for teams, depending on the story you want to tell in each meeting.
Ready for teams and client work
Use Timetoast for planning, stakeholder updates, or client-facing timelines. It gives you just enough structure to stay organised without locking you into a heavy project suite.
- Invite teammates and groups with clear roles for viewing, editing, and publishing
- A shared account workspace for all members of your account
- Keep timelines private, shared, or public depending on who needs to see them
- Export your data when you need to report or move into other tools
- Account and permission controls that suit teams running real projects
What a product roadmap looks like in Timetoast
Here’s a simple structure you can use as a starting point. You can set this up yourself or start from the Product roadmap template in Timetoast.
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Fields that match how your team works
A typical product roadmap project might include fields like:
- Item – the feature, initiative, or work item
- Phase – Concept, Discovery, Build, Beta, Launch
- Owner – a team or named person responsible for delivery
- Area – Web, Mobile, Infrastructure, Internal tooling
- Target window – a date or month range
- Status – Planned, In progress, Blocked, Done
- Notes – extra context, links, and decisions
You can rename or add fields to match your own language. If you think in quarters or seasons rather than dates, you can reflect that too.
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Views for different situations
Over time you’ll probably create a few saved views over the same roadmap:
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Planning view (grid)
All items. Sorted by phase or area. Used in weekly product or delivery meetings. -
Leadership view (horizontal timeline)
Only major initiatives and milestones. Filtered to this or next quarter. Color-coded by area or risk. -
Team view (grid or timeline)
Filtered by owner or squad. Shows everything that team cares about over the next few months.
You can switch between these views in a couple of clicks, without creating new documents.
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Planning view (grid)
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How a typical week might look
In a normal week you might:
- Update the grid after stand-ups or planning sessions – adjust status, owners, or target windows.
- Review the timeline in a weekly roadmap check-in – look at overlaps, risks, and key dates.
- Share a filtered view with stakeholders – for example, a leadership view showing only major initiatives this quarter.
The roadmap stays current because you’re editing the same project every time, not recreating slides.
Who roadmap timelines are for
Timetoast is flexible enough to support different roles around the same roadmap.
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Product managers
- Keep a single roadmap for product and tech
- Switch easily between planning details and presentation views
- Use fields for phase, area, and status that match how you already work
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Founders and small teams
- Build a roadmap that doesn’t live in a deck you forget to update
- Show plans to investors, partners, or advisors in a simple, visual way
- Start from a template instead of designing your own format
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Agencies and consultants
- Create a shared roadmap for each client project
- Use filters to show only the work that’s in-scope for a given phase
- Share read-only views so clients can see progress without needing access to every internal detail
Key benefits at a glance
With Timetoast for roadmaps you can:
- Turn a long list of ideas into a clear timeline
- Keep your roadmap in one place instead of scattered across tools
- Show different levels of detail to different audiences
- Update dates and status in a few clicks instead of redrawing slides
- Start faster with templates tailored to product roadmaps and launches
Start faster with roadmap templates
You can create a roadmap project from scratch or start with one of our templates designed for product and project work.
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Popular options include:
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Product Roadmap
Plan initiatives by phase, owner, and area, and show how they line up over the coming months. -
Product Launch
Coordinate marketing, product, and operational tasks leading up to launch day and beyond. -
Client Onboarding
Map the key steps from contract signature to steady-state service for each new client. -
Blank Project
Start with a clean slate and add only the fields and views you need for your roadmap.
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Product Roadmap
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Each template comes with:
- Helpful default fields
- Sample items you can edit or remove
- A grid view and timeline view ready to use from day one
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