Startups are conquering relevant space in the market. This way to make entrepreneurship has singular features, such as resource limitations and extreme uncertain environment. In this context, using auxiliary tools for managing the business and technology can be potentially helpful. There are many tools for managing product development in large companies. These tools are not immediately applicable when greater agility is required, as in startups. Thus, the purpose of this article is to analyze the use of roadmapping in the context of digital entrepreneurship and to describe factors that may be considered essential for the success or failure of implementation. The methodology in this paper was multiple cases of studies involving interviews with three entrepreneurs of different startups. After analyzing and comparing the data and contextualizing them in theory, four main factors affecting the use of roadmapping in startups were found: lack of theoretical knowledge, the specific moment of the startup in its life cycle, team involvement with roadmapping process and methods associated with roadmapping. These factors are debated, difficulties are shown and comments about method implementation are described.
As startups vêm conquistando relevante espaço no mercado. Essa nova maneira de empreender apresenta características específicas, como severa limitação de recursos e condições de extrema incerteza. Neste contexto, o uso de ferramentas auxiliares à gestão do negócio e da tecnologia apresentam potencial de auxílio. Existem diversas ferramentas voltadas para a gestão do desenvolvimento de produto no contexto de grandes empresas, contudo, esses recursos não são imediatamente aplicáveis em ambientes que demandam maior agilidade como o das startups. Logo, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a aplicação do roadmapping no ambiente de startups e descrever fatores identificados como preponderantes para o sucesso ou fracasso da aplicação. Para tanto, utilizou-se a metodologia estudo de caso, através da qual membros de três startups foram entrevistados. Após análise e comparação das entrevistas entre si e com a teoria, foram encontrados quatro fatores principais que influenciaram a aplicação do roadmapping nas startups: conhecimento da base teórica sobre o método, momento no ciclo de vida da startup, envolvimento da equipe na aplicação do roadmapping e métodos abordados em conjunto ao roadmapping. Estes fatores foram discutidos e, em seguida, foram descritas as dificuldades e ponderações relacionadas à aplicação dos métodos.
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