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MIT On-Campus Class
This class will next be offered in Fall Semester 2023
16.887[J] Technology Roadmapping and Development
Not offered academic year 2022-2023 Graduate (Fall)
(Same subject as EM.427[J])
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Provides a review of the principles, methods and tools of technology management for organizations and technologically-enabled systems including technology forecasting, scouting, roadmapping, strategic planning, R&D project execution, intellectual property management, knowledge management, partnering and acquisition, technology transfer, innovation management, and financial technology valuation. Topics explain the underlying theory and empirical evidence for technology evolution over time and contain a rich set of examples and practical exercises from aerospace and other domains, such as transportation, energy, communications, agriculture, and medicine. Special topics include Moore's law, S-curves, the singularity and fundamental limits to technology. Students develop a comprehensive technology roadmap on a topic of their own choice.
O. L. de Weck
| 16.887/EM.427 Course “Technology Roadmapping and Development”
MIT Professional Education Classes
Professionals may take classes through MIT Professional Education - Digital Programs Plus - in collaboration with Global Alumni. The material is split into two classes. Part 1 covers chapters 1-10, while Part 2 covers chapters 11-22.
| Part 1: Management of Technology - Roadmapping and Development
| Part 2: Management of Technology - Strategy and Portfolio Analysis