Plan Your Roadmap

When you create a new workspace, Boarbs automatically creates a default Main Roadmap.

It is designed to give you a publishable roadmap quickly instead of asking you to configure everything from scratch.

What the Default Roadmap Gives You

The default roadmap is based on your organization statuses and starts with columns for:

• Backlog
• Planned
• In Progress
• Done

That is enough for many teams to publish a clean public roadmap on day one.

Where to Manage Roadmaps

Open Settings → Roadmaps.

From there, you can:

• create new roadmaps
• rename an existing roadmap
• set an icon and description
• change visibility
• change sorting
• add, edit, or hide columns
• define roadmap-level and column-level filters

Visibility Options

Each roadmap can be:

• Everyone — visible publicly
• Team only — internal only

This is useful when you want:

• one public roadmap for customers
• one private roadmap for planning or internal coordination

Sorting Options

Roadmaps can be ordered by:

• Top upvoted
• Most recent
• Trending
• Due date
• Pending

Choose the sorting method that matches the story you want the roadmap to tell.

How Columns Work

Each roadmap column has its own:

• name
• icon
• color
• filter rules
• visibility toggle

Columns are not just cosmetic. They define which posts appear in each part of the roadmap.

For example, a public column might show only posts with a specific status or board.

Good First Roadmap Patterns

Simple public roadmap

Use when:

• you are just getting started
• customers only need the basics

Recommended columns:

• Planned
• In Progress
• Done

Customer-facing + internal roadmap

Use when:

• you want a clean public roadmap
• your team needs a more detailed internal planning view

Recommended approach:

• keep one roadmap public
• create a second roadmap for the team only

Audience-specific roadmaps

Use when:

• you have separate products or customer groups
• different boards should power different public views

Recommended approach:

• create additional roadmaps with board-based filters

Before You Publish

• check the roadmap visibility
• review which columns are shown publicly
• make sure the sorting feels right
• confirm the roadmap only includes the boards and statuses you intend
• make sure the roadmap still matches the updates you are sharing publicly

Next Steps

• Publish an Update — Close the loop once work moves or ships
• Collect Guest Feedback — Make it easy for visitors to interact
• Portal — See where the roadmap appears on your public portal