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Technology Roadmapping and Development

A Quantitative Approach to the Management of Technology

  • Introduces a framework, ATRA, for quantitative technology roadmaps and R&D portfolios with a lucid step-by-step approach
  • Elucidates the ATRA framework through analysis which was validated on an actual $1 billion R&D portfolio at Airbus
  • Reinforces concepts with in-depth case studies, practical exercises, examples, and thought experiments

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
  2. What Is Technology?

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 1-30
  3. Technological Milestones of Humanity

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 31-60
  4. Nature and Technology

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 61-82
  5. Quantifying Technological Progress

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 83-118
  6. Patents and Intellectual Property

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 119-152
  7. Case 1: The Automobile

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 153-182
  8. Technological Diffusion and Disruption

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 183-213
  9. Technology Roadmapping

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 215-250
  10. Case 2: The Aircraft

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 251-275
  11. Technology Strategy and Competition

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 277-300
  12. Systems Modeling and Technology Sensitivity Analysis

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 301-327
  13. Technology Infusion Analysis

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 329-359
  14. Case 3: The Deep Space Network

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 361-393
  15. Technology Scouting

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 395-424
  16. Knowledge Management and Technology Transfer

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 425-446
  17. Technology Valuation and Finance

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 485-519
  18. Case 4: DNA Sequencing

    • Olivier L. de Weck
    Pages 521-533

About this book

This textbook explains Technology Roadmapping, in both its development and practice, and illustrates the underlying theory of, and empirical evidence for, technologic evolution over time afforded by this strategy. The book contains a rich set of examples and practical exercises from a wide array of domains in applied science and engineering such as transportation, energy, communications, and medicine. Professor de Weck gives a complete review of the principles, methods, and tools of technology management for organizations and technologically-enabled systems, including technology scouting, roadmapping, strategic planning, R&D project execution, intellectual property management, knowledge management, partnering and acquisition, technology transfer, innovation management, and financial technology valuation. Special topics also covered include Moore’s law, S-curves, the singularity and fundamental limits to technology. Ideal for university courses in engineering, management, and business programs, as well as self-study or online learning for professionals in a range of industries, readers of this book will learn how to develop and deploy comprehensive technology roadmaps and R&D portfolios on diverse topics of their choice.

  • Introduces a unique framework, Advanced Technology Roadmap Architecture (ATRA), for developing quantitative technology roadmaps and competitive R&D portfolios through a lucid and rigorous step-by-step approach;
  • Elucidates the ATRA framework through analysis which was validated on an actual $1 billion R&D portfolio at Airbus, leveraging a pedagogy significantly beyond typical university textbooks and problem sets;
  • Reinforces concepts with in-depth case studies, practical exercises, examples, and thought experiments interwoven throughout the text;
  • Maximizes reader competence on how to explicitly link strategy, finance, and technology.


The book follows and supports the MIT Professional Education Courses “Management of Technology: Roadmapping & Development,” https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/management-technology-roadmapping-development and “Management of Technology: Strategy & Portfolio Analysis” https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/management-technology-strategy-portfolio-analysis

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA

    Olivier L. De Weck

About the author

Dr. Olivier L. de Weck is the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics and Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.



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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 79.99
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