What is the Now/Next/Later roadmap?

Now/Next/Later roadmap — is a simple and visual way of product planning that divides tasks and features into three time categories:

• Now — tasks and features that the team is implementing in the near future, usually in the current sprint or quarter.
• Next — tasks scheduled for the near future, to be implemented after the current ones, for example, in the next quarter.
• Later — ideas and tasks that are in the backlog and can be implemented in a more distant future.

This approach helps quickly navigate priorities, simplifies communication with the team and stakeholders, and allows flexible adaptation of plans as requirements change.