Quarterly planning meets reality fast

Traditional roadmap planning falls apart when product managers and engineering teams rely on once-a-quarter estimates. You gather estimates once, ship the roadmap, then watch reality drift away.

Teams sandbag, new work appears, and leadership loses visibility into what is truly achievable.

Estimates collected once per quarter go stale within weeks.
Teams lack a safe ritual to refine scope as information changes.
Leaders can't communicate confidence or risk with data.

ScopeCone shrinks your cone of uncertainty

Unlike static roadmap software or spreadsheet templates, ScopeCone combines roadmap planning with real-time capacity modeling. Start with actual team capacity. Triage initiatives with your product leads, then compare delivery scenarios before you commit.

Model real team capacity

Great roadmap planning starts with understanding real capacity. Set people, availability, and category allocations in minutes. ScopeCone keeps gross vs. effective capacity transparent. Planning sessions start from reality, not gut feel.

Core Platform

6 people × 12 weeks62.5w effective

Team capacity

Team size6 people

Duration12 weeks

Gross capacity72.0w

Unavailable time-9.5w

Effective capacity62.5w

Category allocation

Customer facing

45% (28.1w)

Tech debt

30% (18.8w)

Bugs & fixes

15%

Chaos monkey

10%

Unavailable breakdown

• Holiday coverage6.0w
• Support rotation4.8w
• Sick days3.6w

🎯

Customer facing

Features and improvements visible to customers

%= 28.1w

🧰

Tech debt

Refactors and foundational engineering work

%= 18.8w

🐞

Bugs

Defect fixes and maintenance

%= 9.4w

⚡

Chaos

Interrupt-driven or unplanned work

%= 6.3w

Total: 100.0%✓

Use the controls to balance where the team invests its time. Percentages must add up to 100% before you can save changes.

Guide projects through delivery stages

Drag initiatives from business idea to technical plan with stage-specific confidence signals. Teams know exactly what to refine next and leaders see where uncertainty still lives.

Compare delivery scenarios

Instantly see which projects fit in customer-facing and tech capacity, with committed, targeted, and stretch scenarios mapped out for stakeholders.

Compare delivery scenarios

ScopeCone models the best, median, and worst case for each roadmap slice so you can commit with confidence and spot over-capacity before it burns teams out.

CommittedFits best / median / worst
TargetedFits best / median
StretchNeeds best-case capacity
Over capacityDoesn’t fit this cycle

Customer Facing

#	Project	Estimate	Scenario Range	Cumulative	Status
1	Unified status dashboards	4.0w±1.1x	4.0-4.4w Uncertainty range from 4.0 to 4.4 weeks (median 4.2 weeks)	4.0w placeholder Best case cumulative: 4.0 weeks	🟢
2	Go-to-market workspace	5.0w±1.3x	5.0-6.5w Uncertainty range from 5.0 to 6.5 weeks (median 5.8 weeks)	9.0w placeholder Best case cumulative: 9.0 weeks	🟢
3	Customer research loops	6.0w±1.8x	6.0-10.8w Uncertainty range from 6.0 to 10.8 weeks (median 8.4 weeks)	18.3w placeholder Median case cumulative: 18.3 weeks	🟡
4	Advisory council program	3.0w±2.0x	3.0-6.0w Uncertainty range from 3.0 to 6.0 weeks (median 4.5 weeks)	27.7w +7.7w over Worst case cumulative: 27.7 weeks, 7.7 weeks over capacity	🟠
5	Insights automation	4.0w±3.0x	4.0-12.0w Uncertainty range from 4.0 to 12.0 weeks (median 8.0 weeks)	39.7w +19.7w over Worst case cumulative: 39.7 weeks, 19.7 weeks over capacity	🔴

Tech Projects

#	Project	Estimate	Scenario Range	Cumulative	Status
1	Observability pipeline revamp	3.5w±1.1x	3.5-3.9w Uncertainty range from 3.5 to 3.9 weeks (median 3.7 weeks)	3.5w placeholder Best case cumulative: 3.5 weeks	🟢
2	Platform hardening	4.0w±1.3x	4.0-5.0w Uncertainty range from 4.0 to 5.0 weeks (median 4.5 weeks)	7.5w placeholder Best case cumulative: 7.5 weeks	🟢
3	Self-healing runbooks	4.5w±1.6x	4.5-7.2w Uncertainty range from 4.5 to 7.2 weeks (median 5.9 weeks)	14.0w placeholder Median case cumulative: 14.0 weeks	🟡
4	Resilience automation	2.5w±2.0x	2.5-5.0w Uncertainty range from 2.5 to 5.0 weeks (median 3.8 weeks)	21.1w +6.1w over Worst case cumulative: 21.1 weeks, 6.1 weeks over capacity	🟠
5	Developer enablement scripts	3.0w±2.8x	3.0-8.4w Uncertainty range from 3.0 to 8.4 weeks (median 5.7 weeks)	29.4w +14.4w over Worst case cumulative: 29.4 weeks, 14.4 weeks over capacity	🔴

Built for modern product teams

Whether you're a product manager balancing features and technical debt or an engineering leader communicating realistic timelines, ScopeCone's roadmap planning framework keeps everyone aligned. It helps each team agree on what's achievable.

Stop fighting with spreadsheets

Ditch static roadmap templates and disconnected project tracking tools. ScopeCone integrates capacity modeling, iterative estimation, and scenario planning. Your product strategy stays connected to delivery reality.

Long-term planning that adapts as you learn more
Clear communication tool for stakeholder alignment
Track progress against actual capacity, not wishful thinking

How capacity-led roadmap planning works

Set team reality. Capture headcount, allocations, and unavailable time. ScopeCone calculates each squad's true capacity.
Triage the work. Drag initiatives across the lifecycle Kanban. Stage badges and uncertainty multipliers reveal what still needs definition.
Build your product roadmap. Drop refined estimates into the dual capacity models to compare customer-facing and tech scenarios side by side. This capacity-led approach ensures every commitment has enough backing.
Publish the play. Share committed, stretch, and over-capacity scenarios so stakeholders align on what ships now and what waits.

Why product leaders choose ScopeCone

Estimation first. We don't replace Jira or Linear—we simply make your plans reliable.
Built by engineering leaders. ScopeCone was born from first-hand experience running multi-team roadmaps.
Data you can defend. Communicate risk and certainty with tangible evidence, not gut feel.

On the horizon

Two-way sync with delivery tools. Native Jira and Linear integrations keep Kanban stages, assignments, and estimates aligned with the systems teams use every day.
Scenario snapshots & sharing. Save named capacity plans, compare them side by side, and share read-only links with stakeholders.

Start refining your next roadmap today

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