PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN
Strategic Technology Roadmapping and Innovation
Design strategic roadmaps through data-driven technological leadership
Program Overview
This course equips professionals to guide technology strategy, evaluate emerging innovations, and make informed decisions about technology investments. You will explore how technologies evolve, how to build effective technology roadmaps, and how organizational, social, and financial forces shape innovation outcomes.
Over nine months, MIT instructors and industry experts lead live online webinars, hands-on activities, and practical assignments to help you develop strategic frameworks for forecasting, innovation management, and long-term technology planning in your organization.
Learning Outcomes
Quantify technological progress and set realistic performance goals.
Build and manage technology roadmaps to guide R&D decisions.
Analyze emerging technologies within integrated systems.
Understand organizational and market forces that influence innovation.
Use data-driven methods to forecast technological change and support investment decisions.
Learning Journey
The Professional Certificate in Strategic Technology Roadmapping and Innovation is designed as an integrated learning path that combines forecasting, innovation management, and technology planning for strategic impact.
Impact Project
The program includes an Impact Project that enables you to translate your learning to real-world situations. This experience challenges you to apply insights from each module to a real business problem, develop a practical solution, and present your recommendations to experts. The project encourages teamwork, communication, research, and problem-solving among peers.
Why Enroll in This Course?
Join the MIT Community
Build a global network of professionals shaping the future of technology and innovation.
Create a High-Impact Project
Apply course tools to develop a real solution for your organization.
Learn Live From MIT
Engage in interactive webinars led by MIT instructors and experts.
Earn Your MIT Credential On Campus
Receive your certificate at an in-person ceremony in Cambridge.
Join a Global Cohort at the Certificate Award Ceremony
Who Is It For?
This certificate course is ideal for:
C suite leaders guiding technology and innovation strategy
Technical professionals seeking to apply tools for technology management
CEOs and entrepreneurs developing new technology driven business models
R and D project managers managing innovation portfolios
Product and portfolio managers shaping long term technology direction
Hear From Our Participants
Instructors
Director, System Architecture Group at MIT
Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, MIT
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, MIT
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive an MIT Professional Education Certificate of Completion and 27.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) recognizing their commitment to advanced professional learning.
To earn CEUs, participants must complete the required MIT CEU confirmation form provided at the end of the course. CEUs are awarded based on total learning hours, with one CEU representing ten hours of participation in a non-credit professional development course.
Note: CEUs may or may not apply toward professional certifications, licensing requirements, or mandated training hours. Participants should verify eligibility directly with their licensing authority or training department.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Please note that our team is away from December 23, 2025 to January 6, 2026 for the year-end holidays. We look forward to addressing your queries when we resume operations in the new year.
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