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What do the Roadmap status labels mean?

The Roadmap uses status labels on phase tabs, list headings and rows. This page explains each label.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

The Roadmap shows status in three places: the phase tabs, the list headings and the note under each Roadmap step.

Phase tabs

LabelWhat it means
You're hereThis is the phase that you work in now.
Start thisA Roadmap step in this phase is ready for you.
Not startedNo Roadmap step in this phase is ready for you yet.
DoneEvery Roadmap step in this phase is done.

List headings

HeadingWhat it means
NowRoadmap steps that you, the team or an agency work on now. Your steps show first.
NextRoadmap steps that are not ready. A lock shows on the row.
CompletedRoadmap steps that are done.

Notes under a Roadmap step

NoteWhat it means
Please start this!The step is ready. You have not started it.
We need something from youThe step started. The team waits for you.
In progressThe step started. The team works on it.
Expected by and a dateThe team works on it. The date is an estimate.
Waiting for and a nameAn agency has the work. The note says what the agency has and, if known, when you can expect an answer.
Complete or FinishedThe step is done. A date can show.
Opens once … is doneThe named steps must finish first. For example: "Opens once Positioning Call is done". See Why is a Roadmap step locked?.

Example

You finish LLC Registration. The row moves to Completed. Federal Registration moves from Next to Now. The note says Please start this!

What the Roadmap cannot know

  • The Roadmap shows what the team and you record. It can lag.
  • A date is an estimate until the note says Finished.

✅ What to do next: open How do I find the next step that needs me? to find the step that needs you.

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