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+# Project roadmap
+
+We created Backstage about 4 years ago. While our internal version of Backstage
+has had the benefit of time to mature and evolve, the first iteration of our
+open source version is still nascent. We are envisioning three phases of the
+project and we have already begun work on various aspects of these phases:
+
+- 🐣 **Phase 1:** Extensible frontend platform (Done ✅) - You will be able to
+  easily create a single consistent UI layer for your internal infrastructure
+  and tools. A set of reusable
+  [UX patterns and components](http://storybook.backstage.io) help ensure a
+  consistent experience between tools.
+
+- 🐢 **Phase 2:** Service Catalog
+  ([alpha released](https://backstage.io/blog/2020/06/22/backstage-service-catalog-alpha)) -
+  With a single catalog, Backstage makes it easy for a team to manage ten
+  services — and makes it possible for your company to manage thousands of them.
+  Developers can get a uniform overview of all their software and related
+  resources, regardless of how and where they are running, as well as an easy
+  way to onboard and manage those resources.
+
+- 🐇 **Phase 3:** Ecosystem (later) - Everyone's infrastructure stack is
+  different. By fostering a vibrant community of contributors we hope to provide
+  an ecosystem of Open Source plugins/integrations that allows you to pick the
+  tools that match your stack.
+
+Check out our [Milestones](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/milestones) and
+open [RFCs](https://github.com/spotify/backstage/labels/rfc) how they relate to
+the three Phases outlined above.
+
+Our vision for Backstage is for it to become the trusted standard toolbox (read:
+UX layer) for the open source infrastructure landscape. Think of it like
+Kubernetes for developer experience. We realize this is an ambitious goal. We
+can’t do it alone. If this sounds interesting or you'd like to help us shape our
+product vision, we'd love to talk. You can email me directly:
+[alund@spotify.com](mailto:alund@spotify.com).