This study is about the major determinants for the adoption of the strategic technology roadmap as an infrastructure for technological innovation in an R&D organization. For this study, the concept of the strategic technology roadmap and its characteristics are defined. The key processes of the strategic technology roadmap and the major success factors for the adoption of it are also examined. The study was performed based on the theoretical study and related qualitative study approaches. The major determinants for the adoption of the strategic technology roadmap can be summarized as follows; the top managements' support for the adoption of the strategic technology roadmap, the relevancethe goodness of the fitof the strategic technology roadmap, and the organizational capability for the utilization of strategic technology roadmap. This study can be the good reference for the technology R&D organization which is willing to adopt and utilize the strategic technology roadmap in the future.