OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT PLAN: New Business Plan

DESCRIPTION:
Complexity: INTERMEDIATE Level
Task Items: ~99 / ~6 months
File Type: Template
Domain: Business
Project Management Phases: Initiation, Planning, Execution
Key Concepts Learned: Templates indepth, Overallocations 2, Views, Tables and Advanced Formatting    

SCENARIO:
You are the "Senior Manager - New Business Development" of an American company, which is a distributor and Marketer of prestigious skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products.

1. You have been tasked by the CEO of the company to develop a new product - based on organically grown ingredients.
2. The key STAKEHOLDER of this project will be your own company.
3. You will have to build the new business from GROUND UP - all the way to operations (there is no manufacturing involved).
4. Procure Approvals for your Strategic Plan
5. You will have access to several experts from your parent company - Business Advisors, Accountant, Lawyer, IT Manager,

Some guidelines you have established:

• Create the Strategic Plan first
• USE THE COMPANY TEMPLATE for new business development. Also contribute your changes back to a new template.
• Communicate Plan early - so you can book resources time schedules

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The WBS / Task list - notes

• We will be using the "Template" technique - we will use a standard template provided by Microsoft
• CREATE A NEW TEMPLATE FROM YOUR CHANGES