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Duration
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Finish
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Resource Names
-Product Development Planning116 days?Mon 01.01.07Mon 11.06.07
-Clarifying Business Position for the Product9 days?Mon 01.01.07Thu 11.01.07
Review your business market5 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 05.01.07Product Definition Team
Define your current market position and establish milestones for future development2 days?Mon 01.01.07Tue 02.01.07Product Definition Team
Establish business goals5 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 05.01.07Product Definition Team
Review strategies and plans for sales, marketing and pricing1 day?Mon 01.01.07Mon 01.01.07Product Definition Team
Define product goals and milestones1 day?Tue 02.01.07Tue 02.01.075Product Definition Team
Review status of organization, suppliers, and milestones over time9 days?Mon 01.01.07Thu 11.01.07Product Definition Team
Establish infrastructure to support activities for development, delivery, and service1 day?Mon 01.01.07Mon 01.01.07Product Definition Team
Business Position for Product Clarified0 daysThu 11.01.07Thu 11.01.072,3,4,6,7,8
-Establish company infrastructure to support product planning30 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 09.02.07
Create process for qualifying ideas10 days?Mon 01.01.07Fri 12.01.07Operations
Establish process for idea sharing5 days?Mon 15.01.07Fri 19.01.0711Operations
Gather ideas15 days?Mon 22.01.07Fri 09.02.0712Operations
Infrastructure for Product Planning Complete0 daysFri 09.02.07Fri 09.02.0713
-Define Product35 days?Mon 12.02.07Fri 30.03.07
Identify your product/service10 days?Mon 12.02.07Fri 23.02.079,14Product Definition Team
Identify the need for the product5 days?Mon 26.02.07Fri 02.03.0716Product Definition Team
Identify trends that drive current and future need for targets5 days?Mon 05.03.07Fri 09.03.0717Product Definition Team
Develop product use and features20 days?Mon 05.03.07Fri 30.03.0717Product Definition Team
Identify product differentiators5 days?Mon 05.03.07Fri 09.03.0717Product Definition Team
Identify comparisons and contrasts from other products in the market5 days?Mon 05.03.07Fri 09.03.0717Product Definition Team
Product Definition Complete0 daysFri 30.03.07Fri 30.03.0718,19,20,21
-Identify Customers and Target Segments7 days?Mon 02.04.07Tue 10.04.07
Define segment strategy2 days?Mon 02.04.07Tue 03.04.0722Product Definition Team
Establish product targets and segments2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0724Product Definition Team
List important characteristics to business2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0724Product Definition Team
Estimate size per segment2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0724Product Definition Team
Estimate growth and development over time5 days?Wed 04.04.07Tue 10.04.0724Product Definition Team
Quantify market potential for product2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0724Product Definition Team
Set preliminary timelines for sales per segment5 days?Wed 04.04.07Tue 10.04.0724Product Definition Team
Customers and Target Segments Identified0 daysTue 10.04.07Tue 10.04.0725,26,27,28,29,30
-Define the Business Model and How to Profit19 days?Mon 02.04.07Thu 26.04.07
Define proposed business model2 days?Mon 02.04.07Tue 03.04.0722Product Definition Team
Define how product will make money2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0733Product Definition Team
Define what parts of the product the customer will pay for2 days?Fri 06.04.07Mon 09.04.0734Product Definition Team
Define internal development strategy2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0733Product Definition Team
Define outsource development strategy2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0733Product Definition Team
Short-list proposed suppliers5 days?Fri 06.04.07Thu 12.04.0737Product Definition Team
Identify any partnership opportunities3 days?Fri 13.04.07Tue 17.04.0738Product Definition Team
Identify channels best suited to target market2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0733Product Definition Team
Establish distribution channels10 days?Fri 06.04.07Thu 19.04.0740Product Definition Team
Explore scalability of business through e-business channels10 days?Fri 06.04.07Thu 19.04.0740Product Definition Team
Determine impacts to competitive advantage5 days?Fri 20.04.07Thu 26.04.0742Product Definition Team
Determine impacts to financial measures5 days?Fri 20.04.07Thu 26.04.0742Product Definition Team
Business Model and Profit Complete0 daysThu 26.04.07Thu 26.04.0735,36,39,41,43,44
-Identify Competition and their Target Segments30 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 11.05.07
Define competitive advantage10 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 13.04.0722Product Definition Team
Identify competitors in each segment5 days?Mon 16.04.07Fri 20.04.0747Product Definition Team
Identify companies with similar products to your targets5 days?Mon 23.04.07Fri 27.04.0748Product Definition Team
Define how to build sustainable competitive advantages10 days?Mon 30.04.07Fri 11.05.0749Product Definition Team
Competition and Target Segments Identified0 daysFri 11.05.07Fri 11.05.0750
-Define Success Measures15 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 20.04.07
Identify risks5 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 06.04.0722Product Definition Team
Identify any barriers to entry5 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 06.04.0722Product Definition Team
Define key success measures5 days?Mon 02.04.07Fri 06.04.0722Product Definition Team
Define strategy to address risks/barriers5 days?Mon 09.04.07Fri 13.04.0753,54Product Definition Team
Define strategy to build a defendable market position5 days?Mon 16.04.07Fri 20.04.0755,56Product Definition Team
Success Measures Defined0 daysFri 20.04.07Fri 20.04.0757
-Define Product Team20 days?Mon 23.04.07Fri 18.05.07
Define successful team components for success5 days?Mon 23.04.07Fri 27.04.0758Product Definition Team
Identify key qualities needed to market, develop, produce and grow5 days?Mon 30.04.07Fri 04.05.0760Product Definition Team
Define current/potential team members5 days?Mon 07.05.07Fri 11.05.0761Product Definition Team
Identify and address gaps5 days?Mon 14.05.07Fri 18.05.0762Product Definition Team
Product Team Defined0 daysFri 18.05.07Fri 18.05.0763
-Determining Financial Needs of the Product17 days?Mon 02.04.07Tue 24.04.07
Define the financial metrics of product2 days?Mon 02.04.07Tue 03.04.0722Product Definition Team
Identify costs needed to develop organization and marketing5 days?Wed 04.04.07Tue 10.04.0766Product Definition Team
Identify investments needed to develop product5 days?Wed 04.04.07Tue 10.04.0766Product Definition Team
Forecast timing2 days?Wed 04.04.07Thu 05.04.0766Product Definition Team
Forecast go to market date5 days?Fri 06.04.07Thu 12.04.0769Product Definition Team
Forecast sales and sales volume5 days?Fri 13.04.07Thu 19.04.0770Product Definition Team
Project optimistic and pessimistic cash flows5 days?Wed 11.04.07Tue 17.04.0767,68Product Definition Team
Identify if financial support is needed and when5 days?Wed 11.04.07Tue 17.04.0767,68Product Definition Team
Define (any) initial shareholder structure5 days?Wed 18.04.07Tue 24.04.0773Product Definition Team
Financial Needs of the Product Determined0 daysTue 24.04.07Tue 24.04.0771,72,74
-Decide to Move Forward with Product Definition16 days?Mon 21.05.07Mon 11.06.07
Document individual product strategy and approach5 days?Mon 21.05.07Fri 25.05.0722,31,45,51,58,64,75Product Definition Team
Determine overall product viability2 days?Mon 28.05.07Tue 29.05.0777Product Definition Team
Review proposed product timelines5 days?Mon 28.05.07Fri 01.06.0777Sponsor,Product Definition Team
Review potential internal impacts5 days?Mon 28.05.07Fri 01.06.0777Sponsor,Product Definition Team
Business decision to 'go, no-go' product1 day?Mon 04.06.07Mon 04.06.0778,79,80Sponsor,Product Definition Team
Communication of decision to appropriate lines of business5 days?Tue 05.06.07Mon 11.06.0781Sponsor
Decision Made and Communicated0 daysMon 11.06.07Mon 11.06.0782
Product Development Planning Project Complete0 daysMon 11.06.07Mon 11.06.0783Product Manager,Product Marketing,Product Research,Product Development
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