Five Steps in Planning

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Five Steps in Planning

• Step-I Identify tasks
• Tasks are to be as specific as possible
• Tasks and the entire plan change weekly
• Step-II State task objectives
• Task outcomes must be clearly defined
  (deliverables)
• Tasks are specific in terms of scope and
  deliverables
• Tasks are to be feasible.

2
Planning

• Step-III Estimate time and personnel
• Hofstadters law It always takes longer than
  you expect even, if you take Hofstadters law
  into account.
• Who is involved, and how long it takes
• Step-IV Develop a sequence for the tasks
• Easiest method is a Gantt chart

3
Planning

• Step-V Estimate costs
• Step-V Record the results

4
Task Planning

• Task planning

TASK
Information needed
Deliverables
Means to accomplish
5
Time and Resource Planning

• Context ESCO Pin Remover
• Product Design Specifications
• Task1 Develop Mission Statement
• Task2 Gather information
• Interview customers
• Market research
• Patent search
• Regulating or industry codes and standards

6
Time and Resource Planning

• Task3 Develop metrics for objectives
• Task4 Develop House of Quality
• Perform benchmarking
• Set targets
• Task5 Develop project plan
• Task6 Write report
• Task 7 Prepare presentation

7
Project Planning Chart
8
Product Development Cost

• Project cost includes
• Personnel cost
• Designers 250 hrs _at_ 80 20,000
• Manufacturing, Technicians, Marketing, Etc.
• Travel
• Market surveys
• Building and testing prototypes
• Consultants
• Etc.

9
Weekly Plans