Secondary Market Research Schedule 1 Sat 1/1/84 77.

5 days Sat 1/1/84

Initiation Phase 2 Sat 1/1/84 13 days Sat 1/1/84

Requirements Gathering & Analysis 3 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Define process for gathering requirements 4 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Document project-stakeholder interviews 5 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Analyze requirements 6 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Create requirements document 7 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Project Charter Development 8 Sat 1/1/84 10 days Sat 1/1/84

Business Case 9 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document summary of business purpose justification 10 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define expected benefits 11 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Scope Definition (High Level) 12 Sat 1/1/84 5 days Sat 1/1/84

Define secondary market research objectives 13 Sat 1/1/84 3 days Sat 1/1/84

Define secondary market research deliverables 14 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Identify specific exclusions to scope 15 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Establish high level time, cost, and resource estimates 16 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Establish list of key stakeholders 17 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document project charter 18 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Project Charter Approval 19 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Initiation Phase Approval 20 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Planning Phase 22 Sat 1/1/84 32.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Plan Development 23 Sat 1/1/84 32.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Scope Statement 24 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Create scope description (based on business objectives) 25 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define scope boundaries (both in and out of scope) 26 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define key project deliverables (including user-acceptable criter 27 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 28 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Create WBS to work-level execution 29 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define task dependencies (including predecessors/success 30 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Performance Baseline Measurement 31 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Create schedule baseline (with expected resource effort) 32 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Define budget baseline (with schedule and cost assumptions) 33 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Establish baseline tolerance thresholds (trigger change contr 34 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Procurement Planning (Research Vendor Selection) 35 Sat 1/1/84 8 days Sat 1/1/84

Analyze market conditions 36 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Analyze make-or-buy findings 37 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Select contract type 38 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Develop procurement management plan 39 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Develop statement of work 40 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Schedule Plan 41 Sat 1/1/84 2.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Milestones (PMs) 42 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Define major milestones (alignment with deliverables) 43 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Scheduling Work Plan 44 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define standard PM and approval gates 45 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Document WBS, milestones, and deliverables (dates and reso 46 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document schedule baseline 47 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Resource Management 48 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Name project team members (with roles and responsibilities) 49 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define all project stakeholders (with roles and project team liais 50 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Create org chart: project team, sponsor, steering committee, sta 51 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Supporting PM Process Plans 52 Sat 1/1/84 19 days Sat 1/1/84

Change Management 53 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Document change control procedure for budget and sched 54 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document change control for approved scope baseline 55 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document change control for systems modifications 56 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Risk Management 57 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Document risk process: prioritization, mitigation, and con 58 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document risk assessment for scope, budget, and schedule ba 59 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Issues Management 60 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document issues process: prioritization, resolution, and trac 61 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document formal 3-tiered escalation: project manager, spo 62 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Communication Plan 63 Sat 1/1/84 4 days Sat 1/1/84

Document guidelines: project updates and stakeholder collabo 64 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document standard project team and executive status repor 66 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Document guidelines for document repository access and 65 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Quality Assurance and Control Plan 67 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define criteria for user-acceptance testing (with ch 68 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define criteria for cost/benefit analysis 69 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define criteria and process for periodic stakeholder satisfaction 70 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Define criteria for "Lessons Learned" (during closeout) 71 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Create Draft Project Plan 72 Sat 1/1/84 3 days Sat 1/1/84

Project Plan Approval 73 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Planning Phase Approval 74 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Execution Phase 76 Sat 1/1/84 29 days Sat 1/1/84

Brainstorming Marketing Idea 77 Sat 1/1/84 29 days Sat 1/1/84

Prep Work 78 Sat 1/1/84 3.25 days Sat 1/1/84

Define objectives 79 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Identify brainstorming team 80 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Identify location 81 Sat 1/1/84 0.25 days Sat 1/1/84

Develop agenda 82 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Schedule facility 83 Sat 1/1/84 0.25 days Sat 1/1/84

Arrange facilitator 84 Sat 1/1/84 0.25 days Sat 1/1/84

Brainstorming Session 85 Sat 1/1/84 5 days Sat 1/1/84

Analyze market condition 86 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Identify risks 87 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Select secondary market research tool 88 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Gather ideas 89 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Analyze ideas 90 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Develop research brief 91 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Present to management 92 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Solicitation 93 Sat 1/1/84 12 days Sat 1/1/84

Define evaluation criteria 94 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Advertise Scope of Work (SOW) 95 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Collect Proposals 96 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Source Selection (Research Vendor Selection) 97 Sat 1/1/84 5 days Sat 1/1/84

Evaluate proposals 98 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Screen vendors 99 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Negotiate contract 100 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Select Vendor 101 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Secondary Market Research Information Gathering 102 Sat 1/1/84 12 days Sat 1/1/84

Determine secondary market research type 103 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Identify information needed 104 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Develop secondary market research information-gathering t 105 Sat 1/1/84 0.5 days Sat 1/1/84

Identify sources of information 106 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Conduct research 107 Sat 1/1/84 5 days Sat 1/1/84

Document research findings 108 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Compile data 109 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Generate report 110 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Execution Phase Gateway Approval 111 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Closeout Phase 113 Sat 1/1/84 3 days Sat 1/1/84

Contract Closeout 114 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Conduct administrative closeout 118 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Closeout Phase Approval 119 Sat 1/1/84 0 days Sat 1/1/84

Launch project "Lessons Learned" review 115 Sat 1/1/84 2 days Sat 1/1/84

Establish process for archiving project data 116 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

Archive documents 117 Sat 1/1/84 1 day Sat 1/1/84

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