Sample development status

Creating an effective business plan

ABC Software is developing an upgrade for its software program for accountants. Programming is still underway and the company is writing a plan to obtain financing. The outline below illustrates what needs to be done on the product's development before it is ready for marketing. The dates are the schedule ABC will maintain provided it obtains the capital it needs. This outline divides responsibilities by department. If your staff is more limited than that of ABC, you may still want to divide task by discipline in order to make sure your list of tasks is complete. Keep in mind that a change in one date could affect the rest of your schedule.

 

DepartmentDate Due
 Development 
 Initial programming completed5/27
 Quality Assurance6/1-6/25
 Beta testing begins6/13
 Beta testing ends6/27
 Bugs found during beta testing & QA fixed6/20-7/8
 Master Diskette to Production7/13
 Documentation 
 Reference card completed & to Mktg for formatting2/21
 Reference card to legal2/25
 Legal returns reference3/3
 Alpha software & manual to technical support for review5/24
 Software & manual to technical for review5/24
 Software & manual from technical5/27
 User manual to legal5/17
 User manual from legal6/10
 Manuals to printer7/1
 Manuals from printer7/22
 Production 
 Print stickers3/5
 Reference to printer6/13
 Train interns in order taking6/27
 Reference Form6/27
 Master diskette to fulfillment house7/13
 Verify diskette back from fulfillment house7/18
 Manuals printed7/22
 Start shipping 4.07/25
 Technical Support 
 Beta test firm names from sales5/27
 Beta testing begins6/13
 Beta testing ends6/27
 Materials for technical support from marketing7/1
 Training of technical7/11-13
 Final software to technical7/19
TARGET SHIP DATE:7/25

 

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