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Business Planning Guide Exercise • 175

Step 2: List Tasks That Need to Be
Completed

Devise an overall schedule for preparing the plan by assigning priority,
persons responsible, and due dates to each task necessary to complete the
plan. It is helpful to break larger items (fieldwork to gather customer and
competitor intelligence, trade show visits, etc.) into small, more manage-
able components (such as phone calls required before a trip can be taken)
and to include the components as a task. Be as specific as possible.

Task Priority Person(s) Date Date of
Responsible to Begin Completion