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Make Your Elephant Fly—Plan 171

Planning Guidelines
Innovation Risk Risk Risk
Encouraged Accepted Managed Minimized

Idea Concept Conversion Turnover

Many
Possibilities
Become
Several
Alternatives Alternative Product
Selected
and Plan for Final Tested;
Conversion Business Training Plan
Developed Evaluation; Executed
Prototypes
Developed
Figure 9-1. Planning guidelines

Step 2—Concept development
■ Develop research.
■ Evaluate alternatives.
■ Recommend an idea.

Step 3—Feasibility
■ Reconcile scope.
■ Prepare pro forma.
Step 4—Schematic

■ Finalize master plan.
■ Outline initial business processes.

Step 5—Design objectives
■ Finalize design details, equipment, and materials.
■ Develop implementation strategy and budget.

Step 6—Contract documents
■ Prepare contract documents.
Step 7—Production

■ Construct site infrastructure and develop work areas.
■ Produce show elements.