Board of directors/advisors
Management Team
Management
3 most important attributes of start-up
Company Organization
Management Team
Key managers
Duties and responsibilities
Unique skills
Compensation
Planned additions to the team
Management
3 most important attributes of start-up
Company Organization
Management Team
Length: ~2 pages
Management
3 most important attributes of start-up
Company Organization
Management Team
Length: ~2 pages
Examples
See sample plans on course website
Operations Plan
Operations Plan
Introduction(1 paragraph)
Operations Strategy (~1/2 page)
Scope of Operations (~1/2 page)
Ongoing Operations (~1/2 page)
Total Length: ~2-3 pages
Operations Plan
Operations Strategy
Added Value
How will we use operations to add value for
customers in our target market?
Operations Emphasis
How will we win in the marketplace on the
dimensions of cost, quality, timeliness, and
flexibility?
Which dimensions will we stress and which will we
de-emphasize?
What comparative advantages do we have
with our operational design?
Operations Plan
Scope of Operations
Make vs. Buy
What will we do in-house and what will we
purchase (make vs. buy?) Why does this make
sense for our business?
Partnerships
What will be our relationship with vendors,
suppliers, partners, and associates?
Personnel
What kind of people will we need to hire?
When is Virtual Virtuous?
Type of Innovation
Autonomous Systemic
outside Go virtual
caution
Needed
…must Ally or
Bring
be created bring
in-house
in-house