Action Plan

Part 1: Describe Activity

Business objective / Activity / Anticipated result / Actions to complete / Person responsible / Timeframe (yyyy/mm/dd / Timeframe (yyyy/mm/dd / Cost to complete activity / Measuring success/target
How will you gain a competitive advantage?(Identify the objective) / What are you going to do? / What will you achieve by doing this activity?
(Includes your outcome(s) from your assessment) / Provide a brief description of how you will complete this activity. Include a strategy for ongoing success. / Who is responsible? / Start date
/ End date
/ Canadian Dollars / How will you know that the result is achieved?
(Include qualitative or quantitative targets)
Outcomes / Activity / Anticipated result / Actions to complete / Person responsible / Start date / End date / Cost to complete activity / Measuring success/target
Outcomes / Activity / Anticipated result / Actions to complete / Person responsible / Start date / End date / Cost to complete activity / Measuring success/target
Outcomes / Activity / Anticipated result / Actions to complete / Person responsible / Start date / End date / Cost to complete activity / Measuring success/target

Part 2: Describe any anticipated challenges or risks that may influence the success of the project in meeting its objectives.

Activity / Challenges/risks / Likelihood of occurrence / Impact to project / Mitigation
List activities from Part 1 / List challenges or risks that pose threats to the proposed project / Indicate as Low, Medium, or High / Indicate as Low, Medium, or High / Explain what will be done to eliminate, reduce or accept the risk

Action Plan Example

Action Plan Example: a completed action plan has been provided; this will give you an idea of the level of detail to include in your action plan. Part two of the action plan is an important aspect of project management. With any project you should consider the risks or challenges you may face when implementing your facility enhanced level traceability project (e.g. management of change).

Business objectives / Activity / Anticipated results / Actions to complete / Person
responsible / Timeframe
YYYY/MM/DD / Timeframe
YYYY/MM/DD / Activity costs / Measuring
success / target
How will you gain a competitive advantage? / What are you going to do? / What will you achieve by doing this activity?
(refer to your Focused Outcomes from your assessment) / Provide a brief description of how you will complete this activity. Include a strategy for ongoing success. / Who is responsible? / Start
Date / End
Date / Canadian Dollars / How will you know that the result is achieved?
(include qualitative or quantitative targets)
1b. Competitive AdvantageAccess new or emerging marketsCompany XYZ / Differentiate product at retail and provide information to our customers by applying a Quick Response (QR) code and lot code on labels. / Explore innovations in traceability technology. At the retail store customers will be able to scan the QR code using their smart phones and access information on the company promotions, recipes, other products, and link to our Facebook and twitter account. / Develop and install a web-based system to share information with suppliers including PID, productinformation, movement information, customer feedback, and product quality data. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Web-based system / 100% of products have a lot code and QR code on the label
10% increase in retail sales
Secure 1 new retailer contract valued at over $X/yr
Purchase new labeling equipment for 5 suppliers to meet GS1 Standards. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Labeling equipment
Purchase bar coding hardware and software to track product through operations / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Barcoding hardware and software
Purchase 5 handheld scanning units for growers and processing operation. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Handheld devices / Producers have access to customer feedback and quality information linked to lots 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Purchase new labeling equipment to apply lot code to finished product. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Labeling equipment
Staff training on new equipment/software/web-based system. / QA Manager / YYYY/ MM/DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X Staff time for training / 100% of staff is trained on new system.
Obtain 14 QR codes. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/ DD / YYYY/ MM/DD / $X QR Codes
Hire external company to do new label design to include QR code and lot code. / Production Manager / YYYY/ MM/ DD / YYYY/ MM/ DD / $X for label design
Secure URL and set up destination link for QR codes. / IT / YYYY/ MM/ DD / YYYY/ MM/ DD / $X for URL
Hire external company to update website to link to lot code information and to be viewable on mobile devices. / IT / YYYY/ MM/ DD / YYYY/ MM/ DD / $X Website upgrades / 50% increase in website hits
15% increase in Facebook followers
Install analytics software to track QR data / IT / YYYY/ MM/ DD / YYYY/ MM/ DD / $X Analytics Software / Able to track client product satisfaction
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Part 2 Example: Describe any anticipated challenges or risks that may influence the success of the project in meeting its targets

Part two of the action plan is an important aspect of project management. With any project you should consider the risks or challenges you may face when implementing your facility enhanced level traceability project (e.g. management of change).

Activity / Challenges or risks / Likelihood of occurrence / Impact to project / Mitigation
List Activity from Part 1 / List challenges or risks that pose threats to the proposed project / Indicate as Low, Medium, or High / Indicate as Low, Medium, or High / Explain what will be done to eliminate, reduce or accept the risk
Provide information to our customers by applying a Quick Response (QR) code and lot code on our labels. / Unanticipated software/hardware issues impacting timelines. / Medium / Medium / Additional money has been set aside in the IT budget for outside IT assistance should we have issues with the system that we are not able to deal with internally.
Suppliers not having enough inventory stock of new packaging materials with QR code. / Low / High / Production Manager will have regular weekly communications with suppliers to ensure packaging inventory meets production demands until all new packaging with QR codes has been successfully phased in.

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