Formatting:

4-6 pages (6 maximum), double spaced

12 point font , Times New Roman

1 margins

Details:

Assignment Overview and Requirements

• Outline of midterm assignment
• Plan of attack include discussion over required information for calculations, calculations themselves, and how the final analysis will flow together
• Discussion on relevance of four (4) scenarios discuss what each section is, and how each section builds and improves upon the previous, as well as why such evolution is important in go/kill decision gates
• Discussion on important sections from the text where did you gain the technical skills, reasoning skills, and overall background knowledge required for this assignment (include proper citations, page numbers, etc. according to APA formatting requirements)
• Discussion on likely outcomes as your analysis evolves, what are the likely changes you will see in the final rankings and decision (include the data that will drive changes in the rankings, and why these data are important drivers in financial decision making)

Assignment Background

You are the senior manager in charge of innovation at your company. Over the past several years you company has done, only OKAY, in terms of developing a new-product development portfolio. After attending Trine University Innovation Days and listening to students discuss the importance of several strategies in selecting profitable projects through managing resources and making tough decisions on what projects live and what projects die, you have decided to take this approach to developing your companys portfolio.

After reviewing these strategies for new-product development with your director of R&D, he has decided to provide you with the necessary budget and man-power to revolutionize your companys new product portfolio. However, he noticed several interesting analysis tools based on your review of the Innovation Days, and has tasked you and your team with presenting four (4) scenarios for his review before moving forward with the go/kill decision point.

As luck would have it, your team has passed through Discovery and Scoping, and in the second screen you have already narrowed the number of projects to nine (9). You are in Stage Two (2): Building the business case. The scenarios your director has provided you are as follows:

Scenario 1 NPV, Business as UsualScenario 2 NPV PI, A New Ranking Strategy with a BudgetScenario 3 ECV PI, Understanding The Expected Commercial ValueScenario 4 ECV PI, A Trimmed Budget, and Modified RiskCompare and contrast each of the scenarios and provide a final suggestion on the type of analysis that should be completed AND what the decision is for each project.

Assignment Data

Scenario 1Scenario 2Scenario 3Scenario 4

Points Breakdown

Worth 30 points

2 pts for well flowing outline

4 pts for plan of attack

12 pts for discussion over relevance of four (4) scenarios

3 pts for discussion over likely outcomes

4 pts for discussion over relevant sections from the text

5 pts proper format

BONUS: 5 pts maximum for discussion over what is missing from this Go to Development Gate analysis