Milestone 2
1. Using the recommendation you provided in Milestone One, develop a strategic plan to implement the innovation and gain a competitive advantage.Use the Sales Forecast, Comparative Growth Data and Comparative Operating Statistics to complete this milestone.
Strategic Plan
-Analyze the competitors’ relative strengths in the marketplace.
-Write a short paragraph describing the growth rate of each competitor. You will get the solution from the comparative growth data sheet.
-How much of the market does each competitor now own? Do you see a trend of gaining or losing market share? Use the attached graphs in your writing.
-Perform your analysis for the cars and trucks category.
-Perform your analysis for the connected cars and trucks category.
-Determine each competitor’s financial strength by looking at their comparative operating data.
2. Explain how your company’s market share compares to your competitors’.
-Is your company gaining or losing market share? Expand on the analysis done in Task 1 above and explain the major factors behind the change in market share.
-What is your company’s growth potential in the industry?
-How do your company’s financials look compared to your competitors’?
3. Identify future potential total available market (TAM) and growth for each chosen product/service and technology.
-What is the TAM for cars and light trucks?
-What is the TAM for IoT-connected cars and light trucks?
-What is the projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for cars and light trucks?
-What is the projected CAGR for IoT-connected cars and light trucks?
-Identify the fastest-growing competitor.
4. Identify ways to adjust if business conditions change.
-What can you do if your customers are slow to respond (buy) the innovation?
-What can you do if one competitor is overtaking all the others, including your company?
5. Describe the steps your company needs to take from concept outline to launch. Consider your learning from the previous two modules to ensure the steps are easy to understand for your team.
-What is the size of development that will be required?
-Will you require additional capital and personnel?
-How would you approach determining the timeline from the beginning of development until initial product launch?