ACCO Presentation Group Product Development Process

							        ACCO Presentation Group Product Development Process
                                                                                                   Develop
                                D                                                                  Project Brief #
    Opportunity                                                                                    •Vendor Consideration
    Identification        Captured in        Preliminary Evaluation                                Occurs
                                                                                                   •Engineering, Quality+
    •Internal             Database           •Engrg Feasibility Study
                                                                                 Accept Yes        Marketing Reqmts             Project No
    •External             •Utilized Form     •Marketing Rep Assigned                                                                             Go to
    •Strategic                               •Engineering Rep Assigned           Phase I           provided                     Cost over
                          •Soft Screen                                                                                                            A
      * Reviewed by                          •Outsourced Design Vendor                             •Complete Finance            $10K
                          Occurs
        Marketing V.P.                                                                             Analysis Spreadsheet
                                                                               No                  •PM Assigned
                                                                                                                                        Yes
                                                       E
                                                                         Update Database                    F
                                                                                                                                    Go to
          Reviewed by                                                    •Go to D or E
    A     Business Team              Concept                                                                                        B
                                               Yes •Host Kick-off Meeting                       Validation Process
                                     Review                                                     •Concept Refinement
                                                           •Stakeholders provide
                                     occurs                schedule + Reqmts                    •Aggregate Schedule, CER, Ship     A if under
          Reviewed by                Approved?     •Develop Design Brief                        Accept + Launch Date Identified    $10K
    B                                                                                           •Prototype (s) / Model Received                        Go to
          Management                                   •Develop Marketing Brief
                                  No                   •Development Packaging Brief             •Stakeholder Reqmts Sign-off
                                                                                                                                   B if Over             C
          Committee                                    •Make vs. Buy (Manuf Strategy)           •Vendor Selected
                                                                                                •Item(s) Set-up Begins             $10K
                                    Update Database    •Vendors Identified
                                    •Go to D or E              •Negotiations Begin              •Package Design Frozen
                                                       •Engineering, Quality +                  •Preliminary Mktg Plan Complete
                                                       Marketing Reqmts provided                •Cost Target + Pricing Final
                                                                                                                                  Production Begins
             Design                                                                           Pilot Run Occurs                    •Ship Acceptance
             Review       Yes •Start Change Control Process                                   •Final Specifications Released      Documents Complete
C                                                                                             •Creative Services Requirements     and Signature Sign-off
             occurs            •Generate Capital Equipment Rec                           No
                                       •Tooling, Materials +              Sample              complete                            Complete
             Approved?                                                                        •Cost are Frozen
                                       Equipment Purchased                Tooling
                               •Final Specifications Received                                 •Art Released
          No                                                              Required?           •Generate BOMs
                               •Key Customer Review
                                       •Sales Team Custom                                     •Golden Samples Received
                                                                       Yes                                                         Conduct Project
                                       Presentation Complete                                  •Forecast Complete
                                                                                              •Mass Distribution Launch Kits       Post-Mortem
                Go to          •Forecast Activities Begins                                                                         •Process (2 Wks)
                                                                  Apply Prototype             Complete
                F or D                                            Tooling Procedures          •Order Seed Stock for DCs            •Product (5 Mths)
                                                                                              •Product Final Testing Begins
                                                                                              •Field Training Complete
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