Business Project
Plan
Presenter Name | Company Name
Project Description
Brief description of the project
Our Financial Goal
Sell start-up for USD$75m in 2026
The Problem – for Australian Business
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Paying a large % of total takings to international global dominant hosting sites.
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Comes from a central hub. The Empire Website is always in communication with a
property management system called Little Hotelier – Owners pay $148 subscription
month – all 3rd party booking systems funnel through this interface.
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There are hundreds of business like this – you sub to their service and all information
comes in via that
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Trevago
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Expedia
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Lastminute.com
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Communicate through the one hub Little Hotelier and that on communicate with the
Empyre Hotel.
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Each month they get an invoice for this commission which is payable that month.
Questions to answer
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Paying a large % of total takings to international global dominant hosting sites.
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Comes from a central hub. The Empire Website is always in communication with a
property management system called Little Hotelier – Owners pay $148 subscription
month – all 3rd party booking systems funnel through this interface.

There are hundreds of business like this – you sub to their service and all information
comes in via that ub
 Trevago
 Expedia
 Lastminute.com
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Communicate through the one hub Little Hotelier and that on communicate with the
Empyre Hotel.
Questions to answer
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Is Little Hotelier the MYOB of small operators ???
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What role do they plan what is their income stream source who are their competitors.
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Market Share etc etc
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What is the relationship if anything from Trip Advisor? How does that work…its ubiquitous yet how do
they make their money.
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Understand profit models for digital site /podcasts/ website based on traffic…profit streams ????
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What is googles role in this? Will the support a disruptor of their biggest travel customers …
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What of travel agent – Robyn WOW Travel What about travel agents? What of their commissions?
Project Scope
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How to record a conversation ? For interview recording
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Describe the work to be accomplished
To scope what it would take to become a successful Australian based channel.
Won’t pay 12-15% to us for the booking & 10% gst which they must pay not the booking
agent
Interest rate?
“ we lose 25% on every booking”
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What’s the purpose or business need for this project?
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Is there a relationship to other projects?
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Who are the stakeholders?
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What work is out of scope for this project?
Objectives
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Identify overall project objectives:
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Technical objectives
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Schedule objectives
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Cost objectives
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Special objectives
Non-goals
Deliverables
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What products or services will your project deliver?
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Include client requirements
Success Factors
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Identify elements that are key to the success of the project, such as:
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Satisfied clients or stakeholders
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Met project objectives
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Completed within budget
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Delivered on time
Project Team Roles and Responsibilities
[Full Name]
Project Manager
[Full Name]
Administrative
Assistant
[Full Name]
Member Role
[Full Name]
Member Role
[Full Name]
Member Role
[Full Name]
Member Role
Implementation
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Tasks/activities
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Procedures
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Tools/technology
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Project change control process
DYA: define your acronyms!
Resources
People
Equipment
Locations
Outside
Services
Manufacturing
Sales
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Resource 3
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Resource 3
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Notes
Notes
Notes
Notes
Notes
Notes
Cost Analysis
Annual Cost
$1 400 000
$1 200 000
$1 000 000
$800 000
$600 000
$400 000
$200 000
$Parts and materials
Salaries
Office lease
Insurance
Vehicles
Project Schedule and Milestones
Milestone 1
Milestone 2
Milestone 3
Milestone 4
• Date
• Date
• Date
• Date
Risk Management Plan
Risk
Budget cuts may
reduce staff, affecting
project scope and
schedule
Probability
Impact
Owner
Mitigation Plan
Medium
High
Project
Manager
See appendix for a phased
implementation plan
Quality Management and Performance Measures
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Define quality management plans
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How will you monitor and control costs?
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How will you monitor and control schedule?
Appendix
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Reference supplementary materials
and resources