Intellectual Property Plan,Acquisition Plan,Organizational Learning Plan

Intellectual Property Plan

• Intellectual property inventory
• Portfolio development plan

Acquisition Plan

Some business plans gain competitive advantage by buying companies up and down the value chain. Some gain competitive advantage by buying up companies and consolidating them. Sometimes a business plan will seek to earn a superior return by adding superior management talent to an existing weak company.

For more information see Mergers and Acquisitions.

When acquisitions form a major part of the business strategy, the acquisition plan needs to be included in the business plan.

• Acquisition strategy
• Proposed acquisition targets
• Effect on market structure (if consolidation plan is being proposed)

Also, some acquisition plan will explain the basis of appointing the Liquidator of the acquisition procedures

Organizational Learning Plan

The organizational learning plan discusses what lessons will be learned from the marketing, operational, and finance plans and how those lessons will be consolidated to gain strategic advantage.

• Market sensing - organization's method for collecting information about customers (George Day)
• Strategic Staircase - the accumulation of future competencies by building on existing competencies. (Michael Hays, Costas Markides)