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Quantitative analysis of PPM, Business Plan
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Date Posted:July 10, 2009
Planned Start Date:June 26, 2009
Type:Hourly
Main Category:Business Services
Sub Category:Statistical Analysis
Estimated Workload:As needed - Less than 10 hrs/week
Estimated Duration:Ongoing / More than 6 months
Last Buyer Activity:July 24, 2009
Candidates: 1 - average $16.67/hr
Interviews: none
 
In Progress
Start Date:July 10, 2009
Hourly Rate:$16.67
Last Date Worked:July 23, 2009
Hired Provider: Tiffany L.
Hours Worked:17
Offline Hours:2%
Bonuses: none
Refunds: none
Completed
End Date:July 24, 2009
Feedback to Provider: 3.95
Feedback to Buyer: none
 
Buyer Facts
Member Since:January 24, 2009
Country:United States (GMT-05)
City:Naples
Jobs Posted:5
Jobs Filled:2
Jobs Not Yet Filled:1
Current Team size:0
Hours billed, last 30 days:0
Total oDesk Hours:31.00
Feedback Score: -
 
 

Feedback from Buyer:

  4.0
Cooperation:   5.0

Tiffany is a very capable and a good worker.  Did a good job on the assignment.

Feedback from Provider:

No feedback given.

I am looking for someone with analytical skills to review Business Plans and Operating Documents to identify the “riskiness” of a project which is seeking funding.  My goal is to list as many of the variables which could lead to failure as possible and try to quantify them by assigning a point system, which could then be used to measure the probability of success or failure when compared to other projects.

My short list includes:

+ access to other forms of capital or debt, how well capitalized are they currently 
+ experience of GP / Principals in running similar operations
amount of equity that GP has in project
+ how closely the GP is in running day to day operations (on site)
+ financial condition of industry overall (ie. price of milk in Dairy, number of rooms vacant in Metro area for hotel projects, manufacturing of construction equipment given housing starts, etc.)
+ competition in market
+ business plan / marketing plan, how well thought out? do they have a website, what is it’s Google rank?
staff, resources of RC. ie. if they have 1 staff and offices, or 15 around the world
+ quality of overseas agents (to help in finding them funding)
market outreach, marketing materials (ie. in what languages, number of seminars conducted)
+ industry, demographic trends, volatility of prices in industry 
risk mitigation (ie. what is their plan B, C?)
+ how comprehensive are their operating documents, how clear is their business model?

I am sure there are many others. The goal is to try and come up with a comprehensive model and then assign a point system to the variables in an effort to quantify the risk which can be backed up by the empirical research.

Buyer's Assignment History
Provider From/To Job Title Billed Feedback
316951 07/2009 - 07/2009 Quantitative analysis of PPM, Business Plan $286

Candidate List
Title Name Initiated By Date
Research/data & statistical analysis/excel/e-commerce/sourcing Tiffany L. Provider June 27, 2009