Acquisition road map: Develop an acquisition road map as a tool for sharing the project with the strategic planning team and the guiding coalition.

Specifically, you must address the following criteria:

Acquisition-related tasks:

Describe the tasks and steps that have already been taken toward an acquisition since you were appointed to the strategic planning team.

Recommend the tasks and steps that would need to happen over the next one to two years to evaluate and complete an acquisition. For each task and step, provide estimates for how long it will take to accomplish it, the responsible parties, and any dependencies.

Gantt chart: Using the provided template, create a Gantt chart that visually illustrates the tasks and steps that youve indicated above. Cells A1, A2, H2, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and H3 have instructional comments embedded that will assist you in completing the template. These comments are visible when you select these cells. To use the template, replace the bracketed text and Xs with the relevant information. (Note: You can copy the chart to include it in the road map document.) Your chart should include the following:

Indicate tasks and steps that have already been completed since you were appointed to the strategic planning team. For example, be sure to include guiding coalition, industry, and competitive research aspects.

Indicate "in process" tasks and steps that are currently being performed.