Starting a Baby Boutique & Clothing Line

Project Schedule for Fall ‘07 Product Development

December 3rd, 2006

Ok, here’s what I came up with for the next eleven weeks we have to prepare for market. At this point, I have a pattern maker lined up and waiting for my sketches. I have already tested the sewing contractor & I know both the theme for my collection and the styles I need to sketch out.

A project schedule is always based on three things: time, resources, and money. Once I’ve sourced all of my fabrics, I’ll do a cost estimate and from there we’ll determine how many designs we can realistically produce. There could be cuts. I need to remind myself to keep revisiting this schedule, sticking to it, and revising what I need to revise. This schedule plans for 3 revisions of the patterns.
Week 1: Dec. 4 - 10 - Technical sketches to pattern maker. Source fabrics.
Week 2: Dec. 11 - 17 - First draft patterns back & first draft prototypes; fit meeting. Color cards (storyboard) complete.
Week 3: Dec. 18 - 24 - First revisions to pattern maker (Goal is to have 1st pattern revisions back in-house before the holidays)

Week 4: Dec.25 - 31 **Holidays Here*** 2nd Draft prototypes & Second round of revisions to pattern maker

Week 5: Jan. 1 - 7 Third draft patterns back & Third Draft prototypes. First mockup of trade show booth.
Week 6: Jan 8 - 14 Must have FINAL patterns!! Cut & in sewing contractors hands (with final prototype).

Week 7: Jan 15 - 21 Give 21st as sample deadline (3 sets each??)

Week 8: Jan 22 - 28 All the final pieces are together (from care labels to packaging baby!!)

Week 9: Jan 29 - Feb. 4 Barring all fires, must have Final samples in-house and beautiful

Week 10: Feb. 5 - Feb.11- Final mock up of trade show booth

Week 11: Feb 12- KIDShow setup in Vegas

Feb. 13 - 15 SHOWS ON!!

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