For Milestone 1, you will be expected to complete a Situation Analysis for a chosen company in a chosen industry. The major components of Milestone 1 will be A. A Noon Nopi Definition of the learners' Product. B. A Vision and Strategy Analysis. C. An Omni-Branding Analysis. And D. A SFU (Strong Favorable and Unique) Branding Analysis.

For Milestone 2 you will complete a comprehensive Marketing Mix Analysis for a chosen company in a chosen industry. The major components of Marketing Mix Analysis will be A. Product: Tangible and Intangible Characteristics. B. Promotion: 5 W's (Who, What, to Whom, Which, and What Effect). C. Price: Total Benefits and Total Costs Analysis. And D. Place: Convenience Add-Ons Analysis.

For Milestone 3 you will begin the first part of the CCCI (Cross-Country Cross-Industry) Innovation Approach, i.e. Cross Country expansion for a chosen company in a chosen industry. The two major components will be: A. A reformulation of the Vision and Strategy for Cross Country Expansion with the sub-components being: 1. Why do we need to go abroad? 2. What region? 3. What country? And 4. What segment? Component B is a reformulation of the Marketing Mix Actions for Cross Country Expansion with the sub-components being 1. Cross Country Product: Tangible and Intangible Characteristics. 2. Cross Country Promotion: 5 W's Analysis. 3. Cross Country Price: Benefits and Costs Analysis. And 4. Cross Country Place: Convenience Add-Ons Analysis.

For Milestone 4 you will complete the second part of the CCCI Innovation Approach, i.e. Cross-Industry Innovation for a chosen company in a chosen industry. The two major components will be: A. A reformulation of the Vision and Strategy for Cross Industry Expansion with the sub-components being: 1. A Problem Definition. 2. Choice of industry to benchmark from specialization. 3. Identification of key concepts to innovate. 4. Identification of incompatibilities across industries to iron out. a. Component B is a reformulation of the Marketing Mix Actions for Cross Industry Expansion with the sub-components being 1. Cross Industry Tangible and Intangible Characteristics Analysis. 2. Cross Industry Promotion: 5 W's Analysis. 3. Cross Industry Price: Benefits and Costs Analysis. And 4. Cross Industry Place: Convenience Add-Ons Analysis.

After having conducted the four Milestones, this week you will upload your final project for review evaluation by your peers. If you have been receiving weekly optional peer reviews and have iterated your submission based on constructive feedback, then uploading the final Capstone project will be faster than the stated time.