Developing a Financial & Project Execution Plan for a Media Project

Developing a Financial &
Project Execution Plan for
a Media Project

Table of Content
• Introduction
• Budget estimation
• Financial projection for next three years
• Staffing level and required competencies
• Required equipment, tools and systems
• Project execution plan
• WBS
• Inputs and outputs
• Internal and External process
• Key Deliverables and KPI
• Gantt Chart
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
A financial and project execution plan helps in creating a detailed budgeted
business proposal in respect to evaluate success of a project. The main aim of
this presentation is to develop a financial and project execution plan for a media
project. In this presentation, a project for new TV public programme is
discussed which is regarding the life experience of people in the Arabic capital
cities.

Budget estimation
Budget:
Budget is an estimation of revenues and expenses for a specific future period of
time and it is compiled and re-evaluated on a periodic basis. The estimated budget
is prepared for the TV project which covers the people life experience in the
Arabic capital cities. The Estimated budget for the TV public programme is
determined as:

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Particular Year 1 (Amt in AED) Year 2 (Amt in AED) Year 3 (Amt in AED)
Initial Investment 3000000 1999000 1039000
Start Up Cost :
Incorporation expenses 50000 - -
Other 190000 - -
Fixed cost :
Mic 150000 150000 150000
Video equipment 150000 150000 150000
Legal fee 40000 40000 40000
Vehicle insurance 20000 20000 20000
Computer & TV 250000 250000 250000
Variable cost :
Content writing 40000 40000 60000
Graphic expenses 20000 80000 100000
Transportation cost 35000 100000 110000

Financial projection for next
three years
Financial projections are essential for every business plan in order to keep
smooth cash flows in business. The projection enables owners to seek
attention of investors. This includes the sales forecasting, expenses budget,
cash flows and profit and loss statement. Projection is done for entertainment
media project with help of cash flow and profit and loss statement.

Cash flow
Opening Cash Balance 3000000 4396400 5434900
CASH IN -
Cash From Sales 2500000 1800000 2500000
Cash From Out-Licensing of
Intellectual Property - - -
Loans or Other Financial Vehicles - - -
Tax Rebates (e.g. SR&ED) - - -
Taxes Collected from Sales - - -
Revenues from Advertisement 700000 750000 790000
Interest From Bank - - -
TOTAL CASH IN 6200000 6946400 8724900
(Amt in AED)

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Facilities 90000 95000 110000
Office: Rent 15000 15000 15000
Office: Utilities 30000 35000 40000
Office: Furniture and Fittings (cap) 40000 40000 50000
Cleaning and Waste Management 5000 5000 5000
IT/IS 84500 93500 98500
Telephones 20000 20000 25000
Integrated Communications System
(voice/data) 30000 35000 35000
Workstations, Printers and
Peripherals 10000 12000 12000
Software 15000 15000 15000
Network supplies (LAN) 4500 4500 4500
Mobile phones and PDAs 5000 7000 7000
Internal Project Resources 32000 40000 35000