{"id":14889,"date":"2024-01-07T21:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T21:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/?page_id=14889"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:44:20","slug":"operations-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.growthink.com\/businessplan\/help-center\/construction-business-plan\/operations-plan","title":{"rendered":"Construction Business Plan Operations Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"font-size: 35px;\">Construction Operations Plan<\/h1>\n<div class=\"greyBG\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/businessplantemplate.growthink.com\/construction\/?utm_source=construction-business-plan&#038;utm_medium=NA&#038;utm_campaign=seo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #008cba;\">You can download our Construction Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here.<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<p>While the earlier sections of your business plan explained your goals, your operations plan describes how you will meet them. Your operations plan should have two distinct sections as follows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyday short-term processes<\/strong> include all of the tasks involved in running your construction business such as doing construction, procuring supplies, hiring staff, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long-term goals<\/strong> are the milestones you hope to achieve. These could include the dates when you expect to serve your 100th customer, or when you hope to reach $X in sales. It could also be when you expect to hire your Xth employee or launch a new service offering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n    <button class=\"btn-right\" onclick=\"window.location.href='\/businessplan\/help-center\/construction-business-plan\/marketing-plan';\">< Previous: Marketing Plan<\/button>             <button class=\"btn-right\" style=\"float: right;\" onclick=\"window.location.href='\/businessplan\/help-center\/construction-business-plan\/management-team';\">Next: Management Team ><\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/code.jquery.com\/jquery-1.8.3.min.js\"><\/script><script>$(function(){  $('a').each(function() {    if ($(this).prop('href') == window.location.href) {      $(this).parent().addClass('current');    }  });});<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Operations Plan You can download our Construction Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here. 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