How large industrial projects actually begin.
Project development is the discipline that ties feasibility, engineering, procurement and financing into one financeable program. This center is the playbook Global B2B Group uses across its specialist platforms — the sequence, the deliverables and the working references at every stage.
The six-stage playbook
1. Business case & feasibility
Turn a strategic goal into measurable volumes, service levels and financial hurdle rates before touching an equipment catalogue.
2. Capacity & utility planning
Size peak, average and design-day loads for power, water, effluent and refrigerant — the biggest driver of both capex and opex.
3. Functional & technical specification
Freeze what the plant must do before deciding how — preserving competition and preventing vendor lock-in.
4. Tender preparation & supplier sourcing
Structured RFQs, qualified shortlists and evaluation rubrics that produce comparable, defensible bids.
5. Contracting & financing alignment
Payment milestones, guarantees, warranty and documentation shaped so lenders and ECAs will underwrite the file.
6. Execution & operational readiness
FAT, SAT, commissioning, training, spare-parts strategy and the handover that keeps guarantees enforceable.
Working references
Full Knowledge HubRoute to a specialist platform
Once the brief is ready, execution moves to the platform closest to your industry.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Project Development playbook?
It sets out the stages an industrial project moves through — from initial concept and feasibility to engineering planning, RFQ preparation, supplier sourcing, contracting and execution/commissioning — before handing off to the specialist platform for that sector.
Who is this page for?
Project sponsors, procurement directors and government or investor teams planning a new industrial food, cold-chain, aquaculture, poultry or agriculture facility who need a structured sequence to follow rather than an ad-hoc procurement process.
How does this connect to financing and supplier sourcing?
Each stage links to the relevant knowledge references, and the RFQ/contracting stages connect directly into the Financing Center and the specialist platforms (ColdMatch, FishMatch, HatchMatch, SeedMatch, FeedMatch) that execute the project.
Is this an independent, supplier-neutral process?
Yes. Global B2B Group does not manufacture equipment or act as an EPC contractor. This playbook and the resulting supplier shortlist are prepared on a buyer-first, supplier-neutral basis and are free for buyers to use.