diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c20423448fb41..0447b5514947d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,32 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-if (NOT ENABLE_INTEL_GNA)
-    return()
-endif()
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
+
+project(OpenvinoGnaPlugin)
+
+find_package(OpenVINODeveloperPackage REQUIRED)
+
+set(GNA_LIB_VERSION "03.05.00.1906" CACHE STRING "GNA Library version number")
+set(GNA_ROOT_DIR ${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/temp/gna_${GNA_LIB_VERSION})
+
+set(GNA_PATH ${GNA_ROOT_DIR}/win64/x64)
+set(GNA_EXT_DIR ${GNA_ROOT_DIR})
 
+set(GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER})
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER})
+set(CMAKE_COMPILE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER})
+set(CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER})
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${GNA_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER})
+
+message("OpenVINO source directory = ${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}")
+message("GNA package directory = ${GNA_ROOT_DIR}")
+message("Artifacts directory = ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+
+enable_testing()
+
+#deal with setup of legacy projects first...
 add_subdirectory(legacy)
 
 set(TARGET_NAME "openvino_intel_gna_plugin")
@@ -76,13 +98,17 @@ target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}_test_static
             INTEGER_LOW_P
             USE_STATIC_IE)
 
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}_test_static PUBLIC inference_engine_s inference_engine_transformations libGNA::API)
+
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}_test_static
+    PUBLIC debug inference_engine_sd optimized inference_engine_s
+    PUBLIC libGNA::API)
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}_test_static
     PUBLIC
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
         $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_legacy,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     PRIVATE
-        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::conditional_compilation,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
+        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::conditional_compilation,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::runtime::dev,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
 
 set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} ${TARGET_NAME}_test_static
                       PROPERTIES INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE ${ENABLE_LTO})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..624367e9bc092c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+## Plugin Compilation
+
+
+#### Assumptions
+
+- OpenVINO version used 2023.0 (**branch releases/2023/0**)
+- Commands syntax is bash-based
+- There are following (environmental) variables defined:
+````bash
+export openvino_source_dir = <path to local openvino source directory>
+export developer_package_dir = <path to generated developer package directory>
+export build_type = <Release|Debug|etc.>
+export gna_plugin_source_dir = <path to local gna plugin souce directory>
+export gna_plugin_build_dir = <path to generated gna plugin build>
+````
+
+
+#### Prerequisties
+
+Switch to respective version of openvino
+````bash
+cd $openvino_source_dir
+git checkout releases/2023/0
+````
+
+Prepare openvino developer package (build openvino)
+````bash
+cmake -S $openvino_source_dir -B $developer_package_dir -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$build_type -D ENABLE_TESTS=ON -D ENABLE_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=ON
+cmake --build $developer_package_dir --target ov_dev_targets --config $build_type
+````
+> **Note**
+> - It's important to keep in mind that `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` has no effect for multi-configuration generators such as Visual Studio. Therefore in this case config type has to be provided to build command as above.
+> - There is yet another target `ie_dev_targets` can be used, but it seems to have identical result as `ov_dev_targets`
+
+Clone **gna.plugin** repository
+````bash
+git clone https://github.com/intel-innersource/frameworks.ai.gna.plugin.git $gna_plugin_source_dir
+````
+
+
+#### Plugin build
+
+Create **gna.plugin** solution
+````bash
+cmake -S $gna_plugin_source_dir -B $gna_plugin_build_dir -D OpenVINODeveloperPackage_DIR=$developer_package_dir -D ENABLE_TESTS=ON -D ENABLE_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=ON
+````
+
+It happens often that for development purposes many versions of gna library exist in openvino `temp\` directory. Therefore it is possible to use specific version of the library by defining `GNA_LIB_VERSION` otherwise default version defined in main `CMakeLists.txt` will be applied
+````bash
+export gna_version=<number of specific gna version>
+cmake -S $gna_plugin_source_dir -B $gna_plugin_build_dir -D OpenVINODeveloperPackage_DIR=$developer_package_dir -D ENABLE_TESTS=ON -D ENABLE_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS=ON -D GNA_LIB_VERSION=$gna_version
+````
+
+
+Run build
+````bash
+cmake --build $gna_plugin_build_dir --config $build_type
+````
+> **Note**
+> Developer package has bo be built for respective configuration type otherwise gna plugin build will fail.
+
+#### Plugin's tests build and run
+
+By default all tests are compiled during plugin build, however there is a possibility to selectively compile selected tests by using `--target` option.
+
+For example to compile unit tests use `ov_gna_unit_tests` target run
+````bash
+cmake --build $gna_plugin_build_dir --config $build_type --target ov_gna_unit_tests
+````
+
+In order to run tests do
+````bash
+cd $gna_plugin_build_dir
+ctest -C $build_type
+````
+
+> **Note**
+> Currently only `ov_gna_unit_tests` are supported
+
+#### Handy tips
+
+Sometimes it is handy to run cmake project generation in trace mode in order to figure out what happened. In order to do this add cmake's `--trace-source=<name of cmakefile to trace>` option. Besides option `--trace-expand` will expand variable into their values.
+
+For example command below will print out trace messsages from `libGNAConfig.cmake` file
+````bash
+cmake -S $gna_plugin_source_dir -B $gna_plugin_build_dir -D OpenVINODeveloperPackage_DIR=$developer_package_dir -D OV_ROOT_DIR=$openvino_source_dir --trace-source=libGNAConfig.cmake --trace-expand
+````
+
+#### References
+
+https://docs.openvino.ai/2022.1/openvino_docs_ie_plugin_dg_plugin_build.html
+https://docs.openvino.ai/2022.3/openvino_docs_ie_plugin_dg_plugin_build.html
diff --git a/legacy/CMakeLists.txt b/legacy/CMakeLists.txt
index ac53784b1e493f..aca0a5228926e3 100644
--- a/legacy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/legacy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ ie_faster_build(${TARGET_NAME}_obj
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}_obj PRIVATE
     ${PUBLIC_HEADERS_DIR}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_obj,SOURCE_DIR>/src # For CNNNetworkNGraphImpl
+    ${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/src/inference/src #For CNNNetworkNGraphImpl. ptomasz1: Dirty hack, but inference_engine_obj is not exported in developer package
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::runtime::dev,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::pugixml,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino_intel_gna_plugin,SOURCE_DIR>/src/ops)
 
-target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}_obj PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ngraph,INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
+target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}_obj PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::ngraph_reference,INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>)
 
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}_obj PRIVATE openvino::itt)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}_s
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PUBLIC_HEADERS_DIR}>
     PRIVATE
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_obj,SOURCE_DIR>/src # For CNNNetworkNGraphImpl
+        ${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/src/inference/src #For CNNNetworkNGraphImpl. ptomasz1: Dirty hack, but inference_engine_obj is not exported in developer package
         $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::runtime::dev,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
         $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino::pugixml,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
         $<TARGET_PROPERTY:openvino_intel_gna_plugin,SOURCE_DIR>/src/ops)
diff --git a/legacy/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/legacy/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b07cd7090cc6d6..73b4ab7ed6092f 100644
--- a/legacy/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/legacy/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,24 +9,36 @@ endif()
 
 set(TARGET_NAME ov_legacy_transformations_tests)
 
-ov_add_test_target(
-    NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
-    ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    DEPENDENCIES
-    LINK_LIBRARIES
-        gmock
-        func_test_utils
-        sharedTestClasses
-        lptNgraphFunctions
-        inference_engine_legacy
-    ADD_CLANG_FORMAT
-    INCLUDES
-        $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_obj,SOURCE_DIR>/src
-    LABELS
-        TRANSFORMATIONS
+file(GLOB MODULE_SOURCES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.hpp"
+)
+
+add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${MODULE_SOURCES})
+
+target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_legacy_obj,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    ${OV_ROOT_DIR}/src/inference/src #For CNNNetworkNGraphImpl. ptomasz1: Dirty hack, but inference_engine_obj is not exported in developer package
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}
+    openvino::gmock
+    openvino::gtest
+    openvino::gtest_main
+    openvino::ngraphFunctions
+    openvino::commonTestUtils
+    openvino::funcTestUtils
+    inference_engine_legacy
 )
 
 if(WIN32)
     string(REPLACE "/Zi" "/Z7" CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
     string(REPLACE "/Zi" "/Z7" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
 endif()
+
+set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES VS_DEBUGGER_ENVIRONMENT "PATH=%PATH%;${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/temp/tbb/bin;${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER}/$<CONFIG>")
+
+add_test(NAME ${TARGET_NAME}_run COMMAND ${TARGET_NAME})
+set_tests_properties(${TARGET_NAME}_run PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/temp/tbb/bin")
+set_tests_properties(${TARGET_NAME}_run PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION "PATH=path_list_append:${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER}/$<CONFIG>")
+
diff --git a/legacy/tests/keep_constant_inputs_tests.cpp b/legacy/tests/keep_constant_inputs_tests.cpp
index 6a7025d7e427a4..10368fecbcf43e 100644
--- a/legacy/tests/keep_constant_inputs_tests.cpp
+++ b/legacy/tests/keep_constant_inputs_tests.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <transformations/opset_conversions/convert_opset3_to_opset2.hpp>
 
 #include "ngraph_functions/subgraph_builders.hpp"
-#include "shared_test_classes/base/low_precision_transformations/layer_transformation.hpp"
 
 using namespace testing;
 using namespace InferenceEngine;
diff --git a/legacy/tests/mul_add_conversion_test.cpp b/legacy/tests/mul_add_conversion_test.cpp
index 10dc436ed7f666..697609128aa59a 100644
--- a/legacy/tests/mul_add_conversion_test.cpp
+++ b/legacy/tests/mul_add_conversion_test.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 #include "common_test_utils/ngraph_test_utils.hpp"
 #include "common_test_utils/test_common.hpp"
-#include "lpt_ngraph_functions/common/builders.hpp"
 
 using namespace testing;
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cd02a93f74b151..f7edfb547fc8ab 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-enable_testing()
-
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     ie_add_compiler_flags(/wd4244)
     ie_add_compiler_flags(/wd4267)
@@ -20,13 +18,11 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_TESTS)
-    add_subdirectory(deprecated/readers)
-    add_subdirectory(deprecated/helpers)
-
     add_subdirectory(unit)
-    add_subdirectory(deprecated/unit)
+#    add_subdirectory(deprecated/unit)
 endif()
 
 if(ENABLE_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS)
-    add_subdirectory(functional)
+#    add_subdirectory(deprecated/functional)
+#    add_subdirectory(functional)
 endif()
diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 912d28d728b41d..7e318f9c53cf4e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,32 +12,52 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL
     set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE ${ENABLE_LTO})
 endif()
 
-# TODO: fix CVS-71010 and remove BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
-if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-    set(exclude_path EXCLUDED_SOURCE_PATHS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/(gna_api_stub|gna_wait_test|gna_export_import_test|gna_infer_request_test|gna_plugin_load_network_test|gna_mock_api_initializer|gna_extra_pwl_segments_tests).cpp")
-endif()
+file(GLOB MODULE_SOURCES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.hpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/**/*.cpp"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/**/*.hpp"
+)
+
+add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${MODULE_SOURCES})
+
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}
+    openvino::gmock
+    openvino::gtest
+    openvino::gtest_main
+    openvino::ngraphFunctions
+    openvino::commonTestUtils
+    inference_engine_legacy_s
+    openvino_intel_gna_plugin_test_static
+)
 
-addIeTargetTest(
-        NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
-        ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-        ${exclude_path}
-        LINK_LIBRARIES
-            PRIVATE
-                ngraphFunctions
-                gmock
-                common_test_utils_s
-                openvino_intel_gna_plugin_test_static
-                inference_engine_legacy_s
-        ADD_CLANG_FORMAT
-        LABELS
-            GNA
+target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}
+    PRIVATE ${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/src/inference/src
+)
+
+#needed in order to locate inference_engine_s.lib
+target_link_directories(${TARGET_NAME}
+    PRIVATE "${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/intel64/$<CONFIG>"
 )
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -IGNORE:4286)
+
+    #FIXME the flag allows to solve linker error 2005 (Symbol already defined)
+    # by taking into account first occurence of the symbol and ignoring rest of them.
+    # In this case the problem ocucrs in Release version only.
+    # Duplicated symbol definitions are generated by all source files include "ie_common.h" header
+    # Very likely the issue is caused by IE_ASSERT definition in ie_common.h:450-452.
+    target_link_options(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE "/FORCE")
 endif()
 
 if(SUGGEST_OVERRIDE_SUPPORTED)
     set_source_files_properties(gna_model_serial_test.cpp
                                 PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS -Wno-suggest-override)
 endif()
+
+set_target_properties(${TARGET_NAME} PROPERTIES VS_DEBUGGER_ENVIRONMENT "PATH=%PATH%;${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/temp/tbb/bin;${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER}/$<CONFIG>")
+
+add_test(NAME ${TARGET_NAME}_run COMMAND ${TARGET_NAME})
+set_tests_properties(${TARGET_NAME}_run PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT "PATH=${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/temp/tbb/bin")
+set_tests_properties(${TARGET_NAME}_run PROPERTIES ENVIRONMENT_MODIFICATION "PATH=path_list_append:${OpenVINO_SOURCE_DIR}/${BIN_FOLDER}/$<CONFIG>")