Presented by Matt McClymonds

 Project Essentials ◦ Project Objective  Prepare the campus for a new telephone system ◦ External Conditions  Converged networks require more bandwidth  Campus facilities are more like Quonset huts than structured buildings  Campus on top of an active volcano  Logistics will be difficult at best. ◦ Situations  Existing cabling will not support future growth ◦ Scope/Extent  Three new data drops at every work area outlet  Three new patch panels to quickly troubleshoot issues  Physically secure enclosure to minimize people “helping” ◦ Form of Project’s Output  Physical infrastructure that will scale over the next 10 years

 Planning Issues ◦ Known asbestos ◦ Tight timeframe to completion from project start to completion ◦ Material logistical challenges  Shipping material  Federal Express does not deliver at customer’s location ◦ Limited budget

 Fundamentals (Installation) ◦ A – Activities ◦ B – Resources ◦ C – Schedule

 Planning Schedule ◦ Site Survey ◦ List of Material Development ◦ Scope Development ◦ Project Charter Development ◦ Scope sign off by customer

 Fundamental “A” - Activities ◦ HARD – Physical, Tangible, Factual, “Product”  The customer wants to upgrade with a new horizontal cabling plant. ◦ Soft – Mental, Procedural, Operational, “Process”  Government contract so change orders will be slow and not well received. ◦ Sensitive – Emotional, Personal, User, “Producer”  The customer wants to have the least amount of maintenance to the physical infrastructure as possible and is willing to overbuild to accomplish maximum flexibility.

 Considerations: ◦ Existing situations  Reasonable cable plant with minimum number of work area outlets. ◦ Short-term situations  Current cabling would work, but would not be scalable. ◦ Long-term situations  A new cable plant will enable future growth by providing more outlets and increased network speeds. ◦ External  Logistics will be difficult getting material from the mainland to the customer’s location. ◦ Internal  Change orders must be kept to a minimum due to this project being the contracting officer’s representative’s first contract.

 Fundamental “B” - Resources  HARD – Physical, Tangible, Factual, “Product” ◦ Copper cabling will be installed external to the facility due to the nature of the structures.  Soft – Mental, Procedural, Operational, “Process” ◦ Some buildings will have tremendous moving challenges due to the amount of paperwork stored on site.  Sensitive – Emotional, Personal, User, “Producer” ◦ Employees will be displaced for days while the cabling crew installs new cabling and removes old cabling.

 Considerations: ◦ Existing situations  Lots of moving required to get to the work area outlets. ◦ Short-term situations  New carpet will be going into one of the buildings. ◦ Long-term situations  All buildings require fiber optic backbone to ensure long term data rates. ◦ External  Campus is on top of an active volcano. ◦ Internal  One building has known asbestos issues and will require a specialty contractor to complete any core drilling.

 Design Considerations ◦ Inclusions  How to develop cabling pathway  Flush mount versus wall mount terminations  What products to recommend  Filling penetrations (weather, critters)  Risk management plan  Develop project charter to ensure accurate scope  Iterative process with the customer ◦ Exclusions  Need to plan for zero change orders (mitigate risk)  Customer does not want any electrical work associated with this scope. (grounding/UPS)

 Descriptions of Alternatives ◦ Plan A – walk away from this project (current system will support 90% of the migration) ◦ Plan B – Promote installing the last 10% of the customer’s requirements. ◦ Plan C – Develop a plan with all the bells and whistles but may be a cost issue. ◦ Plan D – Create a balance of all the known issues to meet customer and business needs.

 Plan A ◦ No Risk ◦ No Reward ◦ No Revenue  Plan B ◦ Small project running new cables to support new phones ◦ Very Little Risk ◦ Can be accomplished with local resources  Plan C ◦ Recommend fiber to the desktop. ◦ Recommend solid pathway ◦ Basket tray/conduit ◦ Recommend Cat6a ◦ Recommend Power Outlet Units  Plan D ◦ Recommend fiber for the Outside plant only ◦ Recommend J-hooks under the buildings ◦ Recommend Cat6 ◦ Attempt to capture power requirements in a follow on project

 Project Plan and Schedule