1. WP7 Another Perspective Neil Marston Business Development Manager CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science

2. Context Purpose Caveats Opportunity Critical Assumptions

3. Clarity SOW Engagement Deliverables What is it you want done Can I do it for $3.7m (cost, risk, time) Reward, Probity, Opportunity Cost RFQ How prescriptive: BOM, locations, speeds/feeds, protocols, interface, topology, standards, aggregation The task Technical vs management

4. The Challenges Stakeholder Mgt Interdependencies Timing Optimization Trade-offs Integration: RFI, trenching, antenna’s, computing Evolving vs defined requirements Iterative Discussion vs specification Technical, cost, maintenance, flexible roll-out Capex/Opex, Early /late, Qos/Availability SKA Co., Countries, host, WP’s, consortia

5. The Challenges 2 Guiding principles The team Critical early decisions Outsourcing Tender Who am I working with, roles, accountabilities, authorities “Plumbing”, options, decision mechanism DIY vs outsource vs hybrid Decide early, value for money, maximize competition/tender responses Flexibility, incremental phased roll-out, platform, research vs engineering, lighthouse vs pragmatic, off the shelf vs bespoke