1. Team Members:
Joseph Banks
Gary Calpo
Khuram Imtiaz
Michael J. Higgins
Abdul Khan
Anthony Virata

2. Milestones Societal Problem Why Should We Care? The RMS Solution
-Presented by Michael Higgins
Societal Problem
Why Should We Care?
The RMS Solution
Management Structure
Personnel
Project Plan
Evaluation Plan
Budgeting
Marketing Plan
Contractual Aspects
Conclusion
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3. The Societal Problem
Increasing demand, wasteful usage, and finite resources lead to energy and natural resource shortages
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4. Resource Use and Production
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5. “Total electricity demand is projected to grow by 1
“Total electricity demand is projected to grow by 1.9 percent per year from 2001 through 2020” – Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
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6. Energy use per capita,1970-2025(index,1970 = 1)
History: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2001, DOE/EIA-0384(2001) (Washington, DC, August 2002). Projections: Table A20.
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7. -Penn State University
Estimated Energy Waste
About 42.5% of the energy used in the U.S. is wasted due to inefficient use.
-Penn State University
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8. Spot-Checked global electricity consumption
source: US Department of Energy
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9. Estimated Total Waste
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10. Why Should We Care?
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11. California Energy Crisis
Demand outweighed production
California energy companies were forced to buy out of state electricity
Electricity costs went from $29.71 per Mwh to $ per Mwh
Electric bills went up 59%
-department of energy
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12. Consumption Exceeds Production
Total electricity demand is projected to grow by 1.9 percent per year from 2001 through 2020” – Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
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13. Using energy wisely is no secret
Using energy wisely is no secret. It's simply a matter of awareness, knowledge and planning. –Dominion Virginia Power’s Website
Virginia Power also maintains that by being informed and improving efficiency, energy consumption can be reduced by 15%
Studies have proven that energy savings of 15% and more occur when people have information that allows them to make informed decisions on how and when to use power.
-Energy Cite
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14. What RMS is and how it can help to reduce waste.
The RMS Solution
What RMS is and how it can help to reduce waste.
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15. RMS Product Goals
Educate businesses and homeowners on their resource usage patterns
Be on the market before the crisis point is reached, that is when the need exceeds the supply (Our projection year is 2008)
Market to:
Utility Companies (Electric, Gas, Oil)
Public Works (Water)
Inform the consumer of peak demand times and government imposed limits
Provide an intuitive user interface
Format the data in a way that is useful to the consumer
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16. What is RMS?
Web based tool to bring real-time consumption data to the consumer
Capable of monitoring electric, water, natural gas, and oil consumption
Displays current resource use
Analyzes consumption data and displays it in graphical format
Penalty notifications
Peak-demand notifications
Budgeting tool
Water/Gas leak detection
Online bill payment
*RMS Technical Approach
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19. Demo Screen
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20. RMS and Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Past, Present, and Future
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21. Management Structure
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22. Personnel Project Manager Research and Development Manger
Finance Manager
Legal Manager
Marketing and Sales Manager
Web and Software Development Manager
Java Programmer (3)
SQL Programmer (2)
Contractor - Equipment Install
Contractor - Network Install
System Manager
Technician
Database Administrator
Lawyer
Document Specialist
Lobbyist
Customer Support (10)
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23. RMS Project Plan Phase 0, Pre-Project Approval Phase Deliverables
The Resource Monitoring System (RMS) project will span over two years. This project will be completed by employing a four-phase plan
Phase 0, Pre-Project Approval
Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
T MILESTONE PLANNING PRESENTATION
50 days
Wed 2/12/03
Thu 4/17/03
T BUDGETS
2 days
Mon 3/17/03
Tue 3/18/03
T COST ANALYSIS
3 days
Wed 3/19/03
Fri 3/21/03
T WORK BREAKDOWN
17 days
Tue 3/25/03
Sat 4/12/03
T SCHEDULES
11 days
Sat 4/5/03
T RISK ANALYSIS
10 days
Tue 2/25/03
T WEBSITE COMPLETION – PRESENTATION 1 & 2
42 days
Mon 2/24/03
T DOCUMENTATION
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T WEBSITE COMPLETION – FINAL PRESENTATION
T PROJECT PLAN / FOR SBIR GRANT
T APPROVAL PRESENTATION
T FINALIZE DELIVERABLE EELEMENTS
Phase Deliverables
Milestone Planning Presentation
Includes Schedule, Budget, and a work break-down
SBIR Grant Proposal
RMS Web Site
SBIR Approval Presentation
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24. PHASE 1, Prototype Phase Deliverables
This phase is called the “PROTOTYPE PHASE”; which will span over 70 days. It will continue between Mon 5/12/03 and Fri 8/15/03.
Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
T DESIGN PROTOTYPE
12 Days
Mon 5/12/03
Tue 5/27/03
T DESIGN ELEMENTS PROTOTYPE
T BUILD PROTOTYPE SYSTEM
51 days
Wed 5/28/03
Wed 8/6/03
T BUILD PROTOTYPE
51 Days
T DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
20 days
Tue 6/24/03
T CREATE DATABASE
15 days
Tue 6/17/03
T DATABASE TESTING
5 days
Wed 6/18/03
T DATABASE SERVER
T DATABASE SERVER INSTALLATION
2 days
Tue 8/5/03
T DATABASE SERVER CONFIGURATION
3 days
Fri 5/30/03
T DATABASE SERVER TESTING
7 days
Thu 6/5/03
T SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
47 days
Thu 7/31/03
T CODE FOR RANDOM DATA GENERATOR
T CODE FOR ANALYZE THE DATA
25 days
Tue 7/1/03
T APPLICATION SERVER
Mon 6/2/03
Fri 7/4/03
T SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
4 days
Mon 6/23/03
T CONFIGURATION
Mon 6/30/03
T TESTING
8 days
Thu 7/10/03
T DEVELOP USER INTERACTIVE WEBPAGE
Fri 7/11/03
T TESTING PROTOTYPE
11 days
Fri 8/1/03
Fri 8/15/03
T TESTING PROTOTYPE MODEL
Phase Deliverables
Prototype Design
Completed Prototype
Database
RMS Software
AMR Simulator
Tested Prototype
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25. PHASE 2, Initial Project Phase Deliverables
Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
T PURCHASING
55 days
Mon 9/8/03
Fri 11/21/03
T HARDWARE
10 days
Fri 9/19/03
T COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Mon 9/22/03
Fri 10/3/03
T EQUIPMENT
15 days
Mon 10/6/03
Fri 10/24/03
T CONTRACT EXPERTS
20 days
Mon 10/27/03
T INSTALLATION
65 days
Mon 12/8/03
Thu 3/4/04
T CONTRACT OUT INSTALLATION
Fri 12/19/03
T EQUIPMENT TO INSTALL
45 days
Mon 1/5/04
T DATABASE
113 days
Mon 3/8/04
Wed 8/11/04
T SOFTWARE
75 days
Thu 8/12/04
Wed 11/24/04
T DATABASE SERVER
29 days
Thu 11/25/04
Wed 1/5/05
T WEB-SITE
105 days
Wed 8/25/04
Tue 1/18/05
T DESIGN
30 days
Tue 10/5/04
T JAVA PROGRAMMING
Wed 10/6/04
Tue 11/16/04
T USER INTERFACE
Wed 11/17/04
Tue 12/28/04
T CONFIGURATIONS
Wed 12/29/04
T TESTING
Wed 12/22/04
Tue 2/1/05
T DOCUMENTATION
Fri 1/28/05
Thu 3/31/05
T DOCUMENT DATABASE
Fri 2/18/05
Thu 3/10/05
T DOCUMENT SOFTWARE
T CREATE USERS MANUAL
T TRAINING
Fri 4/1/05
Thu 5/12/05
PHASE 2, Initial Project
This phase is called the “INITIAL PROJECT”; which will span over 365 days. It will continue between Mon 9/8/03 and Thu 5/12/05
Phase Deliverables
Purchasing
Installation
Database
RMS Software
Database Server
Web Site
Testing
Documentation
Training
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26. PHASE 3, Service Commencement
This phase is called the “SERVICE COMMENCEMENT”; which will span over 229 days and it will continue between Wed 5/18/05
Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
T MARKETING PLAN
90 days
Wed 5/18/05
Tue 9/20/05
T CONTRACTS WITH UTILITY COMPANIES
Mon 7/25/05
Fri 11/25/05
T EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
15 days
Mon 10/3/05
Fri 10/21/05
T CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE TESTING
20 days
Mon 10/24/05
Fri 11/18/05
T INCORPORATE CHANGES/CORRECTIONS
36 days
Mon 11/21/05
Mon 1/9/06
T CUSTOMER FINAL ACCEPTANCE
Tue 1/10/06
Mon 2/6/06
T FINALIZE PRODUCTION
Tue 2/7/06
Mon 2/27/06
T DEVELOP OUT-YEAR STRATEGY
5 days
Tue 2/28/06
Mon 3/6/06
T DEVELOP OUT-YEAR PLAN/ORGANIZATION
Tue 3/7/06
Mon 3/27/06
T SHIFT TO OUT-YEARS
Tue 3/28/06
Mon 4/3/06
Phase Deliverables
Customer Acceptance Testing
Production Finalization
Developed Out-Year Approach
Developed Out-Year Organization
Shift to Out-Years
Sustained RMS System
Continued Development
Expansion of Market
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27. Evaluation Plan Program Design Reviews Technical Reviews
Assessment of the project at the early stages of each phase
Technical Reviews
Evaluates the direction taken in design, development, and testing of the project
Includes System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR) , and Critical Design Reviews (CDR)
Quality Reviews
Evaluate the processes used by team members to perform tasks
Evaluate deliverables for compliance with contractual requirements
Recommend corrective and preventive actions if necessary
Periodical Reporting
Used to track progress of the project
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28. Phase 1 Budget Project Manager Finance Analyst Marketing Analyst
Resources
Phase I
Project Manager
$11,300
Finance Analyst
$8,333
Marketing Analyst
$8,000
SBIR/ Clerk
$500
Software/Database Consultant
$9,000
Research Manager
$10,000
Software Manager
$10,500
Lobbyist
$18,700
Totals
$76,333
Resources
Phase I
Desktops
15,000.00
SDSL
300
Laptops
5000
Digital Meter
1,750
RedHat
2,500
Various Software
500
NIC card / Wireless
Domain setup 50
TOTALS
25600
Total Phase 1: $101,933

29. Phase 2 Budget Total Phase 2: $750,680 Resources Phase II
Project Manager
$75,000
Database Administrator
$65,000
Programmer/ Web Developer
$55,000
Systems Administrator
$67,000
Finance Analyst
$52,000
Marketing Analyst
$49,000
Database Developer
$48,000
Java Programmer
$62,500
Research Manager
$60,000
Software Manager
Lobbyist
$26,180
Technician
$35,000
Contractor
$40,000
Totals
$697,180
Phase 2 Budget
Resources
Phase II
Raid Array Storage
$11,800
Cisco Routers
$6,000
SSL certificate
$200
Application Server
$4,500
Digital Meter
$3,000
DS3 Connection
$18,000
Servers
$10,000
TOTALS
$53,500
Total Phase 2: $750,680
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30. Phase 3 Budget Resources Phase III Project Manager $42,000
Database Administrator
$31,800
Programmer/ Web Developer
$31,000
Systems Administrator
$33,000
Finance Analyst
$30,600
Marketing Analyst
$28,800
Customer Support
$180,000
Contract Experts/ Lawyer
$90,000
Database Developer
$28,500
Java Programmer
$37,500
Research Manager
$36,000
Software Manager
$37,800
Lobbyist
$89,760
Technician
$21,000
Contractor
$24,000
Totals Phase 3
$741,760
Totals For All Phases
$1,568,733
Phase 3 Budget
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31. SBIR Funding http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir
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32. Marketing Strategy Market to Utilities Market to Public Works
Increased Competitiveness
More Capable of Providing Energy on Demand During Peak Usage Times
Capable of Passing the Cost on to the Consumer
Market to Public Works
Environmentally Friendly Political Issue
More Capable of Providing Water During Drought Times Without Adding Additional Pipelines
Estimated Charge: $0.75 per registered user per month

33. Estimated Return on Investment
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34. Contractual Aspects Infrastructure Installation Power Companies
To help install the network and technological infrastructure (RHCE, CCNA, or equivalent)
Power Companies
Natural Gas Companies
Oil Providers
Public Works Departments (per city)
AMR Companies
Agreements to expand and implement the technology (during Phase 3 and out years)
Advanced Technologies Ramar (ATR)
ECM Systems
Cannon Technologies
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35. Risks
Lack of Utility Company/ Public Works Cooperation
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Severe
Solution: To develop systems that can function independent from the utilities meters. The main draw is the cost of the system will go up as the client will have to pay for the equipment and installation of the monitoring devices.
Consumers may loose interest and not use the service after the novelty wears off
Probability: Slight
Consequence: Slight
Work Around: RMS will continually be developed to better provide for the consumers needs
Information overload – Customers may be overwhelmed with the myriad of data provided
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Moderate
Solution: RMS will format the data in a way that isn’t overwhelming and easy to understand and apply.
Competition
Consequence: Moderate
Solution: RMS will offer a wide variety of systems to encompass a larger customer base, specifically the home market where costs have generally made these types of systems uncommon.
Non-Approval from Standards Organizations
Solution: Use as many existing devices/equipment that are already in compliance with the various standards.
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37. Questions??
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39. Status of State Electric Industry Restructuring Activity -- as of February 2003 --
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40. Rising Costs & Wasted Money
50 million households in the US with an average bill of $1500 per year.
Total: $75,000,000,000
With 42.5% energy
wasted due to inefficient use:
0.425 * $75,000,000,000
= $31,875,000,000 wasted
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41. RMS Survey Results
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