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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>Dear Brian,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>I am finding with some concern about the lack of proper
process within the Executives to exert control over cost and scope increase.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>The proposed changes in your email you sent the JAO should
have first been discussed and approved within the NA ALMA Project Office. To
decide on a scope increase in the process of discussion with the PMCS is
entirely inappropriate. The CDR or PDR are also inappropriate vehicles for
scope increase.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>The Executives are carrying out the tasks and responsible
for the cost. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>The JAO, while overeeing the entire project
programmatically, has no responsbility, and therefore incentive, towards
controlling cost, and surprisingly sofar also scope.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>Furthermore, I am finding that each IPT has no responsibility
or accountability towards controlling cost either. Things are done and
decisions are made, and somehow funding is expected to be available.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>I am using your email as an example, without meaning to
single you out. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>We have a generic issue to address. This process will be
part of the discussion at the Friday DHs' videoconference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>KYL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Brian Glendenning wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:36:28 -0600<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> From: Brian Glendenning <bglenden@nrao.edu><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> To: 'Joint ALMA Office' <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">jao@nrao.edu</st1:PersonName>><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Cc: 'Gianni Raffi' <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">graffi@eso.org</st1:PersonName>><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Subject: [Jao] Computing construction FTE-y<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Dear Management IPT:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> The changes that will be proposed to the CIPT
construction software <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> development budget fall into the following categories:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> 1. 41 FTE-y: for future work on baseline scope as
presented at CDR2. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> This is caused by a mixture of mis-estimation and
unanticipated operations impact.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> 2. 8 FTE-y: Operations software (new scope). We had
assumed and <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> proposed that this be funded entirely in interim
operations, but at <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> the PMCS meetings (and with the input of Silva) it was
decided that <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> until 2008 it should instead be a construction funded
activity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> 3. 16 FTE-y: Calendar normalization. NA charged 2002
to the <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> construction budget but not <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>,
nevertheless the work is <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> inter-related and must conclude at the same time. This
is a worst case <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> figure, R. Simon has an action to determine more exact
historical <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> staffing, but Glendenning notes that on 2002-06-01 he
had 10 staff and <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> on 2002-12-01 he had 11, so ~10 FTE-y should be
closer, and if the <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> charging started at 2006.5 there might be an
additional factor of 2 reduction.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> 4. 16 FTE-y: Recognition of current and past
overstaffing. Caused by <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> fractional personnel planning vs. actual whole persons
hired, and <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> additional personnel supplied by executives to
maintain baseline <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> scope. Glendenning believes that at least on the NA
side this will <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> also prove to be an over-estimate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> This does not include costs proposed to be on interim
operations, ARC <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> items, nor IT items not specific to Computing. It also
does not <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> include a non-shared NA ALMA contribution to AIPS++
which was <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> back-charged to 1 October 2003 and which as I
understand it is <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> anticipated to conclude 30 Sept<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> 2005 (~4 FTE-y = 2 FTE/y for 2 years).<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> I should note that I have sent this in without further
consultation, <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> and (at<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> least) Raffi, Beckers, or Simon might have some
corrections to the above.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Brian<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Jao mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> Jao@listmgr.cv.nrao.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <a
href="http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/jao">http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/mailman/listinfo/jao</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'>> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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