Analysis of Alternatives Decision Brief to the SPSRB

Analysis of Alternatives Decision Brief to the SPSRB Instructions / Guidance • This template will be used by NESDIS personnel to present an analysis of alternatives to the SPSRB. • The Analysis of Alternatives Decision brief will be assigned a suspense data for completion by the SPSRB Process Improvement Working Group (SPI WG). ─ Send briefing to Marco. Vargas@noaa. gov and info copy Eileen. Maturi@noaa. gov, John. Paquette@noaa. gov and David. R. Donahue@noaa. gov • The template is a guide and may require tailoring. However, adherence to the briefing outline is recommended because it ensures the SPSRB is presented the information needed to make decisions. • Guidance is contained in the notes page. You can access the notes page by selecting “View” and “Notes Page” from the main menu. • The SPSRB may request an Analysis of Alternatives Decision Brief to be presented to the SPSRB. Follow the SPSRB guidance and if you have any questions, ask your division chief. • Delete this slide before you send your briefing to the SPSRB secretaries V 6 23 May 2011 1

Analysis of Alternatives For “Title” SPSRB Decision Brief Presenter: Name and office IPT Lead: Name and office Month day, year V 6 23 May 2011 2

Outline • • • Integrated Product Team (IPT) Requirement(s) Capabilities Assessment Technology Improvement Plan Analysis of Alternatives ─ Key Assumptions ─ Product Development and Implementation Options • Recommended Option • SPSRB Decision V 6 23 May 2011 3

Integrated Product Team (IPT) • IPT Lead: • IPT Backup Lead: • NESDIS Team: ─ ─ ─ STAR: OSPO: OSD: Data Center: Others: • User Team ─ Lead: ─ Others: • Oversight Panel (OP) lead: • Other OPs involved: V 6 23 May 2011 4

Requirement(s) • Requirement(s) ─ SPSRB requirement number, title and summary of requirement Ø Date of Initial Technical Assessment and SPSRB decision ─ Others • • User community Benefit to user NOAA Mission Goal supported: Mission priority: V 6 23 May 2011 5

Capabilities Assessment Current Operational Capabilities Requested Capabilities Proposed Operational Capabilities Satellite Source (s) Product Name Accuracy Latency Timeliness Coverage Resolution Other attributes V 6 23 May 2011 6

Shortfalls • Current Operational Shortfalls ─ Timeliness ─ Accuracy of Product • Define how product development addresses shortfalls • Benefit • Impact if not funded V 6 23 May 2011 7

Technology Improvement Plan V 6 23 May 2011 8

Option Analysis • Key assumptions • Summary of options V 6 23 May 2011 9

Option #, “title” • Concept of operations overview • Capability • Benefit to the user community V 6 23 May 2011 10

IT System Architecture Operational Ancillary Data ESPC h/w? Backup ESPC h/w ? Dissemination ESPC h/w, ftp? User System h/w? Development Ancillary Data STAR or OSPO h/w? Input Data Includes: ? ? V 6 23 May 2011 11

Option #, “title” Product Delivery/Tracking Name: xxxxxxx ─ List of products to be delivered: xxx • MMM YY: Development Phase Begins • MMM YY: Pre-operational Phase Begins • MMM YY: Operational Phase Begins V 6 23 May 2011 12

Option #, “title” • Government Resource Commitments: ─ ─ STAR OSPO OSD Data Center • Rough order of magnitude costs (ROM) Procurement Item Agency Executing Item 1 st Year 2 nd Year 3 rd Year 4 th Year 5 th Year Totals => V 6 23 May 2011 13

Option #, “title” Unfunded rough order of magnitude (ROM) costs Funding Source Procurement Item Agency Buying Item 1 st Year 2 nd Year 3 rd Year 4 th Year Totals => Funded Costs Funding Source Procurement Item Agency Buying Item Totals => V 6 23 May 2011 14

Option #, “title” • Pros ─ ─ Capability Cost Schedule Others • Cons ─ ─ V 6 23 May 2011 Capability Cost Schedule Others 15

IPT Recommendation • Recommended Option • Did the IPT reach consensus on this recommendation? • Did the user concur with this recommendation? V 6 23 May 2011 16

SPSRB Decision • • • General comments User input STAR senior representative input OSPO senior representative input OSD senior representative input • Potential courses of action ─ Seek additional information from the user ─ Rework proposal ─ Draft initial project plan and seek funding Ø Guidance on forming Integrated Product Team ─ Seek upper management and/or NOAA board guidance (e. g. , NOSC)? • Consensus decision reached? ─ Yes: summarize decision ─ No: summarize decision V 6 23 May 2011 17