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Computer Asset
Management
System
Project Milestones
CS 410, Fall 2005 Semester
November 17, 2005
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Introduction of Speakers
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Keith Mulkey
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Joe Kane
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Software Manager, Web Master
Software Components
John Gedville
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Hardware Manager, Financial Manager
Hardware Components
Sergei Yemelianov
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Project Manager, QA & Test Lead
Project Overview & Management
Marketing Manager, Documentation Lead
Marketing Plan
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Agenda
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Problem Statement
Proposed Solution
What We Are Not Doing
Management Plan
Research &
Development Plan
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Marketing Plan
Quality Assurance Plan
Milestones, Staffing, &
Budget
Risk & Mitigation
Conclusion
Questions & Answers
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Project Overview
Keith Mulkey
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Problem Statement:
Asset Tracking
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In 1998, businesses in the United States
spent more than $300 billion on
computer asset purchases.* These
assets, due to their cost, are usually
tracked as capital assets and are
inventoried on at least an annual basis.
*http://www.mff.org/pubs/1998keynote.pdf
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Asset Tracking
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“This is easy. I
can keep track
of this in my
head!”
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Problem Statement:
Asset Tracking
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“Maybe now I’ll have to write it down.”
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Problem Statement:
Asset Tracking
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“Uh-oh! I better start a data base!”
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Problem Statement:
Asset Tracking
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“There’s got to be an easier way…!!”
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Problem Statement:
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Location, Location, Location…
Network administrators who are
responsible for keeping up with
these assets and for maintaining
them, need a convenient and
simple way to locate a particular
asset.
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Problem Statement:
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Location, Location, Location…
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Current Solutions:
Manual
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Asset tags are affixed to the IT
asset, the number and item
are manually recorded in an
asset tracking log and the
asset is placed in operation.
The log may or may not be
kept in a computer data base.
Problem: slow, error prone and
requires line of sight
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Current Solutions:
Bar Codes
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Bar code labels are affixed to the IT
asset and the code is scanned in to a
data base. The log is kept in a
computer data base.
Problem: line of sight required
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Proposed Solution
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A turn-key computer asset management system
based on RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag
technologies integrated with a specialized data base.
Assets can be scanned into the data base speeding
up the asset log in process and reducing errors.
Assets can be located without line of sight speeding
up the asset search process.
Assets can be quickly inventoried without line of
sight speeding up the inventory process.
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What We Are Not Doing
We are not re-inventing or competing
against the massive RFID based
inventory management systems
already being used by the Department
of Defense and corporate giants such
as Wal Mart.
 We are not developing a new RDMS
system.
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Management Plan
Management
Plan
Risk
Management
Plan
Quality
Assurance
Plan
Organizational
Plan
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Scheduling
Plan
Research &
Development
Plan
Financial
Plan
Marketing
Plan
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System Overview &
Hardware Components
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Research & Development Plan:
System Overview
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CAMS
Client/Server
Software
RFID Scanner
RFID Tag
PDA
PDA
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Database Server
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RFID Tags
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Passive or Active
Four frequency ranges
Re-writeable or write once
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RFID Scanner
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Hardware Components
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Types of readers: Fixed and Mobile
PC card and compact flash
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RFID Tag Ranges (example)
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Research & Development Plan:
What We Are Building
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CAMS
Client/Server
Software
RFID Scanner
RFID Tag
PDA
PDA
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Database Server
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Research & Development Plan:
What We Are Building
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CAMS
Client/Server
Software
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Software Components
Sergei Yemelianov
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RFID Application Program Interface
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Every manufacturer provides its own API
Communicates with a PC via TCP/IP socket or
COM port
Client – Server paradigm
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Connect PDA to remote server PC
Server PC communicates with a database engine
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Database Engine
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Independent database server
Software provides initial script of DB creation
Development Platform & SDKs
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Software Components
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JAVA APIs: java.com.*, java.net.*, sun.jdbc.*
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Database schema
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Research & Development Plan:
Database Overview
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Data stored in the database
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Server Skeleton
1/31/06
2/3/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Client Skeleton
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Software Development
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Multi-Thread Server
Client/Server Comms
Established
2/3/06
2/3/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
2/14/06
2/20/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Mobile Client Software
1/31/06
2/3/06
2/6/06
2/27/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Simulation Software
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1/23/06
2/6/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
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Research & Development Plan:
Software Development
Multi-Thread Server
2/14/06
2/20/06
2/21/06
2/28/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Mobile Client Software
Mobile Client/Multi Threaded
Server Comms Established
2/6/06
2/27/06
2/27/06
2/27/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Simulation Software
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Database Integration
Object & Interface Design
3/6/06
3/20/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
RFID API SDK Integration
1/23/06
2/6/06
2/28/06
3/6/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Actual Start
Actual Finish
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Software Development
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Object & Interface Design
3/6/06
3/20/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
GUI Development
Acceptance Test
3/20/06
4/10/06
4/11/06
4/18/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
Actual Start
Actual Finish
RFID API SDK Integration
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2/28/06
3/6/06
Actual Start
Actual Finish
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Research & Development Plan:
GUI: CAMS Server
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Research & Development Plan:
GUI: PDA Client
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Marketing Plan
John Gedville
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Market Overview
Competitive Overview
SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, and Threats)
Strategies
Evaluation
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Market Overview:
Primary Market
Employment size of Employer Firms, 2001
Small 0-9
Medium 10-999
Large 1000+
61%
25%
14%
http://w w w .census.gov/epcd/w w w /smallbus.html
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Market Overview:
Secondary Market
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Computer repair facilities such as
the Geek Squad®
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Nearly 7,000 agents
Plans to open 20-50 stand-alone
stores by the end of 2006
http://www.geeksquad.com/
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Competitive Overview
Asset tracking
/ Benefits
Barcode
RFID
Pencil and
paper
Reduce
Costs
X
X
Skandata
X
X
X
ShopSite
X
X
X
Tigerpaw CRM+
X
X
X
X
X
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Reduce
asset
shrinkage
X
Locate
assets
quick and
reliably
Efficiently
Track
Asset
Base
X
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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Does not cost a lot of money to buy this product.
Able to inventory and locate assets quickly and
reliably.
Does not integrate with barcode technology.
Will not locate assets if the asset is removed from
the area.
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Opportunities
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Threats
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Straw poll of network and system adminstrators indicated
72% of those surveyed indicated an interest in an asset
tracking product utilizing RFID technology.
Make an alliance with some companies creating RFID
readers/writers to create an all-in-one product.
Introduce our product to the International market once our
product becomes a hit in the United States.
Our major threat is from competition mainly due to
preexisting products.
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Market Strategy:
Two prong approach
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Basic
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Premium
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CAMS software
Warranty card
User manual
Cost to consumer: $300.00
Least expensive
CAMS software
Warranty card
User manual
PDA with RFID Scanner
500 pre-recorded RFID tags
Cost to consumer: $1,000.00
Most expensive
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Market Evaluation
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Review our product sales to determine
market penetration.
Check our market shares.
Conduct surveys on our consumers to
determine the origin of the sales and the type
of customer buying the product.
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Management & Wrap Up
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Quality Assurance Plan
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Team Software Process
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Test & Evaluation
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Forms (e.g., INS, PIP, SUMP, SUMQ)
Logs (e.g., ITL, LOGD, LOGT, LOGTEST)
Checklists (e.g., Design Review, Code Review, etc.)
Status Reporting (e.g., Weekly Status, Weekly Time)
Detailed Test Plans and Test Procedures developed early in
the Production Phase
Unit Test, Functional Test, Integration Test, Acceptance Test
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Phase 0 – Feasibility
POA&M
Oct 2005
ID
Task Name
Start
Dec 2005
Finish
10/2
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Nov 2005
1
Presentation II Development
10/3/2005
2
Presentation II (Feasibility)
10/20/2005 10/20/2005
3
Presentation III Development
10/20/2005 11/17/2005
4
Presentation III (Milestones)
11/17/2005 11/17/2005
5
Web Page Development
10/24/2005 12/13/2005
6
Preliminary Web Page Due
11/29/2005 11/29/2005
7
Presentation IV Development
11/17/2005 12/13/2005
8
Presentation IV
12/13/2005 12/13/2005
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Final Web Page Due
12/13/2005 12/13/2005
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SBIR Proposal Development
11/17/2005 12/13/2005
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SBIR Proposal Due
12/13/2005 12/13/2005
10/9
10/16 10/23 10/30
11/6
11/13 11/20 11/27
12/4
12/11 12/18
10/20/2005
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Organization Chart
Joan Smith
President & CEO
Keith Mulkey
Project Manager
Joe Kane
Financial Manager
Joe Kane
Hardware Manager
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John Gedville
Documentation Lead
John Gedville
Marketing Manager
Sergei Yemelianov
Software Manager
Sergei Yemelianov
Web Master
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Phase 1 – Proof of Concept
POA&M
Jan 2006
ID
Task Name
Start
1/1
45
Feb 2006
Mar 2006
Apr 2006
Finish
1
Web Page Maintenance
1/10/2006
5/1/2006
2
Analyze Requirements
1/10/2006
1/30/2006
3
Obtain RFID Scanner API SDK
1/10/2006
1/16/2006
4
Develop Client Software Skeleton (desktop)
1/31/2006
2/3/2006
5
Develop Server Software Skeleton
1/31/2006
2/3/2006
6
Unit Test Skeleton Code
2/6/2006
2/8/2006
7
Develop Simulation Software
1/23/2006
2/6/2006
8
Functional Test Simulation Software
2/7/2006
2/14/2006
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Develop Mobile Version of Client Software
2/6/2006
2/27/2006
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Unit Test Mobile Version Client Software
2/24/2006
2/27/2006
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Functional Test Client Side Software
2/28/2006
3/3/2006
12
Multi-Thread Server Software
2/14/2006
2/20/2006
13
Integrate Server Software w/ Database
2/21/2006
2/28/2006
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Unit Test Server Software
2/27/2006
3/2/2006
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Functional Test Plan & Procedures
1/30/2006
2/14/2006
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Functional Test Server Software
3/2/2006
3/6/2006
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Design Objects & Interfaces
3/6/2006
3/20/2006
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Integrate Objects & Interfaces
3/21/2006
3/28/2006
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Develop GUI
3/20/2006
4/10/2006
20
Integration Test Plan & Procedures
2/20/2006
3/20/2006
21
Integration Test
4/11/2006
4/18/2006
1/8
1/15
1/22
1/29
2/5
2/12
2/19
2/26
3/5
3/12
3/19
3/26
4/2
4/9
4/16
4/23
4/30
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Phase 1 – Proof of Concept
Organization Chart
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Joan Smith
President & CEO
Keith Mulkey
Project Manager
Joe Kane
Hardware Manager
John Gedville
Marketing Manager
Joe Kane
Financial Manager
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Sergei Yemelianov
Web Master
John Gedville
Documentation Lead
Sergei Yemelianov
Software Manager
RFID API SDK
Consultant
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Labor:
Rate
Cost
Joe
$
19.00
320
$
6,080
John
$
19.00
320
$
6,080
Keith
$
40.00
320
$
12,800
Sergei
$
19.00
320
$
6,080
SDK Consultant
$
-
10
$
-
Hardware:
Price
Quantity
Workstations
$
900.00
RFID tags
$
RFID scanner
PDA
1,800
2.00
$
-
$
400.00
$
-
$
200.00
$
200
Price
2
Cost
$
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Budget
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Quantity
Cost
RFID SDK
$
-
$
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Java DE
$
-
$
-
Total Labor
$ 31,040.00
Total Hardware
$
Total Software
$
Overhead
Total Cost
$ 12,416.00
$ 45,456.00
2,000.00
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POA&M
Jun 2006
ID
Task Name
Start
5/28
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Jul 2006
Aug 2006
Finish
1
Web Page Maintenance
6/1/2006
8/15/2006
2
Obtain RFID Scanner
6/1/2006
6/8/2006
3
Integrate RFID Scanner with Client Software
6/8/2006
6/22/2006
4
Develop Marketing Campaign
6/1/2006
6/15/2006
5
Launch Marketing Campagin
6/16/2006
7/28/2006
6
Develop Acceptance Test Plan & Procedures
6/1/2006
6/30/2006
7
Develop User Documentation
6/1/2006
6/30/2006
8
Perform Acceptance Testing
7/3/2006
7/17/2006
9
Validate User Documentation
7/18/2006
7/31/2006
10 Identify Packaging Vendor
6/1/2006
6/15/2006
11 CAMS Ready For Shipment
8/15/2006
8/15/2006
6/4
6/11
6/18
6/25
7/2
7/9
7/16
7/23
7/30
8/6
8/13
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Organization Chart
Joan Smith
President & CEO
Keith Mulkey
Project Manager
Joe Kane
Hardware Manager
John Gedville
Marketing Manager
Joe Kane
Financial Manager
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Marketing
Consultant
Sergei Yemelianov
Web Master
John Gedville
Documentation Lead
Graphics Artist
Consultant
Sergei Yemelianov
Software Manager
RFID API SDK
Consultant
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Budget
Labor:
Rate
Cost
$
19.00
240
$
4,560
John
$
19.00
240
$
4,560
Keith
$
40.00
240
$
9,600
Sergei
$
19.00
240
$
4,560
Graphics Artist*
$
40.00
20
$
800
Marketing Consultant**
$
90.00
20
$
1,800
SDK Consultant
$
-
10
$
-
Hardware:
Price
Quantity
Workstations
$
900.00
RFID tags
$
2.00
RFID scanner
$
400.00
PDA
$
200.00
Software
50
Hours
Joe
Price
50
1
Cost
$
-
$
100
$
400
$
-
Quantity
Cost
RFID SDK
$
-
$
-
Java DE
$
-
$
-
Total Labor
$ 25,880.00
Total Hardware
$
500.00
Total Software
$
-
Overhead
Total Cost
$ 10,352.00
$ 36,732.00
* http://www.faa.gov/aboutfaa/bits/BITSII/rates/yearone/oneprimeoffrate.cfm?id=33&title=Graphics%20Artist
** http://www.veridian.com/contracts/aims_rates.asp?includeFile=aims&breadcrumbs=aims
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Submit to National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF will support projects on scientific, engineering,
or science/engineering problems.
Make awards which lead to development of new
scientific, engineering, and education capability
through commercialization of advanced instruments,
new processes, and innovative software.
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Reporting format: NSF Phase1 Grant General
Conditions 10-98
Submit 6,12, and 18 month progress reports using
FastLane System
NSF SBIR Phase I awards will be made for a
maximum of $100,000
SBIR Phase II awards will be made for a maximum
of $500,000
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Risk & Mitigation
Risk:
 Inability to market properly to our primary customer
base
Mitigation:
 During Phase 2 we are bringing on a professional
marketing consultant to focus our efforts properly.
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Risk & Mitigation
Risk:
 Other commitments (school and/or work) could
impact the planned schedule.
Mitigation:
 Closely monitor schedule and make adjustments in
staffing as necessary to stay on schedule.
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Proper marketing and time management will be a
challenge.
Overall however:
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This system would be of great benefit to medium sized
businesses and organizations
Project is technically feasible
Costs are within the budget of our group
Development through Proof of Concept is achievable in
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Our team has the expertise to complete the project.
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