TRITONTM MANAGEMENT PLAN
TEAM ORANGE
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December 10, 2007
The purpose of this plan is to describe the management philosophy, program
organization, schedule, and major milestones that serve as the guidelines for
execution of Triton.
Program Identification
This program management plan (PMP) is for Triton, Automated Swimmer
Surveillance System. This program will deliver Triton hardware, software, and
documentation. Team Orange is responsible for the integration, acceptance
testing, and training for this project.
Program Management Overview
Execution of this program will be performed in accordance with the
procedures defined by the set of planning documents. These documents include
Program Management Program (PMP), System Quality Program Management
(SQPM), Development Plan (DP), Resource Plan (RP), Funding Plan (FP),
Engineering Management Plan (EMP), Marketing Plan (MP), Evaluation Plan
(EP), and Risk Management Plan (RMP). The responsibilities of each team
member, the capabilities of the system, and the Program deliverables are
detailed under the contractual provisions, as well as Orange Team’s technical,
management, and cost proposals.
This Program Management Plan (PMP) describes the management
philosophy, program organization, schedule, and major milestones that serve as
the guidelines for execution of this project. The PMP also provides the customers
and the team with the information needed to monitor and evaluation the
progress. This plan provides the following information:
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Corporate organization
Areas of responsibilities of each member of the organization
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Program planning
Progress reporting and team management
Detailed schedule and major milestones
Program overviews
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This PMP also provides the guidelines for these followings:
Risk Management
Evaluation Plan
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Testing Plan
Resource Management Plan
Funding Plan
Marketing Plan
Installation Plan
Corporate Structures
Orange team was formed in fall 2007 at Old Dominion University. Orange
team’s members are responsible for the planning and development of the Triton
System. We will be either directly involved in the entire process or outsource the
responsibilities to other entity. The corporate structures are:
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CEO & President, Orange Team corporation
Vice President
Triton System Program Office that will execute the program and provide
day-to-day management, engineering, and administrative resources
necessary to management and maintain the program.
Management Approach
Orange Team’s goal is to work closely with the customers and specialists
to fully understand the system requirements. The management approach,
therefore, is based on the philosophy that successful Programs are delivered by
goal-oriented teams. A program manager (PM) will lead the team toward this
goal. A PM is responsible for all planning, programmatic, technical and financial
aspects of the program. The PM will assigned and distribute tasks among each
team member to assure that the project is carried out effectively and
successfully. The primary duties of the PM include these aspects:
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Planning
Scheduling
Technical activities
Customer liaison
Program related decisions (with the approval and suggestion from team
members)
A key element of Orange Team project is specialist and customer
involvement. Orange Team seeks specialists’ opinions during the development
and installation process as well as customer active involvement to create a
product that meets that customers’ goal.
Project Team
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Orange Team’s goal is to provide an effective, low cost COTS system.
Through strategic planning and an extensive selection process, Orange Team
has assembled a cohesive Program Team that will work together to develop and
implement each component that is needed to comprise the Triton System.
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Program Manager (PM)
Kate Nguyen
 Senior at Old Dominion University, expected graduation date: August
2008
 Dual major in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
 Interest : applied Mathematics, graphics design, web design, web
database
 Skills: Programming (C++, Java, Prolog), graphic design and web
design (Photoshop Adobe CS2, Google Sketchup 3D, InDesign,
Illustration), web design, tutoring
Responsibility
The PM will manage the orange team and is responsible for the planning
and coordination of the day-to-day technical, contractual, and financial
aspects of the program. She/he is responsible for the development and
management of all program schedules, the coordination of all team
members and all program activities.
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Technical Director (TD) / Senior Hardware Engineer Director (SHED)
Brandon Simpkins
 Senior at Old Dominion University, expected graduation date: May 2008
 Major in Computer Science
 Interest: network, software engineer, hardware, web administration
 Skills: Software engineering, web administration, networking, java
programming, web programming.
Responsibility
The TD will provide the overall and high level technical guidance for the
team. As the senior engineer, the TD’s task is to oversee all production
and integration of the project to ensure the all requirements are met.
Several senior engineers in the area of software and hardware
development will assist the TD.
The SHED is responsible for the development and implementation of the
system hardware as defined in the system specification.
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Senior Software Engineer (SSE)
Scott Seto
 Senior at Old Dominion University, expected graduation date: May 2008
 Computer Science Major
 Interest and Skills: Computer programming, Java webserver, 3D
graphics, web design
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Responsibility
The SSE is responsible for the development and implementation of the
system software function as defined in the system specification. She/he
will assure that the integration for all systems components meet the
performance requirement for the system.
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Financial Director (FD) / Product Director (PD)
Dave Larnerd
 Senior Old Dominion University, expected graduation date: May 2008
 Major in Computer Science
 Interest and Skills: Software engineering, computer network, military
history
Responsibility
FD is primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the Triton
System project. She/he is also responsible for financial planning and
record-keeping, as well as defining and reporting the budget for each
project phase (defined in staffing plan). He will work closely with the
technical director to ensure that the project meet budget requirement for
each phase.
The PrD is responsible for all the system testing activities and production
of the project. She/he will work closely with SHED and SSE to ensure the
production and testing progress meet the schedules.
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Marketing Manager (MM)/Technical Writer (TW)
Cesar Barbieri
 Senior at Old Dominion University, expected graduation date: May 2008
 Major in Computer Science
 Interest: Web database, web design, web programming
 Skills: Web database and programming (PHP, HTML, XML, mySQL,
pl/SQL, PERL), programming (Java, C++, .NET).
Responsibility
MM is primarily responsible for managing contact with subcontractors.
This person is responsible for strengthen and expand Triton System
awareness and develop new marketing channels that are critical for the
successful of the product. As a guardian for brand values, the MM will
develop, implement and evaluate the annual strategic plan and oversee
various marketing programs including developing market research
programs. Finally, the MM will build the framework for marketing initiatives
and devise marketing and PR campaigns.
The TW is responsible at collecting and delivering the operator manuals,
system manuals, and training material for the triton system during the
installation process.
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Program Duration
The Triton System program is a 3-year duration project, from initializing
the project to delivering the first product. The schedule consists of the preliminary
design phase which will last through January of the year 2007, the construction
and development process will be completed around the last quarter of 2008, the
evaluation and testing process will last though the third quarter of 2009 and the
first delivery of the product will be in April of 2010.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Constructed using Microsoft Project, WBS1 reflects the budgeted cost
versus resources required to complete each task. The WBS phase (see staffing
plan) numbers are integrated as part of the master program schedule. For each
WBS element, budgets for work planned, actual cost and estimates to complete
are managed by the Project Manager with the assistance of the Funding Director.
The WBS is an essential tool used to track program costs, progress, and earned
values relative to master program schedule.
Program Planning
The Orange program team will maintain the program master schedule.
The master schedule contains a line item for each WBS element and will be used
to track the progress of each element. All deviations from the master schedule
must be coordinated with the program office It is the responsibility of each team
member to call attention to possible schedule deviation at the earliest
opportunity. The program will be develop in phases2, formal review will play an
integral part in monitoring program progress.
Team Orange will use the “top-down approach” for our schedule. This
means that we will start with the largest items of the project and break them into
their subordinate items. This helps make constructing the WBS more convenient.
Progress Performance Assessment (PPA)
All members of the Orange Team will participate in the PPA. As a team, all
members will track technical and financial progress of the project. Reviews will
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For detailed WBS see Work Breakdown Structure document
For detailed phase information see Staffing Plan and WBS document
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be held monthly to assure the project’s goals will be met. The PPA contains the
followings,
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Report of progress to date
Present work to be performed for the next period
Present status of all the deliverable
Discussion of technical and programmatic issues (if exist)
In preparation for each meeting, the PM will collect the current status of
on-going activities, progress against schedule and budget, and plan the activities
for the next meeting. Quality reviews for all documentations and activities will be
performed periodically.
Technical Progress and Report
The schedule of the program is established during the planning phase and
monitored throughout the performance period. The schedule contains an entry
for each WBS element. The percentage of completion for each WBS element is
determined as necessary to manage program progress and is reviewed at least
quarterly.
Financial Management and Report
The financial management for the program is established during the
planning phase and is monitored throughout the performance period. A budget
representing labor costs, material purchase, overhead cost, travel expenses, and
other expenditures is prepared and implemented for each phase.
The Project Manager with the assistance of the Financial Manager will
oversee the overall spending profile of the program. They will use the financial
summary provided by the Contracts Administrator to assess the technical
progress in order to track the overall status of efforts.
Earned Value Ratio (EVR)
EVR will be reported quarterly. The EVR will be reported in form of
Schedule Performance Index (SPI) ratio and the Cost Performance Index (CPI)
ratios. If the ratios are below 0.90, further explanation is needed. SPI and CPI
are defined below:
SPI = BCWP/BCWS
CPI = BCWP/ACWP
Where BCWP = Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
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BCWS = Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
ACWP = Actual Cost of Work Performed
Quality Process and Reporting
Quality management on the program will be a team effort. It is the
responsibility of the quality system manager to coordinate conduct, quality
reviews, and audits. The Project Manager task is to oversee the development
and implementation of the System Quality Program Plan.
Monthly Progress Report
In order to ensure the goals of the project to be met, Orange Team will
produce a monthly progress report. The report should include, but not limited to
the followings,
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Progress summary
Milestone deliverables, planned, actual, and forecast
Earned value schedule and cost performances indices
Critical list of all items, responsibilities, and activities
Risk status
Resource profile
Milestones/deliverables planned, actual, and forecast status
Quality Actions
Configuration change control issues
Reviews
Reviews will play an integral part in the management and monitoring of all
phases of the Triton System project. Informal reviews with the program team
members will be held on a weekly basis to ensure that the project stay on track
and meet the planned deadlines. Reviews includes the followings,
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Program management review
Technical reviews
 Software requirement review
 Hardware requirement review
 Preliminary design review
 Critical design review
Quality review
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