Resource Plan
Purpose
This document defines the hard resources associated with the project per phase.
The purpose of this document is to define what hard resources are necessary per
phase and to explain their purpose. Each phase defines new hard resources that are
introduced; however it should be assumed by the reader that any hard resource that
is used in a previous phase will be used for the same purpose in subsequent phases
unless otherwise noted.
Although human resources are in integral part of the resource plan, these resources
have been addressed in the separate document, Staffing Plan, contained within this
SBIR. The reader is referred to the funding plan for any detailed financial
information.
Phase 0
In this phase the initial SBIR proposal is created along with a proposal presentation
and product website.
Since this phase only involves research and the proof of concept, no hard resources
are required.
Phase 1
In this phase a lab prototype will be developed and the SBIR Phase 2 proposal will be
developed. Success will be measured by the successful completion of those two
deliverables.
The following hard resources are needed for Phase 1:
Phase 1
Resource
Product
Queue Server
DELL PowerEdge SC1430
Debian Linux
Embeddable Predictive Text Library
OpenMary
MySQL
Interface Design
Mozilla
Debian Administration
25' CAT6 Network Cable
Contingency Reserve
Software
Technical Support
Ethernet Cable
Contingency
Total
#
Cost/ Unit Total
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$729
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$25
$5,000
1. Queue Server – This queue server will advertise and distribute iSa related
software. In addition the queue server will host iSa’s datacenter. This
computer will use Debian Linux.
$729
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$25
$5,000
$5,754
2. Ethernet Cable – A network cable used to connect queue server to the
Internet.
3. Technical Support – It is necessary to have support for Administrating any
OS.
4. Contingency – Project are by nature full of uncertainty. This small
contingency reserve would cover small expenses not specifically identified in
this plan.
Phase 2
In this phase the actual prototype of the product will be developed.
The following hard resources are needed for Phase 2:
Phase 2
Queue Server
Workstation
Router
Ethernet Cables
iTouch
Phone
USB
Speakers
Prototype
DELL PowerEdge 2950 III
Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and UNIX
Cisco 2800 Series Router
25' CAT6 Network Cables
iTouch
iPhone
iPhone/iTouch USBs
iTouch Speakers
iSa used on personal computer
Prototype Product Cost
10
4
1
15
10
10
20
10
1
1
$1,299
$1,300
$1,450
$25
$250
$400
$3
$13
$0
$0
Total
1. Queue Server (10) – These are the queue servers that make up a rack in the
datacenter. These are setup to relieve the load from the main queue server
(DELL PowerEdge SC1430).
2. Workstations (4) – Necessary for beta testing multi-platform porting
capabilities.
3. Router (1) – With the increase in office staff, development and test machines
a router is required. The router connects the machines to each other as well
as the Internet.
4. Ethernet Cables (15) – These are used to patch the PCs into the router.
5. iTouch (10) – Necessary for beta testing.
6. iPhone (10) – Necessary for beta testing.
7. USB (20) – Necessary for beta testing.
8. Speakers (10) – Necessary for beta testing.
$12,990
$5,200
$1,450
$375
$2,500
$4,000
$60
$130
$0
$0
$26,705
9. Prototype – The cost of the prototype is detailed above. The prototype will be
a personal computer that represents how iSa functions by running its
software.
Phase 3
This phase is the main rollout of the product. In this phase the warehouse and
manufacturer is secured and actual production begins. The marketing campaign also
begins in this phase.
The following hard resources are needed for Phase 3:
Phase 3
Workstation
DELL Precision 370
25' CAT6 Network Cables
7
7
$699
$25
Total
With the datacenter built out in Phase 2 and the prototype created in Phase 2, we
only need to purchase PCs for our new office staff.
1. Workstation (7) - – These workstations will be installed with the default
version of Windows. These workstations are for the new staff that is brought
on in Phase 3. These include the administrators and developers.
Out Years
The phase is the functional and support phase of the project. The tasks in this phase
are ongoing and are not part of the project.
Since Out Years maintains and supports the products that are created in the project,
any hard resources needed for that support would have been identified and setup in
Phase 3. Therefore there are no hard resources defined specifically for Out Years the
Out Years hard resources come from previous phases.
$4,893
$175
$5,068