Team Members:
Joseph Banks
Gary Calpo
Khuram Imtiaz
Michael J. Higgins
Abdul Khan
Anthony Virata
Milestones
-Presented by Michael Higgins
1. Societal Problem
2. Why Should We Care?
3. The RMS Solution
4. Management Structure
5. Personnel
6. Project Plan
7. Evaluation Plan
8. Budgeting
9. Marketing Plan
10.Contractual Aspects
11. Conclusion
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The Societal Problem
Increasing demand, wasteful usage, and finite resources lead to
energy and natural resource shortages
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Resource Use and Production
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“Total electricity demand is projected to grow by 1.9 percent per year from 2001 through
2020” – Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
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Energy Use Per Capita
Energy use per capita,1970-2025(index,1970 = 1)
History: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2001, DOE/EIA0384(2001) (Washington, DC, August 2002). Projections: Table A20.
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Estimated Energy Waste
About 42.5% of the energy used in the U.S. is wasted due
to inefficient use.
http://www.geosc.psu.edu/People/Faculty/FacultyPages/Kubicki/alternativeenergy.html
-Penn State University
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Spot-Checked global electricity consumption
source: US Department of Energy
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Estimated Total Waste
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Why Should We Care?
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California Energy Crisis
• Demand outweighed production
• California energy companies were forced
to buy out of state electricity
• Electricity costs went from $29.71 per
Mwh to $376.99 per Mwh
• Electric bills went up 59%
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/california/subsequentevents.html
-department of energy
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Consumption Exceeds Production
Total electricity demand is projected to grow by 1.9 percent per year from
2001 through 2020” – Energy Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Energy
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Using energy wisely is no secret. It's simply a matter of
awareness, knowledge and planning.
–Dominion Virginia Power’s Website
Virginia Power also maintains that by being informed and
improving efficiency, energy consumption can be
reduced by 15%
Studies have proven that energy savings of 15% and
more occur when people have information that allows
them to make informed decisions on how and when to
use power.
-Energy Cite
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The RMS Solution
What RMS is and how it can help to reduce waste.
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RMS Product Goals
• Educate businesses and homeowners on their
resource usage patterns
• Be on the market before the crisis point is reached,
that is when the need exceeds the supply (Our
projection year is 2008)
• Market to:
• Utility Companies (Electric, Gas, Oil)
• Public Works (Water)
• Inform the consumer of peak demand times and
government imposed limits
• Provide an intuitive user interface
• Format the data in a way that is useful to the
consumer
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What is RMS?
Web based tool to bring real-time consumption data to the consumer
• Capable of monitoring electric, water, natural gas, and oil consumption
• Displays current resource use
• Analyzes consumption data and displays it in graphical format
• Penalty notifications
• Peak-demand notifications
• Budgeting tool
• Water/Gas leak detection
• Online bill payment
*RMS Technical Approach
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Demo Screen
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RMS and Automated Meter
Reading (AMR)
Past, Present, and Future
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Management Structure
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Personnel
• Project Manager
• Research and Development Manger
• Finance Manager
• Legal Manager
• Marketing and Sales Manager
• Web and Software Development Manager
• Java Programmer (3)
• SQL Programmer (2)
• Contractor - Equipment Install
• Contractor - Network Install
• System Manager
• Technician
• Database Administrator
• Lawyer
• Document Specialist
• Lobbyist
• Customer Support (10)
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RMS Project Plan
The Resource Monitoring System
(RMS) project will span over two
years. This project will be completed
by employing a four-phase plan
Phase 0, Pre-Project Approval
Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
50 days
Wed 2/12/03
Thu 4/17/03
T000-100 BUDGETS
2 days
Mon 3/17/03
Tue 3/18/03
T000-200 COST ANALYSIS
3 days
Wed 3/19/03
Fri 3/21/03
T000-300 WORK BREAKDOWN
17 days
Tue 3/25/03
Sat 4/12/03
T000-400 SCHEDULES
11 days
Tue 3/25/03
Sat 4/5/03
T000-500 RISK ANALYSIS
10 days
Wed 2/12/03
Tue 2/25/03
T000-600 WEBSITE COMPLETION – PRESENTATION 1 & 2
42 days
Mon 2/24/03
Thu 4/17/03
T100-000 DOCUMENTATION
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T100-100 WEBSITE COMPLETION – FINAL
PRESENTATION
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T100-100 PROJECT PLAN / FOR SBIR GRANT
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T200-000 APPROVAL PRESENTATION
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T200-100 FINALIZE DELIVERABLE EELEMENTS
15 days
Fri 4/18/03
Thu 5/8/03
T000-000 MILESTONE PLANNING PRESENTATION
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Phase Deliverables
•
•
•
•
Milestone Planning Presentation
•Includes Schedule, Budget,
and a work break-down
SBIR Grant Proposal
RMS Web Site
SBIR Approval Presentation
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PHASE 1, Prototype
This phase is called the
“PROTOTYPE PHASE”; which will
span over 70 days. It will continue
between Mon 5/12/03 and Fri
8/15/03.
Phase Deliverables
•
•
•
Prototype Design
Completed Prototype
•Database
•RMS Software
•AMR Simulator
Tested Prototype
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Days
Start Date
End Date
T000-000 DESIGN PROTOTYPE
12 Days
Mon 5/12/03
Tue 5/27/03
T000-100 DESIGN ELEMENTS PROTOTYPE
12 Days
Mon 5/12/03
Mon 5/12/03
T100-000 BUILD PROTOTYPE SYSTEM
51 days
Wed 5/28/03
Wed 8/6/03
T100-100 BUILD PROTOTYPE
51 Days
Wed 5/28/03
Wed 8/6/03
T100-100 DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
20 days
Wed 5/28/03
Tue 6/24/03
T100-200 CREATE DATABASE
15 days
Wed 5/28/03
Tue 6/17/03
T100-300 DATABASE TESTING
5 days
Wed 6/18/03
Tue 6/24/03
T100-400 DATABASE SERVER
51 days
Wed 5/28/03
Wed 8/6/03
T100-500 DATABASE SERVER INSTALLATION
2 days
Tue 8/5/03
Wed 8/6/03
T100-600 DATABASE SERVER CONFIGURATION
3 days
Wed 5/28/03
Fri 5/30/03
T100-700 DATABASE SERVER TESTING
7 days
Wed 5/28/03
Thu 6/5/03
T100-800 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
47 days
Wed 5/28/03
Thu 7/31/03
T100-900 CODE FOR RANDOM DATA GENERATOR
20 days
Wed 5/28/03
Tue 6/24/03
T100-1000 CODE FOR ANALYZE THE DATA
25 days
Wed 5/28/03
Tue 7/1/03
T100-1100 APPLICATION SERVER
25 days
Mon 6/2/03
Fri 7/4/03
T100-1200 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
4 days
Wed 6/18/03
Mon 6/23/03
T100-1300 CONFIGURATION
5 days
Tue 6/24/03
Mon 6/30/03
T100-1400 TESTING
8 days
Tue 7/1/03
Thu 7/10/03
T100-1500 DEVELOP USER INTERACTIVE WEBPAGE
15 days
Fri 7/11/03
Thu 7/31/03
T200-000 TESTING PROTOTYPE
11 days
Fri 8/1/03
Fri 8/15/03
T200-100 TESTING PROTOTYPE MODEL
11 days
Fri 8/1/03
Fri 8/15/03
Tasks
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Tasks
Days
Start Date
End Date
T000-000 PURCHASING
55 days
Mon 9/8/03
Fri 11/21/03
T000-100 HARDWARE
10 days
Mon 9/8/03
Fri 9/19/03
T000-200 COMPUTER SYSTEMS
10 days
Mon 9/22/03
Fri 10/3/03
T000-300 EQUIPMENT
15 days
Mon 10/6/03
Fri 10/24/03
T000-400 CONTRACT EXPERTS
20 days
Mon 10/27/03
Fri 11/21/03
T100-000 INSTALLATION
65 days
Mon 12/8/03
Thu 3/4/04
T100-100 CONTRACT OUT INSTALLATION
10 days
Mon 12/8/03
Fri 12/19/03
T100-200 EQUIPMENT TO INSTALL
45 days
Mon 1/5/04
Thu 3/4/04
T200-000 DATABASE
113 days
Mon 3/8/04
Wed 8/11/04
T300-000 SOFTWARE
75 days
Thu 8/12/04
Wed
11/24/04
T400-000 DATABASE SERVER
29 days
Thu 11/25/04
Wed 1/5/05
T500-000 WEB-SITE
105 days
Wed 8/25/04
Tue 1/18/05
T500-100 DESIGN
30 days
Wed 8/25/04
Tue 10/5/04
T500-200 JAVA PROGRAMMING
30 days
Wed 10/6/04
Tue
11/16/04
T500-300 USER INTERFACE
30 days
Wed 11/17/04
Tue
12/28/04
T500-400 CONFIGURATIONS
15 days
Wed 12/29/04
Tue 1/18/05
T600-000 TESTING
30 days
Wed 12/22/04
Tue 2/1/05
T700-000 DOCUMENTATION
45 days
Fri 1/28/05
Thu 3/31/05
T700-100 DOCUMENT DATABASE
15 days
Fri 2/18/05
Thu 3/10/05
T700-200 DOCUMENT SOFTWARE
30 days
Fri 2/18/05
Thu 3/31/05
T700-300 CREATE USERS MANUAL
45 days
Fri 1/28/05
Thu 3/31/05
T800-000 TRAINING
30 days
Fri 4/1/05
Thu 5/12/05
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PHASE 2, Initial Project
This phase is called the “INITIAL
PROJECT”; which will span over 365
days. It will continue between Mon
9/8/03 and Thu 5/12/05
Phase Deliverables
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Purchasing
Installation
Database
RMS Software
Database Server
Web Site
Testing
Documentation
Training
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PHASE 3, Service Commencement
This phase is called the “SERVICE
COMMENCEMENT”; which will
span over 229 days and it will
continue between Wed 5/18/05
Days
Tasks
T000-100 MARKETING PLAN
Phase Deliverables
T000-200 CONTRACTS WITH UTILITY COMPANIES
•
•
•
•
T000-300 EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
•
Customer Acceptance Testing
Production Finalization
Developed Out-Year Approach
Developed Out-Year
Organization
Shift to Out-Years
Sustained RMS System
Continued Development
Expansion of Market
T000-400 CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE TESTING
T000-500 INCORPORATE CHANGES/CORRECTIONS
T000-600 CUSTOMER FINAL ACCEPTANCE
T000-700 FINALIZE PRODUCTION
T000-800 DEVELOP OUT-YEAR STRATEGY
T000-900 DEVELOP OUT-YEAR PLAN/ORGANIZATION
T000-1000 SHIFT TO OUT-YEARS
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90 days
90 days
15 days
20 days
36 days
20 days
15 days
5 days
15 days
5 days
Start Date
End Date
Wed 5/18/05
Tue 9/20/05
Mon 7/25/05
Fri 11/25/05
Mon 10/3/05
Fri 10/21/05
Mon 10/24/05
Fri 11/18/05
Mon 11/21/05
Mon 1/9/06
Tue 1/10/06
Mon 2/6/06
Tue 2/7/06
Mon 2/27/06
Tue 2/28/06
Mon 3/6/06
Tue 3/7/06
Mon 3/27/06
Tue 3/28/06
Mon 4/3/06
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Evaluation Plan
•
Program Design Reviews
 Assessment of the project at the early stages of
each phase
•
Technical Reviews
 Evaluates the direction taken in design,
development, and testing of the project
 Includes System Requirements Review (SRR),
Preliminary Design Review (PDR) , and Critical
Design Reviews (CDR)
•
Quality Reviews
 Evaluate the processes used by team members to
perform tasks
 Evaluate deliverables for compliance with
contractual requirements
 Recommend corrective and preventive actions if
necessary
•
Periodical Reporting
 Used to track progress of the project
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Phase 1 Budget
Resources
Desktops
Phase I
15,000.00
SDSL
300
Resources
Phase I
Project Manager
$11,300
Finance Analyst
$8,333
Marketing Analyst
$8,000
Laptops
5000
SBIR/ Clerk
Digital Meter
1,750
RedHat
2,500
Software/Database
Consultant
$9,000
Various Software
500
Research Manager
$10,000
NIC card / Wireless
500
Software Manager
$10,500
Lobbyist
$18,700
Totals
$76,333
Domain setup
TOTALS
50
$500
25600
Total Phase 1: $101,933
Resources
Phase II
Phase 2 Budget
Project Manager
$75,000
Database Administrator
$65,000
Resources
Programmer/ Web Developer
$55,000
Raid Array Storage
Systems Administrator
$67,000
Finance Analyst
$52,000
Cisco Routers
$6,000
Marketing Analyst
$49,000
SSL certificate
$200
Database Developer
$48,000
Application Server
$4,500
Java Programmer
$62,500
Research Manager
$60,000
Digital Meter
$3,000
Software Manager
$62,500
DS3 Connection
$18,000
Lobbyist
$26,180
Servers
$10,000
Technician
$35,000
TOTALS
$53,500
Contractor
$40,000
Total Phase 2:
Totals
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Phase II
$11,800
$750,680
$697,180
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Resources
Phase 3 Budget
Phase III
Project Manager
$42,000
Database Administrator
$31,800
Programmer/ Web Developer
$31,000
Systems Administrator
$33,000
Finance Analyst
$30,600
Marketing Analyst
$28,800
Customer Support
$180,000
Contract Experts/ Lawyer
$90,000
Database Developer
$28,500
Java Programmer
$37,500
Research Manager
$36,000
Software Manager
$37,800
Lobbyist
$89,760
Technician
$21,000
Contractor
$24,000
Totals Phase 3
$741,760
Totals For All Phases
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$1,568,733
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SBIR Funding
http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir
http://www.cs.odu.edu/~virata/cs410/SBIR.doc
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Marketing Strategy
• Market to Utilities
Increased Competitiveness
More Capable of Providing Energy on Demand
During Peak Usage Times
Capable of Passing the Cost on to the
Consumer
• Market to Public Works
Environmentally Friendly Political Issue
More Capable of Providing Water During
Drought Times Without Adding Additional
Pipelines
• Estimated Charge: $0.75 per registered
user per month
Estimated Return on Investment
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Contractual Aspects
• Infrastructure Installation
 To help install the network and technological
infrastructure (RHCE, CCNA, or equivalent)
•
•
•
•
Power Companies
Natural Gas Companies
Oil Providers
Public Works Departments (per city)
AMR Companies
Agreements to expand and implement the technology
(during Phase 3 and out years)
Advanced Technologies Ramar (ATR)
ECM Systems
Cannon Technologies
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Risks
Lack of Utility Company/ Public Works Cooperation
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Severe
Solution: To develop systems that can function independent from the utilities meters. The main draw is the cost of the
system will go up as the client will have to pay for the equipment and installation of the monitoring devices.
Consumers may loose interest and not use the service after the novelty wears off
Probability: Slight
Consequence: Slight
Work Around: RMS will continually be developed to better provide for the consumers needs
Information overload – Customers may be overwhelmed with the myriad of data provided
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Moderate
Solution: RMS will format the data in a way that isn’t overwhelming and easy to understand and apply.
Competition
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Moderate
Solution: RMS will offer a wide variety of systems to encompass a larger customer base, specifically the home market
where costs have generally made these types of systems uncommon.
Non-Approval from Standards Organizations
Probability: Fair
Consequence: Severe
Solution: Use as many existing devices/equipment that are already in compliance with the various standards.
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Questions??
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Status of State Electric Industry Restructuring Activity
-- as of February 2003 --
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Rising Costs & Wasted Money
50 million households in the US with
an average bill of $1500 per year.
Total: $75,000,000,000
With 42.5% energy
wasted due to inefficient use:
0.425 * $75,000,000,000
= $31,875,000,000 wasted
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RMS Survey Results
3. Do you consider the rising costs of utilities
(Electricity, Water, Gas, Oil, Propane, etc.) an
important issue?
Trivial 9%
No Opinion 2%
12. Do you think you are using your
resources as efficiently as possible?
Yes 29%
Important 89%
No 71%
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