Integration Test Facility PC Swap-Out

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Integration Test Facility PC Swap-Out

• Presented by
• Kevin Luke
• L-3 Communications Titan Group
• [phone] x28
• Kevin.luke_at_l-3com.com
• 13-July-06

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Project Analysis

• New technology is released to the market
  everyday.
• If your competition has a technological
  advantage
• In business it could mean lost revenue
• In the military it could mean
• Compromise of national security
• Lost battles
• Human casualties

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Problem Statement

• The Integration Test Facility has not kept up
  with the Navy
• 48 test workstations need to be swapped-out for
  more current hardware
• The last bulk purchase of workstations was in
  2001
• Most of our equipment budget has been spent on
  high-dollar items like routers, switches, and
  servers
• Current workstations are not powerful enough to
  perform some types of load testing
• ITF is at risk of losing up to 1/3 of its test
  budget to competing labs with newer equipment

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Picture Two

• Picture Two

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Picture One

• Picture One

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Project Objectives

• Conduct research to determine make/model of new
  workstations
• Procure new workstations
• Minimize impact on current testing efforts
• Remove legacy workstations
• Install new workstations

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Project Scope

• Purchase 48 workstations plus 4 spares
• Fully load and configure workstations
• Create Ghost images of workstations with just OS
  loaded and with COMPOSE, GOTS Delta
• Remove, declassify, and dispose of legacy
  workstations

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ROI Analysis
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Success Criteria

• All new workstations have been placed in their
  respective racks and are fully operational
• All legacy workstations have been declassified
  and disposed of through approved methods
• Project related downtime is less than 3
• All project milestones have been accomplished

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Feasibility Study

• Technical Feasibility
• In-house expertise is readily available
• Operational Feasibility
• Test workstations are in use everyday
• Swap-out should be transparent to the end-user
• Economic Feasibility
• More funding for capital investments is available
  to sponsor
• High ROI means denial of funds is unlikely

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Risk Management

• Use of risk register to track risks and plans for
  dealing with them

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Communication Management

• Weekly status reports to project sponsor (1 hr)
• Accomplished milestones
• Problems or delays
• Estimated Time to Completion (ETC)
• Earned Value (EV)
• Actual Cost (AC)
• Cost Variance (CV)
• Schedule Variance (SV)
• Cost Performance Index (CPI)
• Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
• Anything else the sponsor asks for

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Work Breakdown Structure
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Staffing and Scheduling
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Implementation
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Final Analysis

• Make this event a recurring event
• Every two years
• Lessons learned