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WMO Information System (WIS)

Managing & Moving Weather, Water and Climate Information

in the 21st Century

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

Weather – Climate - Water

Project & Implementation Plan ICG-WIS IV

4-7 September 2007

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Six Components– Introduction

• Vision, architecture, scope, environment, risks

– Project Mgt• framework, outreach, review

– Components• GTS, IGDDS, New

– Related Projects– Implementation Plan– Ongoing support

Overview

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Critical bits to review• Scope (Table 1)• Definitions of GISC, DCPC & NC (Sec3.3)• Tasks, timelines, progress and sub tasks, leaders,

risk & priority (Table 5.3)• Ditto for pilot project and task contacts (App.A)• Minimum critical success indicators (Sec5.5)• Project office and ongoing support (Sec 6)• Risk register (App F)• Missing elements or tasks• Gantt chart• TOR for ETs (App C, D & E)

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PM Application

• PM using MS Project 2003– Could task leaders create & maintain project files?

– Reports could include latest copy of file.

– Master file will just link to task files

– Don’t need to be complex,

• Keys are links and timelines (i.e. Gantt Chart)

• Haven’t worried about resources, or actual work time

• Is there an easier alternative? • i.e. twiki based

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What happens next

• Incorporate feedback from ICG-WIS• (Sept – Oct 2007)• Publish reviewed draft (Ver 0.5) on WIS web page

• Plan is presented to ECWG-WIGOS/WIS• (Nov 2007?)

• Incorporate user requirements (App B) and feedback from ECWG. (Ver 0.6)

• Review & present to next ICG-WIS & CBS• (May 2008?) (Ver 0.7 & 0.8)

• Remove draft label and publish as Ver. 1.0• Continue ongoing reviews