U.S. ATLAS HL-LHC Upgrade LAr Level 2 and Level 3 Managers Mailing List

[John Parsons <parsons AT nevis.columbia.edu>]

At some point you should be prepared to answer whether we should change 
P6 to "recover" these funds (ie. give them back to contingency).  The CV 
for SBU is ~ +$300k, so a considerable sum.

                John

On 11/19/24 12:17 PM, Andy Haas wrote:
> Hooray!
> Done.
> I wasn't so sure what to put for "impact" or "corrective action". You
> can read what I put, below.
>
> Explanation of Variance/Description of Problem:
> There is a positive CV, mainly from work at SBU which has cost less
> than expected due to lower component costs for test boards, which no
> longer require an FPGA, as well as from lower than expected labor
> costs. LASP delays have also caused money not to be spent on expensive
> LASPs and LASP test stands, but tests performed with existing dev kits
> and infrastructure.
>
> Impact (including impact on EAC):
> None.
>
> Corrective Action:
> Costs will rise soon, due to purchasing major parts (FPGAs and
> Firefly's) for production, which will significantly decrease the
> fractional CV that has been accumulated.
>
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 8:26 AM John Parsons <parsons AT nevis.columbia.edu> 
> wrote:
> > Hi Tim/Andy (and me),
> >
> >          Please take care of the October VRs today and let me know when you 
> > are
> > done, so that I can file the L2 VR.  @Andy, note that your SPI is now
> > above 0.9 (congratulations!), so you only have to explain the (positive) CV.
> >          Regards,
> >                  John
> >
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > Subject: [[Usatlas-hllhc-l2deputymgmt-nsf-l] ] October VRs are due
> > Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:50:29 -0500
> > From: Gustaaf Brooijmans <gusbroo AT nevis.columbia.edu>
> > Reply-To: Gustaaf Brooijmans <gusbroo AT nevis.columbia.edu>
> > To: usatlas-hllhc-l2deputymgmt-nsf-l AT lists.bnl.gov
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Please remind your teams that VRs are due in a couple of days.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gustaaf

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