1. SCCS Strategic Planning: Overview
Notes from SCCS managers meeting May 15, 2005

2. Requirement
Goal: where can we (SCCS) make the Lab more efficient by taking others money?
Produce by early tomorrow (Tuesday) a first cut
Scrutinize by Thursday
Must be done before Richard leaves for Europoe 1st week June
Compelling description of SCCS role in managing SLAC productivity
What should we do?
What is the cost?
How will evolve over time?
History from last 3 years mainly
By program (BaBar, GLAST, Kavli
By activity (Windows, BAS, DB …)
Tightly coupled to SLAC strategic needs
Will need SLAC top management involvement in SCCS guidance (part of their career yardstick)

3. Components Strategic outline at front Details of history
Details going forward: mainly labor but also M&S, in particular for 2008
Compelling para on what we are doing to make Lab more efficient
Forward plan & what it does: e.g. reduce Balkanization, improved science …
Spreadsheet of FTEs and M&S

4. Background
Assume some hardware growth in next year, significant growth in the following year
Non scientific applications is where we are hurting
Kavli is a big unknown, other projects include:
LCLS (currently machine builders, users not represented, somewhere between SSRL style and HEP style), Accel theory, petacache, ATLAS (not located at SLAC), reduced BaBar, SSRL (view as needs to be properly integrated), NLC (not located at SLAC)…
Desire infrastructure to be funded by projects
10-20% user population increase/year
What are requirements for 2008
New building will require 5 FTEs to manage process

5. Phone System Driven by reliability needs, avoiding marketing hype
Expect continuing stability for next two years
PBX end of life, next generation planning, pilots, new management tools, integration with IP technology etc.
Do we need more, less, same resources, when, what kind, how many FTEs etc.

6. Remote Collaboration Support
Unclear what the scale should be, how to expand, there seems to be a need, directions unclear, many people feel let down by technology
Where does Instant Messaging, Skype fit?
What happens if we allow to grow without central support
What else?
Do we need extra resources, if so when, what kind, quantize and justify