1. USAASA Project Status Report 2012/13 : Fourth Quarter
Presentation to Board
Date:

2. Presentation Outline Project Support Office Approach
Overview of Project Status
USAF:
Capacity Building Project:
Set Top Boxes (STB) Procurement Specialist
Broadband Engineers
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Households Data Gathering
Project Support Office
Handover Project
Rapid Deployment Project Phase 1 & 2
Connectivity Project
USAF: (DoC Led Projects)
Broadband Infrastructure
Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Migration
USASSA:
Universal Service and Access Strategy
Stabilisation _ Operation Clean Audit
Financial Services
Corporate Services
Conclusion

3. Project Support Office: Method Statement
Integrated project support being implemented to track the performance of USAF and USASSA projects .
Monitoring key Strategic, Financial and Operational metrics across the organisation’s core and support functions.
Ensuring organisational performance is proactively monitored and evaluated so that corrective action is taken in time.
When we improve the way we report information,
the decisions we make improve and so follows
our performance.

4. Overview of Projects_USAF
SOURCE
Scope Extent
Project Description
Budget Allocation
Expenditure to Date
Projected Q4 Expenditure
2012/13 Budget Variance
Spend Progress to Date
Projected Y/E Spend
Service Provider
Project close-out Remarks
Savings
Committed
Unspent
USAF (USAASA LED)
National
STB SCM Specialist
R719K
R0m R0 0%
HR INTERNAL
Appointment to be finalised in April. Resumption of duty in May.
Provincial
Hand Over Project
R8,1m
R1,9m
R2,1m
R1,6m
 R2,5m
23%
50%
SENTECH
Contract finalised. Approved scope of work for completion in April.
Broadband Engineers x 2
Exploring consultants option. Appointments for finalisation in April.
Connectivity (Rapid Deployment)
R7,0m
R2,6m
R3,0m
R1,4m
37%
80%
SENTECH & VOIX
Contracts signed with SPs. Extensions for April finalisation.
Data Gathering
R367K
R128K
R192K
 R48K
35%
87%
GEO-REPORTING
Study in final stages, to be approved by Board
GIS Software
R265K
100%
ESRI
GIS system will be up and running by April for interactive data mapping.
GIS Server & Software (Extension)
R98K
R0K
AVIVA SYSTEMS
Suppliers identified. GIS server will be procured by end of March.
Project Support Office
R3,5m
R789K
R1,3m
22%
60%
NAVIGANT
PMO launched PM system, to be fully operational in Arpril.
Rapid Deployment Ph. 1
R16,5m
R12,6m
R2.3m
76%
86%
MTHINTE & HAWKSTONE
Hawkstone placed on terms for non-delivery. No rollover anticipated.
Rapid Deployment Ph. 2
R33,1m
R18,7m
R14,4m
56%
MTHINTE
Site delivery has been accelerated. No rollover anticipated.
Sub Total
R70,4m
R37m
R22,8m
R5,2m
R3,7m
52%
84%
All processes in place to ramp up expenditure to Y/E target of 73%
USAF (DOC LED)
Broadband Infrastructure
R8,4m
TBA
DoC internal process delays. No finality on project funds.
DTT Rollover Fund
R230m
DoC internal process delays. No finality on project plans.
DTT Current Fund
R220m
R458,4m

5. Overview of Projects_USAASA
SOURCE
Scope Extent
Project Description
Budget Allocation
Expenditure to Date
Projected Q4 Expenditure
2012/13 Budget Variance
Spend Progress to Date
Projected Y/E Spend
Service Provider
Project close-out Remarks
Savings
Committed
Unspent
USASSA
National
UAS National Strategy
R2,8m
R0m
60%
100%
Z-COMMS
Phases 1 & 2 for completion in April. Study for completion in September.
Stabilisation (Fin)
R2,1m
R526K
R1,1m
 R526K
25%
75%
CALCULUS
IT, Fin and SCM Governance documents submitted for Board.
Stabilisation (Corp)
R1,5m
R866K
R339K
 R338K
58%
BARLEDA
Skills Audit and HR Governance documents submitted for Board.
Sub Total
R6,4m
R4,1m
R1,3m
R900K
64%
84%
Deliverables submitted in line with ramped up projected Y/E expenditure.