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Project Concept Form Engaging with Zeteo Tech, LLC. Principal Investigator: Campus Address: Telephone: Email: Other Team Members: . Problem/Solution/ Needs Charts. Chart 1: The problem Why should the agency care? Why is the current solution not successful?
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Project Concept FormEngaging with Zeteo Tech, LLC Principal Investigator: Campus Address: Telephone: Email: Other Team Members:
Problem/Solution/Needs Charts • Chart 1: The problem • Why should the agency care? • Why is the current solution not successful? • Chart 2: Your solution • Why is the solution possible? • What does the end state look like? • Chart 3: What do you need? • What facilities or equipment will you need? • What skills / partners will you need on your team? • How do you change the cost equation (Government acquisition and ownership)? Please keep these Heilmeierquestions in mind as you prepare your idea. Questions 1-4 will be important when you start discussions on a new concept with a Program Manager; Question 5 should be considered, but does not need to be quantified at this stage. • What are you trying to do? • How does this get done at present? Who does it? What are the limitations of present approaches? • What is new about your approach? Why do you think you can be successful at this time? • If you succeed, what difference will it make? • How long will it take? How much will it cost? What are your mid-term and final exams?
The problem • Text describing how the military or other customer is unable to successfully complete a mission • Text describing why the technical reason the current solution is not sufficient
Your Solution • Text describing the technical reasons why your solution can be achieved • Text describing how the mission will be achieved using your solution Graphics will help tell your story but start with text at this stage
Facilities, Teaming and Cost Equation • Facilities: What equipment or special facilities will you need? • Teaming: What skills do you need for your team? Are they internal or external to UA? • Changing the Cost Equation: How does your concept change the cost of doing business for the military or other DoD organization? • Example problem: We can no longer afford to use a $1 million missile to destroy a $10,000 pickup truck