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COMET Briefing to CNMOC. 30 October2013. New COMET Business Model. Implementing Formal Project Management to Ensure Effectiveness and Efficiency. COMET Capacity Trends. New Staffing Model. Core Staff = 24 ~ $4.3M ~60% of $6.3M ( F ocused on Sponsors) Temp/Casual Staff = 10 ~ $2M
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COMET Briefing to CNMOC 30 October2013
New COMET Business Model Implementing Formal Project Management to Ensure Effectiveness and Efficiency COMET Capacity Trends New Staffing Model Core Staff = 24 ~ $4.3M ~60% of $6.3M (Focused on Sponsors) Temp/Casual Staff = 10 ~ $2M ~40% of $6.3M (Focused on New Business Partners) New Sponsors Development Univ/Private/Public = $2M Projected Budget in 3 to 5 years = $6-7M and COMET will utilize the 60/40 model Budget Down $2.3M/YR Over 3 YRS Staff Decreased 41-24 Over 3 YRS
COMET FY13 Milestones/Accomplishments • Total Modules = 489 (FY-13 = 58) • Modules translated = 143 (FY-13 = 27) • Total Registered Users = 300,000+ (Sep 13) • Total Education Users = 102,873 • Total International Users = 101,781 • Total U.S. Private Sector Users = 34,705 • Modules Completed FY13 = 195,581 • Number of Quizzes FY13 = 111,964 • AVG Improvement between pre and post tests=59% (pre) to 81%(post) COMET Budget is stable for FY-14 at $4.3M with a 7 person staff reduction and a 20% Reduction in Capacity
Safe Skies for Africa Develop and adapt aeronautical meteorology training for African forecasters to meet WMO competencies qualification requirements by November 2013
COMET’s Greatest Challenges and Threats Sponsors Stable/Timely funding Timely SME support for projects Meeting private sector timelines Sponsorship for transition to APPs Developing Decision Science Support Services Market identification/Niche products Integration into higher education distance learning support Staff talent management Development of new temporary/casual staff Access to new geosciences SMEs