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Project Scope Management
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), project scope management includes the processes of defining, controlling, and documenting what is and what is not included in the project. The following requirements/scope traceability matrix provides a means for tracking all the key scope changes to date for the COCONet project.
| Change Authorization and Date | New Stations | Refurbished | Existing | Other Changes | Notes / Rationale for Inclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Proposal Approved July 2010 | 50 | 0 | 50 | ||
| COCONet Workshop for Community Science, Station Siting, and Capacity Building San Juan, Puerto Rico February 3-4, 2011 | - | - | - | Due to stakeholder recommendations, roof top GPS monuments will be considered. | Original proposal called for short drilled braced monuments. |
| 2011 COCONet Network Operators Meeting Port of Spain, Trinidad June 28-29, 2011 | 50 | 15 | 61 | The concept of the “refurbished” station introduced. Final siting plan developed. | |
| 2011 COCONet Network Operators Meeting Port of Spain, Trinidad June 28-29, 2011 | - | - | - | Siting Committee Formed | |
| COCONet Project Director July, 2011 | - | - | - | Switched to Zephyr antenna (no radome) | This change was required due to budget impact of the 15 refurbished stations identified in Trinidad. |
| COCONet Siting Committee October 21, 2011 | 49 | 17 | 61 | CN05 Punta Cana removed. Two more refurbished stations were added in the Dominican Republic, LVEG and SPED. | |
| COCONet Siting Committee November 22, 2011 | 48 | 18 | 61 | CN19 Guanaja removed. This site was considered redundant with the existing station at Roatan (ROA0). ROA0 will be upgraded and considered a refurbished station. | |
| COCONet Siting Committee February 21, 2012 | 47 | 18 | 61 | CN04 St. Croix removed. There are already two existing stations there; one of which is a GGN station. | |
| COCONet Project Director September, 2012 | - | - | - | Switched back to choke ring with radome | This change was possible due to savings elsewhere in the budget. |
| COCONet Field Operations Manager / Project Director September 2012 | - | - | - | Waterproof Pelican-Hardigg enclosure approved for installation in Jamaica. | Enclosure is exposed to sea spray due to proximity to the ocean. New enclosure is sealed, with one-way venting. |
| COCONet Siting Committee October 1, 2012 | 46 | 21 | 61 | CN20 (Cayman Brac) removed. COCONet will provide meteorological instruments for 3 existing stations operated by Government of the Cayman Islands. | |
| NSF Program Manager August, 2012 | 54 | 21 | 61 | 2 new tide gauge stations, with new GPS on the pier and within .5km of the pier. | NSF approved the installation of two new tide gauge instruments (with 2 GPS stations) and to install 2 new GPS stations at the 2 existing tide stations in the region. |
| COCONet Siting Committee Approved | 55 | 21 | 61 | Add CN05 (Punta Cana), can be done due to savings elsewhere in the budget. | |
| COCONet Siting Committee Approved | 56 | 21 | 61 | Add new station in Aruba. | |
| COCONet Siting Committee Approved |
57 | 21 | 61 | Add new station in Panama (Bocas Island). | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 21 | 61 | Added new station at Aves Island. Discussed in Trinidad. | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 17 | 61 | Removed 4 refurbished stations in Venezuela from installation plan. | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
59 | 17 | 61 | Added new station in St. Lucia. Discussed in Trinidad.Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 17 | 61 | Approval not likely for second station in Cuba. Removed station from plan. Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 17 | 61 | Approval not likely for second station in Cuba. Removed station CN17 from plan. Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 18 | 61 | Added refurbished station in Grand Turk (GTK0). Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 19 | 61 | Added refurbished station in Antigua (Mount Obama). Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 20 | 61 | Added refurbished station in Haiti (JME2). Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 21 | 61 | Added Maracaibo (MARA) as refurbished station (originally was existing). Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 20 | 61 | Removed GALE (Trinidad) - this station was upgraded by UWI, will contribute data to COCONet. Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 | |
| COCONet Working Group Approved |
58 | 20 | 61 | Station FORT moved to UWI campus in Trinidad - No change to station count. Approved at COCONet Working Group Meeting - 4/1/2014 |