# Presentation: 511253

**Overview and Expectations**

**NWS/OAR Review**
**March 26, 2002**

**Jack Hayes and David Rogers**

## Meeting Purpose

**Lay foundation for strong bridge between NOAA           R&D and Operations.**

## Expectations

**Where are we today?**
**Clear understanding of current NWS S&T needs and corresponding OAR programs and plans.**
**Where do we go from here?**
**Strategies/Processes to align needs and capabilities.**
**Vision**
**Teamwork**
**Process**
**Architecture**
**Investment Plan**

## VisionDefine the Target

**A partnership which:**
**Equips NOAA with World’s best S&T**
**Maximizes return on investment**
**Operational results**
**Socio-economic benefit**
**Minimizes transition time and cost**
**Ensures US weather, water, and climate research       and observing/forecasting operations are                                     best in the world**

## Teamwork

***Define Transition Roles***

** ****Applied**
** ****R&D**

**Operations**

**Transition**

## Process

**Planning**
**Establish coordinated “thread” to operations early                                          – including envisioned applications**
**Develop joint plans & agreements – R&D to Operations**
**Start at operations, work backwards and iterate**
**Coordinate investment strategies upfront**
**Continuously review and update**
**Execution**
**Scheduled and frequent communication                       and coordination**
**Design and readiness reviews**
**Well understood decision points and criteria**

## Notional RoadmapResearch to Operations

**Time**

**Performance**

**2008**

**Baseline**

**Required **
**Capability**
**For**
**Operations**

**2002**

**2003**

**2004**

**2007**

**2006**

**2005**

**Projected**
**Progress**

**Agreed Upon**
**Boundaries**

**Stop**
**Project**

**Accelerate**
**Transition**

## Architecture

**IT infrastructure**
**Common models and diagnostics**
**Standard test cases – observations, etc.**
**Testbeds**

***Commonality/Compatibility is Key***

## Joint Investment Plan

**Need coordinated lifecycle investment plan including**
**All key players**
**Prioritization of activities **
**“****End-to-end” and phased investment strategy**
***With clearly identified leads and major milestones***

- Time

## Agenda

_**March 26**_
- 	  **7:30****	****	****Coffee**
**	****  ****8:00****	****	****AAs’ Welcome and Remarks (Kelly/Evans)**
**	****  ****8:10****	****	****Overview and Expectations (Hayes/Rogers)**
_***Where are we?***_
**	****  ****8:30****	****	****NWS S&T Needs and Plans (Hayes)**
**	****  ****9:15****	****	****Supporting OAR Programs and Plans (Lab Directors)****	**
**	****10:15****	****	****Break**
**	****12:00****	****	****Lunch (Brought In)****	****	****	****	****	**
**	****  ****1:00****	****	****Supporting OAR Programs and Plans, Con’t. **
**	****  ****2:30****	****	****Break**
**	****  ****2:45****	****	****Supporting OAR Programs and Plans, Con’t.**
**	****  ****4:30****	****	****Day 1 Wrap-Up/Action Item Summary****	****	****	****	**

## Agenda, Con’t.

_**March 27**_
**	****7:30 ****	****Coffee**
_***Where do we go from here?***_
**	****8:00****	****Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) Analysis       ****	****Vision for NWS/OAR Partnership**
**10:00****	****Break**
**10:15****	****S&T Infusion Plan:  A Basis for Joint Planning/Execution ****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****            (Hirschberg)**
**10:45****	****Strategies/Processes for Aligning OAR R&D with NWS Needs**
**12:00****	****Lunch (Brought In)**
**  ****1:00 ****	****Strategies/Process for Aligning, Con’t.****	****	****	**
**  ****3:00****	****Day 2 Wrap-Up/Action Item Summary**