Spreadsheet: sally_beck__35328__Variance Explanations
Sheet: With CGS

EA -Explanations for Variance to Original Submitted 2002 Budget
Underlying Direct Projects Costs Shown for reference
 |  |  | Old |  | ENA | OLD
Project | [NAME] | [NAME] | [NAME] | Dir Total | % Alloc | ENA ALLOC | Dir Total | ENA ALLOC | ENA DIFF
Gas Fundamentals | Peoples Energy removed, 1xSnr [NAME] replaced with a GTT | 742096 | 282390 |  | 1 |  | 917226.23515625
Gas Fun Global net | Removed Phase 3 to match Inception. Also removed 1xFTE. Initially budgeted for the group creating & maintaining all aspects of the portal the scope has changed to reflect the current  Inception document. | 440546 | 138886 |  | 1 |  | 349054.0018229167
Gas Fun Op Cap Rep | Removed anticipated Micro-Strategy software and associated contractor. | 705466 | 96671 |  | 1 |  | 429452.7539062499
Gas TAGG/ERMS | Removed [NAME] for legacy systems enhancements. (includes removing Hardware for Scalability and showing those in a separate project) | 1492822 | 1815021 |  | 0.7 |  | 1216922.109375
Gas Sitara | Removed [NAME] for legacy systems enhancements | 1551770 | 965828 |  | 0.8 |  | 982866.8281249999
Gas CGS Physical | Removed Contractors and Web-Logic Software | 2437380 | 0 |  | 0.8 |  | 1429562.671875
Gas CGS Financial | Added Next Phase of CGS |  |  |  | 0.8 |  | 1011054.140625
Gas Performance | Split out anticipated hardware for Scalability from TAGG/ERMS, [NAME] |  |  |  | 0.8 |  | 1000000
Power RT Services | [NAME]:  Eliminated work associated with Real-Time tools.  Leaves some $ for services desk tools | 1036433 |  |  | 1 |  | 548472.03125
Power Risk |  |  | 952286 |  | 1 |  | 952286.3281249999
Power Remote Offices |  |  | 1286180 |  | 1 |  | 1286180.375
Power IntraDay PL | Reduced Headcount. Portcalc Replacement:  Assumes EES will absorb half the cost | 1474460 |  |  | 1 |  | 1166077.359375
Power Global Meter | Reduced Headcount. EES looking at something else | 1047286 |  |  | 1 |  | 653116.390625
Power Fundy |  |  | 1356336 |  | 1 |  | 1356335.796875
Power East Desk Comp | Lost all headcount, kept hardware. Assumes new market formation will not happen next year based on recent FERC rulings. | 3091436 |  |  | 1 |  | 60000
Power CPM |  | 487580 |  |  | 1 |  | 487579.625
Power CBO |  |  | 1245038 |  | 1 |  | 1245037.78125
Power Asset Ops |  |  | 755201 |  | 1 |  | 412678.390625
Power Arch | Reduced Headcount, will pursue less ambitious/costly methods of improving performance and scalability. | 2208653 |  |  | 1 |  | 1095921.9375
Power Canada |  | 1730847 |  |  | 1 |  | 1730847.40625
Global Risk |  |  |  |  | 0.29 |  | 427222.734375
[NAME] | Removed Specialist from Jan/Feb in CAP. | 232242 | 682183 |  | 0 |  | 686035.3906249999
MKM | Removed contractors for 2002, Removed 3 Specialists (double counted : already on Exp sheet) | 1909897 | 1053474 |  | 0.4 |  | 2316958.3125
Common Settlements Engine | Evaluation is underway to determine whether this is the right solution for both retail and wholesale power and gas.  If it is, this project will have to be reinstated in 2002. |  |  | 18550000 | 0.7 |  | 0
Common Pricing Model | Project will be reinstated if deemed to be the right solution for multiple business units.  Evaluation is underway. |  |  | 1070000 | 0.7 |  | 0
Enlighten | Scope is being reevaluated and will be implemented on an as needed basis. | 493266 | 1558952 |  | 0.8 |  | 0
TOTALS |  |  |  |  | 1