Dear Angie, Chris and all, I would be glad to help! Gabi 2013/5/23 Angie Graves <angie@webgroup.com>
Dear Chris,
I can help with this by taking a first look at the 160 programs. I would be glad to share the task if anyone else is interested.
Thank you,
Angie Graves
On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Chris Chaplow <chris@andalucia.com>wrote:
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Here are some notes on the FY14 Draft Operating Plan and Budget was published a few days early on May 10.****
Comments close 31 May and reply 21 June ahead of special Board meeting to approve on 28th June.****
FY14 starts 1 July. ****
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Link to document.****
http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/op-budget-fy14-10may13-en.htm ****
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This year has been very different from previous as the new CEO has implemented a new project management system called ATASK.****
Finance Staff have been busy setting this up and inputting data. ****
As a result there was no Framework Budget in February so the info in the draft Budget is new to the community.****
The format this year is different, instead of 80 pages of document it is more 12 pages of glossy introduction and the rest tables. ****
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*Highlights – High level*
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Revenue ****
FY13 ****
General revenue forecast is *76m$* slightly down on budget *of 78m$* (71m$ in FY12 Forcast) Plus gTLD at *174*m$ up from an original *61*m$ (this is loading for non batching)****
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FY14****
General revenue budget is 88m$ ( historic transaction vols are -1% this is up due to 2.5 million .com contract change, 4 meeting sponships, New gTLD domain sales income in 7m).****
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Plus gTLD at applications *98 *m$ ****
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*Operating Expenses*
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FY13****
Operating Expenses forecast *68m$ * against *74m$* in FY13 Budget from *71m$* in FY12 Budget and *63m$* in FY12 Forcast****
ie FY13 expenses are again significant under budget****
large 30m to reserves****
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FY14****
84 m$ plus 57$ for new gTLD****
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Staff levels****
Last year I reported Staff levels up from 149 to 189 FY13 forcast is average 179 and end of year 233****
FY14 Budget is average 259 and end of year 284****
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*Highlights – Low Level *
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Here diving into ATASK ****
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*Take information descriptive from myicann.org - ‘projects’ tag *
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Projects Structure of Objectives – Goals – Portfolios – Programs****
at the lowest level we have 160 ‘programmes’ which replaced the old projects ****
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There is information of expenses in this xls ****
http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spr... ****
Where you can see the 160 programmes (same as those in (myicann.org) with all expenses broken down into Personnel, Travel, Prof Services, Admin ****
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Problem for us now is that programmes are different from projects, so any year on year comparison is impossible. ****
I struggle a bit with the programme titles which read to me more like job descriptions than projects.****
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I think the work ahead in the BC comment is to go through the 160 programmes and ask ourselves what is this? If we don’t understand pose the question.****
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As an example:****
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FY13 ****
*Compliance* - 60% up to 6.1 m$ in FY13 from 4.8 m$ in FY12 Budget and 3.8 m$ in FY12 Forecast****
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FY14 - 11 programes****
CC meeting updates 157k$****
CC Monthly updates 0****
CC Other programmes 571 k$****
CC Complaint Processing and Monitoring Activities 1473 k$****
CC Audit Programme 1115 k$****
CC Contract and policy driven iniciatives 103 k$ ****
CC New gTLD programme readiness 162 k$****
CC Outreach 0$****
Improve CC programme 0$****
CC Annaul report 0$****
*Total 3.5 m$*
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*To answer Ron’s question again*, looking at the historical perspective. I looks more like the large increase in compliance that we celebrated last year did not happen. ****
FY12 Budget was 4.8m ****
FY12 Forecast was 3.8m (need to research actual) ****
FY13 Budget was 6.9 m ****
FY13 Forecast was not reported?****
FY14 Budget 3.5m ****
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*To point Andrew in the right direction for progress on Regional initiatives.*
(and as a great example for all to try):****
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In myICANN.org projects****
Select “Internationalization”****
In Fadi’s Goals select “Engage Stakeholders globally”****
In Sally’s Portfolios select “Engage Stakeholders Globally” and Tarik’s program “Implement Regional Strategies”****
In Sally’s Portfolios select “Regional initiatives, Including centres of Excellence” and Sally’s program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure”****
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Turning to the xls ****
http://www.icann.org/en/about/financials/proposed-opplan-budget-projects-spr... ****
for each program we can see the expenditure breakdown.****
Using the above example****
program “Implement Regional Strategies” 5.5m$****
program “Development and implement standard office infrastructure” 99.340$ (in xls programme “Other Programs for Regional Initiatives, including Centers of Excellence”****
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So it looks loke 5,5m$ which probably was not in last year but who knows? ****
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And Andrews second Outreach question.****
One would best go through the xls searching on the word Outreach for all the occurrences and investigate them one by one.****
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Hope this is helpful****
Any comment or request for more elaboration in a particular area most welcome.****
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Any volunteers to review the 160 programms and either****
Ask question what it is?****
Opinion on high or low figure from BC perspective, comparing to previous years where possible.****
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There has not been much interest from the CSG work group this time around. ****
Angie and Gabi had been interested in this subject last year so I am hoping that it might continue.****
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Best ****
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*Chris Chaplow*****
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