NEJAVIPM for Kroger — Accelerated 12-Month Deployment Plan (2,700 Stores)
Turnkey IoT telemetry and energy optimization deployment across 2,700 Kroger supermarkets in 12 months with peak 400 stores/month commissioning. • Sponsor: Kroger Executive Sponsor (Facilities & Cloud IT)
Cost Variance (CV): -$13,600
Schedule Variance (SV): -$2,983,600
Planned Value (PV): $3,690,000
Total Budget (BAC): $2,800,000
Earned Value (EVM) S-Curve Baseline
Planned Value (PV) vs Earned Value (EV) vs Actual Cost (AC)
Critical Path Analysis
Zero Total Float (Slack = 0d)
Any delay on these tasks directly slips the project final go-live date.
Top High-Exposure Risks
Emerson E2 / Danfoss Firmware Version Incompatibility (287 Units)
Kroger Facilities & vendor update program active; rolling pre-wave validation 3 weeks ahead. Unprepared units re-sequenced without stalling wave.
Zscaler ZPA Connector & IPSec Tunnel Provisioning Bottleneck
Dedicated Kroger Network SME assigned with 2-day SLA; pre-wave automated port/tunnel diagnostic check executed 14 days before wave launch.
Commissioning Throughput Ceiling (400 Stores/Month Target)
Added +5 NEJAVI and +8 U.S. partner FTE under authorized subcontractor framework.