PRJ-2026-003At risk4ExecutionWaterfallIn progressDelivered by:Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Government Backup Data Centre, Homs — Phase 2

A Tier III standby site in Homs, away from the capital, that keeps the government e-services platform and the ministries’ systems running after a major outage at the main Damascus data centre.

Project managerEng. George HaddadProject sponsorEng. Khaled Al-KayyaliProgrammeDigital Infrastructure & Cybersecurity Programme

Early warning: ⁦63%⁩ chance of slipping within ⁦45⁩ days

Budget (BAC)

SYP 3.7B

Actual cost

SYP 2.9B

⁦79%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦72%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦8%⁩

Estimate at completion

SYP 4.1B

+SYP 365.9M

SPI · CPI

0.900.91

Forecast finish

⁦2027-01-07⁩

38 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure13 October 2026

Pre-start · Complete
Initiation · Complete
Planning · Complete
Execution · Current stage
Closure · Not started

Change request

The change, its impact analysis and the approval decision

Electronic forms

MunjazStrategy & projects

MunjazPMO PLATFORM

Execution

Change request

The change, its impact analysis and the approval decision

Form no.: PSA-PMO-F09
Template edition: 3.1
Version: V2
Form date: ⁦2026-05-17⁩

ApprovedCR-2026-013Replace the cooling-unit supplier

Auto-filled — Filled by the platform from the project record, not typed.

Project code: PRJ-2026-003
Project: Government Backup Data Centre, Homs — Phase 2
Portfolio: Government Digital Infrastructure & Systems Portfolio
Sector: Digital Transformation Sector
Sponsor: Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Project manager: Eng. George Haddad

1The change

TitleAuto-filled: Replace the cooling-unit supplier
KindAuto-filled: Contract
Requested byAuto-filled: Eng. George Haddad
Raised onAuto-filled: ⁦2026-05-17⁩

Reason

The original cooling supplier defaulted

Justification

The alternative delivers in 14 weeks with a longer warranty

2Impact analysis

Cost

+SYP 77.5M

Schedule

+14 days

Risk

16 → 12

Benefits

+2%

Risk impact

Lowers the late-supply risk

Benefits impact

8% better energy efficiency

3The approval decision

The PMO’s recommendation

The national PMO recommends approval

Change Committee decision: Approve
Decided on: ⁦2026-05-28⁩
Decision number: DEC-2026-014

Approval logChain: Change request approval · version ⁦5⁩

Every decision on the form — who, their role, the note and the time. It prints with the form.

#	Step	Kind	Name	Decision	Note	Date & time
1	Author	—	Eng. George HaddadDirector, Data Centres & Government Network	Submitted	—	⁦2026-05-17⁩ 13:10
2	Project manager	Technical acceptance	Eng. George HaddadProject manager	Approved	—	⁦2026-05-18⁩ 09:54
3	PMO review & impact analysis	Methodology review	Mariam Al-ZoubiPMO — analyst	Approved	—	⁦2026-05-20⁩ 10:01
4	Financial impact	Financial approval	Rasha Al-MudarresFinance	Approved	—	⁦2026-05-24⁩ 14:29
5	Contractual impact	Financial approval	Abdullah Al-UjailiProcurement & contracts	Approved	—	⁦2026-05-25⁩ 09:06
6	Change Committee	Technical acceptance	Dr. Ziad Al-AtassiChange Committee	Approved	—	⁦2026-05-31⁩ 13:22

Signatures

Project manager

Eng. George Haddad

Approved⁦2026-05-18⁩

PMO review & impact analysis

Mariam Al-Zoubi

Approved⁦2026-05-20⁩

Financial impact

Rasha Al-Mudarres

Approved⁦2026-05-24⁩

Contractual impact

Abdullah Al-Ujaili

Approved⁦2026-05-25⁩

Change Committee

Dr. Ziad Al-Atassi

Approved⁦2026-05-31⁩

Change request

Prints the form and its approval log on A4.

The request in Change requests

Approval path

Read from the approval engine: the steps, their holders and the time limits in working days.

The chain in the approval engine

Chain: Change request approval · version ⁦5⁩

Submitted by Eng. George Haddad on ⁦2026-05-17⁩

Technical acceptance
Project manager
Eng. George Haddad · Project manager
Approved · ⁦2026-05-18⁩ at ⁦09:54⁩
Methodology review
PMO review & impact analysis
Mariam Al-Zoubi · PMO — analyst
Approved · ⁦2026-05-20⁩ at ⁦10:01⁩
Financial approval
Financial impact
Rasha Al-Mudarres · Finance
On the path because: Financial link?
Approved · ⁦2026-05-24⁩ at ⁦14:29⁩
Financial approval
Contractual impact
Abdullah Al-Ujaili · Procurement & contracts
On the path because: Contract link?
Approved · ⁦2026-05-25⁩ at ⁦09:06⁩
Technical acceptance
Change Committee
Dr. Ziad Al-Atassi · Change Committee
Approved · ⁦2026-05-31⁩ at ⁦13:22⁩

Steps that do not apply to this record

National Projects Steering Committee — the condition «Cost impact above the Change Committee’s authority?» does not holdFrom the authority matrix
Authority Executive Council — the condition «Cost impact above the Steering Committee’s authority?» does not holdFrom the authority matrix

Approval complete — the form is approved and in force.

Previous versions

Every version is kept with its status and what changed.

V2ApprovedCurrent⁦2026-05-28⁩
Approved by the committee
Eng. George Haddad
V1Returned for edit⁦2026-05-17⁩
The request as raised
Eng. George Haddad