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Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment

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Laying a government fibre backbone between Damascus and Homs that links the ministries’ directorates and the main and backup data centres — the first segment of the network that will reach every governorate.

Early warning: ⁦52%⁩ chance of slipping within ⁦45⁩ days

Budget (BAC)

SYP 3.3B

Actual cost

SYP 1.9B

⁦57%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦55%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦10%⁩

Estimate at completion

SYP 3.4B

+SYP 102.1M

SPI · CPI

0.87Schedule performance index · 0.870.97Cost performance index · 0.97

Forecast finish

⁦2027-03-05⁩

33 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure12 December 2026

  1. Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
  2. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate12 March 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
  3. Gate into «Planning»DecisionGoDate11 May 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
  4. Gate into «Execution»DecisionGoDate20 August 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
  5. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate12 December 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started

Project management plan

One plan bringing the schedule, deliverables, risks, communications, quality and benefits together from the project’s records, approved through the plan’s chain.

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Planning

Project management plan

Schedule, deliverables, risks, communications, quality and benefits

Form no.
PSA-PMO-F05
Template edition
2.0
Version
V2
Form date
⁦2025-06-05⁩
ApprovedPRJ-2026-018Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment

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

Project code
PRJ-2026-018
Project
Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment
Portfolio
Reconstruction & Infrastructure Portfolio
Sector
Digital Transformation Sector
Sponsor
Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Project manager
Eng. George Haddad

1ScheduleAuto-filled

From the project schedule and its approved baseline.

Start

⁦2025-05-11⁩

Baseline finish

⁦2027-01-31⁩

Forecast finish

⁦2027-03-05⁩

SPI

0.87

MilestonePlannedForecastSlip
Project plan approved⁦2025-09-18⁩⁦2025-12-08⁩+81 days
Designs approved⁦2025-12-27⁩⁦2026-05-19⁩+143 days
Build complete⁦2026-05-26⁩⁦2026-11-11⁩+169 days
Testing & acceptance complete⁦2026-10-23⁩⁦2027-01-16⁩+85 days
Final handover⁦2027-01-31⁩⁦2027-03-01⁩+29 days

2DeliverablesAuto-filled

DeliverableWeightDueOwner
Project plan & baseline⁦4%⁩⁦2025-07-30⁩Eng. George Haddad
Monitoring & reporting⁦4%⁩⁦2025-09-18⁩Eng. Mazen Kassab
Detailed design⁦8%⁩⁦2025-11-07⁩Eng. Mazen Kassab
Permits & approvals⁦7%⁩⁦2025-12-27⁩Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Site works & excavation⁦16%⁩⁦2026-02-15⁩Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Structure⁦16%⁩⁦2026-04-06⁩Eng. George Haddad
Finishes⁦10%⁩⁦2026-05-26⁩Eng. Mazen Kassab
Supply⁦8%⁩⁦2026-07-15⁩Eng. George Haddad
Installation⁦8%⁩⁦2026-09-03⁩Eng. Mazen Kassab
Testing & commissioning⁦8%⁩⁦2026-10-23⁩Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Provisional acceptance⁦6%⁩⁦2026-12-12⁩Eng. Mazen Kassab
Final acceptance⁦5%⁩⁦2027-01-31⁩Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali
Accepted with a certificate⁦55%⁩——

3RisksAuto-filled

CodeRiskScoreResponseOwner
RSK-0033City councils objecting to digging in built-up neighbourhoods12MitigateEng. George Haddad
RSK-0032Higher reinstatement costs after network trenching9MitigateEng. George Haddad

4CommunicationsAuto-filled

AudienceNeedFrequencyOwner
Project sponsorStatus and decisions neededMonthlyEng. George Haddad
Project ownerDeliverable status and acceptance datesFortnightlyEng. George Haddad
PMOData and indicator updatesWeeklyEng. George Haddad
BeneficiariesWhat changes and whenAt each milestoneEng. George Haddad
Team memberRoleAllocation
Eng. George HaddadProject manager⁦35%⁩

5QualityAuto-filled

Quality leadAuto-filled
Eng. Saleh Al-Bakir
Review cadenceAuto-filled
A signal-loss test on every branch link before activation
Next reviewAuto-filled
⁦2026-11-03⁩
Quality criterionThresholdNowMet
Cable signal lossUnder 0.35 dB/kmNot yet measured under the new planNo

6BenefitsAuto-filled

BenefitBaselineTargetOwner
No benefits recorded

Approval logChain: Project management plan approval · version ⁦1⁩

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

#StepKindNameDecisionNoteDate & time
1Author—Eng. George HaddadDirector, Data Centres & Government NetworkSubmitted—⁦2025-06-05⁩ 13:22
2Methodology review — PMOMethodology reviewMariam Al-ZoubiPMO — analystApprovedComplete against the project management plan template.⁦2025-06-08⁩ 09:54
3Technical acceptance — project ownerTechnical acceptanceEng. Mazen KassabProject ownerApproved—⁦2025-06-10⁩ 10:01
4Cash flow & financial commitmentFinancial approvalRasha Al-MudarresFinanceApproved—⁦2025-06-12⁩ 14:17
5Plan aligned with the contractsFinancial approvalAbdullah Al-UjailiProcurement & contractsApproved—⁦2025-06-15⁩ 09:54
6Sponsor approvalTechnical acceptanceEng. Khaled Al-KayyaliProject sponsorApproved—⁦2025-06-17⁩ 13:22

Signatures

Methodology review — PMO

Mariam Al-Zoubi

Approved⁦2025-06-08⁩

Technical acceptance — project owner

Eng. Mazen Kassab

Approved⁦2025-06-10⁩

Cash flow & financial commitment

Rasha Al-Mudarres

Approved⁦2025-06-12⁩

Plan aligned with the contracts

Abdullah Al-Ujaili

Approved⁦2025-06-15⁩

Sponsor approval

Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali

Approved⁦2025-06-17⁩

Issued from Munjaz — Planning and Statistics Authority · ⁦2026-10-28⁩Form PSA-PMO-F05 · version V2

Project management plan

Prints the form and its approval log on A4.

Approval path

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

Chain: Project management plan approval · version ⁦1⁩

Submitted by Eng. George Haddad on ⁦2025-06-05⁩

  1. Methodology review

    Methodology review — PMO

    Mariam Al-Zoubi · PMO — analyst

    Approved · ⁦2025-06-08⁩ at ⁦09:54⁩

    Complete against the project management plan template.

  2. Technical acceptance

    Technical acceptance — project owner

    Eng. Mazen Kassab · Project owner

    Approved · ⁦2025-06-10⁩ at ⁦10:01⁩

  3. Financial approval

    Cash flow & financial commitment

    Rasha Al-Mudarres · Finance

    On the path because: Financial link?

    Approved · ⁦2025-06-12⁩ at ⁦14:17⁩

  4. Financial approval

    Plan aligned with the contracts

    Abdullah Al-Ujaili · Procurement & contracts

    On the path because: Contract link?

    Approved · ⁦2025-06-15⁩ at ⁦09:54⁩

  5. Technical acceptance

    Sponsor approval

    Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali · Project sponsor

    Approved · ⁦2025-06-17⁩ at ⁦13:22⁩

Approval complete — the form is approved and in force.

Previous versions

Every version is kept with its status and what changed.

  1. V2ApprovedCurrent⁦2025-06-05⁩

    Approved with the baseline

    • Schedule and cost baseline approved

    Eng. George Haddad

  2. V1Returned for edit⁦2025-05-22⁩

    First draft — returned to complete the quality plan

    • Plan from the methodology template

    Eng. George Haddad

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