WEBVTT 00:10.250 --> 00:12.417 So I'm , I'm actually the lead planner 00:12.417 --> 00:14.880 for ASy . Uh , Brightestar is planned 00:14.880 --> 00:17.102 using the deliberate planning process . 00:17.569 --> 00:19.347 Uh , it takes about an 18 month 00:19.347 --> 00:21.180 planning cycle . We start with a 00:21.180 --> 00:23.180 concept development conference , an 00:23.180 --> 00:25.402 initial planning conference followed by 00:25.402 --> 00:27.625 a mid or main planning conference , and 00:27.625 --> 00:29.847 lastly before execution , we do a final 00:29.847 --> 00:31.680 planning conference . So there's 00:31.680 --> 00:33.680 multiple touch points , uh , in the 00:33.680 --> 00:32.880 planning process . 00:40.310 --> 00:42.088 So I would say that our biggest 00:42.088 --> 00:43.921 challenge is continuity . Uh , I 00:43.921 --> 00:46.143 mentioned before that it is an 18 month 00:46.143 --> 00:48.088 planning cycle , so we have , uh , 00:48.088 --> 00:50.199 planners that change out for both the 00:50.199 --> 00:52.310 US and the partners . So just keeping 00:52.310 --> 00:54.532 the continuity and keeping the planning 00:54.532 --> 00:56.254 process on track is my biggest 00:56.254 --> 00:58.254 challenge , but , uh , we were very 00:58.254 --> 01:00.310 successful , um , despite the , uh , 01:00.310 --> 01:02.421 the change outs we were still able to 01:02.421 --> 01:01.409 maintain . 01:07.360 --> 01:09.582 So I would say my biggest takeaways are 01:09.582 --> 01:11.860 uh definitely just to be flexible , uh , 01:11.860 --> 01:13.860 working through the uh the cultural 01:13.900 --> 01:15.900 differences as well as the language 01:15.900 --> 01:18.122 barriers , uh would I'd say would be my 01:18.122 --> 01:19.122 biggest three . 01:25.040 --> 01:27.262 So the planning process is critical and 01:27.262 --> 01:29.040 the planners are even even more 01:29.040 --> 01:31.096 critical . Uh , we , we talked about 01:31.096 --> 01:33.207 the , the 18 month planning cycle and 01:33.207 --> 01:35.373 the different touch points . So by the 01:35.373 --> 01:37.651 time that we've come to execution , uh , 01:37.651 --> 01:39.762 the planners have built relationships 01:39.762 --> 01:41.818 and established a rapport with their 01:41.818 --> 01:43.707 partners , so execution is almost 01:43.707 --> 01:46.040 seamless . We , we have a plan in place , 01:46.040 --> 01:48.096 we've discussed it , socialized it , 01:48.096 --> 01:47.980 and and those relationships are key to 01:47.980 --> 01:49.313 get that accomplished . 01:54.720 --> 01:56.942 So Bright Star is not only important to 01:56.942 --> 01:59.164 the Egyptians , but it's also important 01:59.164 --> 02:00.831 to the US to strengthen those 02:00.831 --> 02:03.410 relationships and it shows uh the other 02:03.410 --> 02:05.632 partners in the regions that the US has 02:05.632 --> 02:07.854 not abandoned the region and that we're 02:07.854 --> 02:09.854 still the , uh , we should still be 02:09.854 --> 02:11.799 considered the partner of choice . 02:15.470 --> 02:17.470 So , uh , we start with the concept 02:17.470 --> 02:19.692 development conference . It's generally 02:19.692 --> 02:21.803 pretty small in nature . We just want 02:21.803 --> 02:23.914 to get together with our partners and 02:23.914 --> 02:25.970 talk about what their objectives are 02:25.970 --> 02:27.914 and we start , we use those , uh , 02:27.914 --> 02:30.081 desires to start building our planning 02:30.081 --> 02:32.303 teams and then next will be the initial 02:32.303 --> 02:34.081 planning conference , the , the 02:34.081 --> 02:36.192 planning participants , it it kind of 02:36.192 --> 02:38.137 grows in nature . Uh , we have our 02:38.137 --> 02:40.303 objectives now we're talking about how 02:40.303 --> 02:42.581 we're gonna get after those objectives , 02:42.581 --> 02:42.300 assets availability , funding 02:42.300 --> 02:44.244 availability , uh , things of that 02:44.244 --> 02:46.059 nature . And the mid planning 02:46.059 --> 02:48.059 conference is actually probably the 02:48.059 --> 02:50.115 biggest one . That's what we call it 02:50.115 --> 02:52.226 the sausage making . Uh , we have all 02:52.226 --> 02:54.448 the planners in place . Um , on average 02:54.448 --> 02:56.615 you're looking at just from the absent 02:56.615 --> 02:58.781 perspective 100 planners , uh , excuse 02:58.781 --> 03:01.003 me , from the , uh , the US perspective 03:01.003 --> 03:03.170 100 planners , um , everyone and their 03:03.170 --> 03:05.003 own visual , uh , subject matter 03:05.003 --> 03:07.059 experts and their , uh , function to 03:07.059 --> 03:09.170 get after those objectives that we've 03:09.170 --> 03:09.100 been discussing and socializing during 03:09.100 --> 03:11.509 the CDC and IPC . And then we come back 03:11.509 --> 03:13.620 for the final planning conference and 03:13.620 --> 03:15.898 it's just dotting I's and crossing T's . 03:15.898 --> 03:17.731 We try not to , um , reestablish 03:17.731 --> 03:19.953 anything because funding is in motion , 03:19.953 --> 03:22.065 assets availability is in motion , so 03:22.065 --> 03:24.287 the final planning conference is really 03:24.287 --> 03:26.453 just , is just that , just to finalize 03:26.453 --> 03:28.453 the plan if there's any last minute 03:28.453 --> 03:27.809 changes before execution .