6.4.2. Work Profiles

There are many important work profiles required to develop and support a multidisciplinary project like Cosmos Square. More so, flexibility is a requirement.

The main work roles can be characterized through the following:

• Architecture: software, system, platform analysis, design, implementation, test, optimization, support, and development
• Infrastructure: networks, server farms, security, replication, clustering, load-balancing, scalability, availability
• Design: usability, visuals, audio, streams, multimedia integration, styling, storyboarding, staging, leveling, strategy
• Authoring: writing, storytelling, markup, translation, support Web sites, documentation, references
• Integration: integrating, testing, evaluation, benchmarking, review, recommendation, security, support
• Modeling: core 3D models, knowledge resource 3D models, 3D integrated 2D technical models
• Animation: model and resource animation, animated tutorials, artifact animation, avatar animation
• AI-Botics: design, programming, references, content, search, AI, logic, specialization, triggering and activation
• Hosting: gurus, guides, hosts, orientation, user support, profiling, conflict management and resolution
• Scientific: search, research, analysis, computation, advice, recommendation, guidance, hosting, support
• Support: administrative, technical, subscriptions, sponsorships, users, internal, marketing, sales
• Administration: business, team, infrastructure, relations, financing, equity, external coordination, security
• Marketing: targeting, partnerships, in-world, in-Web, in-media, public, design, strategy, monitoring, optimization
• Sales: subscriptions, recruiting, content (active) and support (passive) sponsorships, collaborations
• Business: partnerships, exchange, collaboration, complementarity, advertising, channeling
• Management: operations, recruiting, production, provisioning, accounting, revenue, internal coordination

Assuming three main phases:

• Implementation: The current phase, of which the development stage is the object of the current project (year 1-3)
• Operation: The ramp-up operation and market development phase (year 3-5)
• Cruise: The cruising operation phase (year 5+)

Developing and operating the Cosmos Square knowledge sharing virtual environment typically requires human resources that include, per work profile type and per phase:

Work Profile	Implementation	Operation	Cruise
Architecture	3	3	3
Infrastructure	2	3	5
Design	1	1	2
Authoring	1	1	2
Integration	1	1	2
Modeling	2	3	5
Animation	1	2	5
AI-Botics	1	2	3
Hosting	0	5	12
Scientific	1	2	2
Support	1	2	3
Administration	1	2	4
Marketing	2	3	5
Sales	1	2	3
Business	1	1	2
Management	1	2	5
Total	20	35	60