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November , 2008

Intelligent Mail® Readiness

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Agenda

Intelligent Mail® Readiness Full Service Project Schedule/Infrastructure

Recap Full Service

Intelligent Mail® System Releases/Evaluation

Specifications

Support

Education/Awareness

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JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB

CY 2008

Requirements

MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

CY 2009

FY 2009FY 2008 FY 2010

DEC

11/17 (Includes over 10,000 individual requirements)

Design 10/1 – 12/12

Build 11/17 – 2/13

SIT 2/2 – 4/12

CAT 3/16 – 4/30

Prep 4/27 – 5/8

Cut Over 5/8 – 5/10

Full Service Project Schedule

Go Live FS R15/11

Change Control

4/30 – Business Signoff / Acceptance

On Schedule Not Scheduled To Start

11/16/08 - P1! Release 18.0

01/19/09 - P1! Release 18.1

05/10/09 - Full Service R1

09/06/09 - Full Service R2

Late Fall - Full Service R3

Go Live FS R29/6 Go Live

FS R3Late Fall

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P1!↔Full Service Mailer ACS Messages

FAST

Full Service

eAdmin Integration with FAST, CLDS, P1!, MID

Gateway

IM-VIS

MPOPS

FDB

ACS

Full-Service IMD MID

IMDAS

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P1!↔FAST Appointment Mgmt Messages

FAST→Full Service Facility Data

FAST→Full Service Appointment Information

CONFIRM

FAST→Full Service CSAs

Full Service←MID MID Profiles31

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33Full Service ←ACS Address Correction Data (NIXIE & COA)

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41FS↔IM-VIS DataDistribution Profiles to IM-VIS, DU Start the Clock Scans to Full Service

42IM-VIS→CONFIRM Mailpiece scans with Data Distribution Profiles

49CLDS On Demand Tray Label Printing

CLDS 49

Mail.dat Reengineering

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eMIR

PBV

Messaging

eDropShip

PostalOne!

20P1! (eMIR)→Full Service Mailer Quality Results

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IBI-RP

ELLS

EOR

SASS

AMS

IDS

Electronic Mail Verifier

SSD

MIRS

TIMES

VTAPS

YMS

iMAPS

Microstrategy Reporting 19

Active Directory

Customer Registration

19P1!(Microstategy)↔Full Service Reporting Information

25TIMES↔FAST Arrival Information

45EOR→IM-VIS Machine Read Rates

47 SASS→IM-VIS Tray Scans

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52IBI-RP→Full Service Meter Scan Information

54ELLS→Full Service Label List Information

55AMS→Full Service Area/District, City/State

57Electronic Mail Verifier→Full Service Mailpiece Specification Compliance Information

50SSD→Full Service Service Standards

53MIRS→Full Service Facility Mapping (EOR) Information

51iMAPS↔Full Service SPM Data, Last Mile Factor

58Active Directory↔Full Service Internal User Authentication

43Full Service←IM-VIS Mailpiece Scans

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5 P1!→Full Service Mail.XML

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Releases

1 Future

37IMDAS→IM-VIS DU Nesting Scans

PARS

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13P1!→Full Service Full Service IMD scans

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44Full Service←IM-VIS SASS, EOR, MHE data, IDS Stats

MHE46

46 MHE→IM-VIS MHE tray scans

NSA59

59NSA↔Full Service Inputs to Full Service, Reports on NSA compliance

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56AMS→Full Service Valid Delivery Points, ECR Data

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12P1!→Full Service BMEU Mail Arrival data

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SV

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DashboardOps Web Services

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LegendInterfaces with

Full-Service IMD

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1eAdmin↔CLDS, FAST, P1!, MID Integration

3 P1!→Full Service Mail.dat

2eAdmin↔Full Service Integration

4 P1!←Full Service IMD DMU Start the Clock, sampling

6P1!→Full Service Postal Wizard Data

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eDropShip→MDR

Ops Web Services→MDR

Dashboard→MDR

P1!→MDR

11P1!→Full Service IMD DMU Start the Clock

14P1!(eDropShip)→Full Service Container Induction Results

15P1!(PBV)↔Full Service Verifications

16P1!(PBV)←Full Service ACS Surcharge info

17P1!↔Full Service Mailer Quality Results messaging

VTAPS/YMS/SV↔TIMES Arrival Information

27Full Service←SV Container Scans and Facility Info

30 SV→Full Service Tray Scans

29 SV→Full Service SV Irregularity (barcodes)

28SV→Full Service SV Cradle Based

PARS←MID 32

34PARS→ACS Address change information

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Full Service←FDB Facility Data

Full Service←MPOPS CETs

35IMDAS→IM-VIS DU Start the Clock Scans

39 IDS→IM-VIS IDS Stats

40 IDS→IM-VIS Mailpiece Scans

48 SASS→Full Service CIN List

Full Service Infrastructure

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Unique Intelligent Mail Barcodes► Mailpieces, Trays or Sacks, Containers

Electronic Mailing Information ► Mail.dat, Mail.XML, Postal Wizard

Benefits► Address Correction► Start-the-Clock

Recap Full Service

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Electronic Mailing Information ► Presort► Intelligent Mail Barcodes► Nesting► By/For► Qualification Report► Container Bundle Report► ZIP Destination Report

Recap Full Service

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Business function specific communication

Mail.XML

Appointment scheduling CSAs

Create, cancel, update, closeoutJoint scheduling

Queries for self and business partner

Data Distribution Start-the-Clock

Container ScansAddress Correction Detail Report

Nixie Detail ReportCast of Characters – Third Party Data Distribution

eDocumentation Piece, Container, Nesting

Payment Status Query Container Status Query

Reconciliation

ProfileCRIDs, MIDs

By/For conflict identification

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System Readiness Developing and Designing Systems

Resource Readiness Re-engineering Processes Preparing Support Resources Defining Verification Procedures & Tolerance Approaches

Mailer Readiness Developing Mailer Migration Plan

Intelligent Mail Preparation

Now – May 2009

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Receive and Process Electronic Documentation» Postal Wizard

» Mail.dat 09.1 (except Manifest mailings)

Support Customer Supplier Agreements

Provision Start-the-Clock for Mail.dat users

Provision Address Correction for Mail.dat users

Support Mail.XML Appointment Scheduling, Data Distribution and Miscellaneous Messages

Intelligent Mail Release 1(May 2009)

Pre-Production Testing (CAT)

Production Environment

Test Environment

03/31 – 04/24/09 05/11/09 05/18/09

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Receive and Process Electronic Documentation Mail.dat 09.1 (Batch & Itemized Manifest mailings) Mail.XML 6.0

Provision Start-the-Clock for Mail.XML/Mail.dat users Provision Address Correction for Mail.XML/Mail.dat

users Support Miscellaneous Mail.XML messages

Intelligent Mail Full Service Release 2(September 2009)

Pre-Production Testing (CAT)

Production Environment

Test Environment

08/01 – 08/07/09 09/06/09 09/13/09

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Lower price for Full-Service

Address Correction – Charge for non-compliance

Intelligent Mail Full Service Release 3(Fall 2009)

Pre-Production Testing (CAT)

Production Environment

Test Environment

TDB TBD TBD

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System Readiness Identify and fix System Issues

Resource Readiness Implement Learnings and Best PracticesEstablish and Validate TolerancesRefine Processes, Procedures

Mailer ReadinessApproval and Activation

Intelligent Mail Program Evaluation

May 2009 –Onwards

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Specifications

A Guide to Intelligent Mail for Letters and Flats

► Version 1 (May 14, 2008)

► Version 2 (September 5, 2008)

► Version 3 (September 23, 2008)

► Version 4 (November 28, 2008)

Customer Supplier Agreements (CSA)

► Version 1 (September 30, 2008)

► Version 2 (November 28, 2008)

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PostalOne! Technical Guide for Mail.dat 09.1

► October 3, 2008

PostalOne! Technical Guide for Mail.XML 6.0

► November 28, 2008

PostalOne! Technical Guide for Data Distribution and Reporting for Full-Service

► November 28, 2008

Specifications

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Provide mailers with support for Basic and Full-Service Intelligent Mail implementation

Respond timely to mailer inquiries regarding Intelligent Mail implementation

Ensure mailers receive information specific to the inquiry from Subject Matter Experts

Survey vendors, mailers to understand readiness and prepare support resources

Develop vendor software evaluation, approval process

Intelligent Mail® Support

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Extensive Training across key USPS channels to provide Intelligent Mail Support► Business Mail Acceptance

► Business Service Network

► Sales

Training/Preparing PostalOne! Help Desk to continue to support Intelligent Mail► Added Resources to support Intelligent Mail

► Continuing to evaluate/update resources

Intelligent Mail® Resource Readiness

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BMA, BMS, Help Desk

► Intelligent Mail barcodes & labels

► eDOC File acceptance/processing

► PostalOne! access

► Feedback/Reports

► Mailer ID

Intelligent Mail® Resource Readiness

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Education/Awareness

Intelligent Mail® University (IMU) Training► Conducted IMU Bachelors Programs

» Intelligent Mail® General Overview» Intelligent Mail® Barcodes» Electronic Documentation » Functionality of Data Produced and Returned by Intelligent

Mail » Customer Supplier Agreements» Mixed Mailings, Combined Mailings and Co-Palletization

► Update IMU training with MTAC 124 feedback► Conduct IMU Webinar training► Conduct IMU Regional training

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Education/Awareness

Intelligent Mail® University (IMU) Master Courses Receive feedback for additional IMU courses from

MTAC 124

Develop IMU Master courses

Conduct IMU Webinar training

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Education/Awareness

Educate customers through key USPS channels

► Business Mail Entry

► Business Service Network

► Sales

PCCs, National Postal Forum

Webinars with vendors and mailers

Association events and publications

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Education/Awareness

Materials► Getting Started Guide (New)► Decision Tree (New)► A Guide to Intelligent Mail for Letters and Flats► Updating Intelligent Mail Website/RIBBS► Technical Specifications► University Training Materials► PCC Workshops in a Box► Video & Discussion Guide► Publications

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