Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a first power supply configured to generate a first power signal having one of a plurality of voltages, and a second power supply configured to generate a second power signal that includes a voltage equal to or higher than a voltage of the first power signal. The apparatus may include a first electrical circuit configured to be powered by the first power supply. The apparatus may also include a power mode controller configured to: determine the voltage of the first power signal during the next power state, and generate a selector control signal based upon the voltage of the first power signal. The apparatus may also include a power supply selector configured to dynamically electrically couple a second electrical circuit with either the first power signal or the second power signal, based upon the selector control signal.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a rules based method and system for monitoring and reporting the status, progress and performance of a project. The invention further includes a method and system which include indicators which are selected as a function the rules to identify variances in the project status, progress and performance. The invention further provides for a dashboard type way of presenting the information which presents the information in the form of indicators that allow a user to determine whether a project or component of a project is not performing as it is expected or planned to perform. The rules according to the invention can define variance limits for the data representative of the project performance and be used to change the indicators as a function of applying the rules to the project data.