Basic Overview of Project Management and Life Cycle
ACES Presentation T. Gregory Guzik January 21, 2003
The Two End Points in a Project
Inspiration
Operation
A miracle occurs
Some consider planning to be miraculous
Why do planning?
Time constraints Budget constraints
Personnel constraints
Physical Constraints Flight Constraints Any and all of above
Provides structure to think the problem through increasing likelihood of project success
Purpose of Project Management
Ensure meeting the project objectives within the allocated schedule & budget
Communication Meetings Reviews Authorization Record Keeping Monitoring (testing) Interface Control
Not for assigning blame (usually)
Example Management Flow
ACES Program
Team Lead
Science Lead
Payload Lead
Business Lead
Ground Software
Science Payload
Flight Segment
Procurement
Data Analysis
Interface Control
Interface Control Accounting
Flight Software Results Integration & Testing
Spacecraft Integration
Mission Ops
The Project Life Cycle
Phases that all projects go through from inception to completion
PDR
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
CDR
FABRICATION
OPERATION FRR TESTING
INTEGRATION
The Design Phase
Paper study of all issues including the following:
Define Objectives Understand Constraints
Identify all subsystems & interfaces
Design hardware Identify parts, costs & availability Determine personnel needs Establish schedule Develop plan to achieve objectives
Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
Organized by the ACES Program Results from your design phase Should show that you have thought the problem through Include written report and oral presentation PDR reviews will occur on Feb. 27, 2003 More on PDR next week
The Development Phase
Detailed in-depth study including
Test hardware concepts by prototyping Finalize designs Purchase long lead items (identified at PDR) Establish interface controls Complete fabrication plan Finish integration & test plans Complete operations & data analysis plans
Critical Design Review (CDR)
Organized by the ACES Program Results from your development phase Determines whether you are ready to begin building your payload Include written report and oral presentation Precise date should be identified during PDR
Payload Construction Phases
Parts procurement Fabrication
Construct subsystems, test, fix, retest
Integration
Assemble subsystems, test, fix, retest
Testing
Payload qualification testing, fix, retest
Flight Readiness Review (FRR)
Organized by the ACES Program Results from your construction phase
Particularly qualification testing
Determines whether you are ready to participate in launch operations Include written report and oral presentation FRR will occur on May 1, 2003
Operations & Analysis
Interface with launch team Prepare payload for launch Monitor during flight Collect & analyze data
Program Schedule Constraint
Design
PDR Development CDR Construction, Integration, Testing FRR Operations
1/21 2/26
2/27 2/28 3/26 3/27 (flexible) 3/28 4/30 5/1 5/18 5/22
Other Project Constraints
Budget Constraint
$500 per team
Personnel Constraint
3 members per team
Physical Constraint
Weight 1 kilogram 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm or Coke can size
Flight Constraints
Shock, Thermal, Duration, Altitude