| | xi | |
| Preface | | xv | |
| Introduction to Applied Project Management for Space Systems (APMSS) | | 1 | |
| The Project Management Process---BEER for Project Managers |
| | 6 | |
| Project Manager Capabilities |
| | 13 | |
| Examples and Case Studies |
| | 19 | |
| Project Lifecycles and Project Management Guidance |
| | 20 | |
| | 27 | |
| Evaluate the Capture Opportunity |
| | 29 | |
| | 36 | |
| Develop and Generate the Capture Proposal |
| | 42 | |
| | 57 | |
| | 61 | |
| Understand Project Context |
| | 65 | |
| Develop the Implementation Approach |
| | 68 | |
| Formulate Project Baselines |
| | 76 | |
| Establish Project Control Plans |
| | 78 | |
| Create Project Work Breakdown Structure |
| | 88 | |
| Develop the Project Schedule |
| | 92 | |
| Organizing for Project Management |
| | 117 | |
| The Continual Organization Design Process: Understanding the Problem Space |
| | 118 | |
| The Project Manager as Organizational Designer: Getting Started |
| | 126 | |
| The Organization Design Process |
| | 129 | |
| Managing Project Stakeholders |
| | 147 | |
| Identify Project Stakeholders |
| | 148 | |
| | 156 | |
| Manage Stakeholder Relationships |
| | 164 | |
| Project Management Information Systems |
| | 171 | |
| Define Project Information |
| | 173 | |
| Establish Collaborative Environment |
| | 183 | |
| Select Project Management Information System Tools |
| | 191 | |
| Document and Evolve the Project Management Information System |
| | 197 | |
| Space Systems Engineering Management |
| | 199 | |
| Develop Project-management Objectives for Systems Engineering |
| | 200 | |
| | 204 | |
| Manage Technical Processes |
| | 210 | |
| | 216 | |
| Developing and Managing Requirements |
| | 227 | |
| | 231 | |
| | 241 | |
| Organize the Requirements |
| | 248 | |
| Baseline the Requirements |
| | 251 | |
| | 255 | |
| | 263 | |
| Understand the Logistics Process |
| | 263 | |
| Conduct Preliminary Planning for Logistics |
| | 266 | |
| Influence the Project Design for Sustainment |
| | 270 | |
| Develop or Buy Logistics Products |
| | 276 | |
| | 283 | |
| | 287 | |
| Decide When Mission Assurance is Required |
| | 288 | |
| Determine the Level of Mission Assurance Involvement |
| | 289 | |
| Define the Scope of Mission Assurance Activities |
| | 292 | |
| Establish the Proper Schedule and Budget |
| | 295 | |
| Assemble the Mission Assurance Team |
| | 296 | |
| Make the Mission Assurance Program Effective |
| | 298 | |
| Gauge Performance and Expectations |
| | 301 | |
| Ascertain Whether Results Meet or Exceed Expectations |
| | 308 | |
| | 313 | |
| Lifecycle Cost Estimating |
| | 315 | |
| | 317 | |
| Define the Program for Cost Estimation |
| | 317 | |
| | 323 | |
| | 328 | |
| Budget and Affordability Analysis |
| | 332 | |
| Example and Cost Data Ranges |
| | 333 | |
| Budgeting and Budget Strategy |
| | 339 | |
| Understand the Facts of Budget Life |
| | 341 | |
| Understand the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process |
| | 344 | |
| Formulate a Budget Strategy: The Planning Phase |
| | 347 | |
| | 350 | |
| Advocate for a Project Budget |
| | 354 | |
| Execute the Project Budget |
| | 360 | |
| Effect of Time Lag on Planning---Operating Plan Reprogrammings and Continuing Resolutions |
| | 363 | |
| Contract and Acquisition Management |
| | 369 | |
| | 371 | |
| Complete a Source Selection |
| | 383 | |
| | 394 | |
| Case Study: How the National Reconnaissance Office Acquisition Center of Excellence Began |
| | 411 | |
| Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control |
| | 413 | |
| | 414 | |
| The External Review Process |
| | 437 | |
| Tracking and Trending Project Performance |
| | 452 | |
| | 471 | |
| | 472 | |
| Determine the Requirements |
| | 477 | |
| Write the Risk Management Plan |
| | 481 | |
| | 484 | |
| Automate the Risk Management Process |
| | 493 | |
| Mission Software Processes and Considerations |
| | 497 | |
| The Software Formulation Phase |
| | 499 | |
| The Software Development Phase |
| | 509 | |
| | 520 | |
| Integration and Testing and Operations Phase |
| | 523 | |
| Software Management Summary |
| | 526 | |
| Project Leadership and Teamwork |
| | 529 | |
| Embrace a Personal Leadership Philosophy |
| | 531 | |
| | 533 | |
| Build Effective Relationships |
| | 536 | |
| | 539 | |
| | 545 | |
| | 551 | |
| The Strategic Communications Process |
| | 552 | |
| Develop Communications Strategy |
| | 554 | |
| Manage Communications Requirements |
| | 560 | |
| Communicate with Stakeholders |
| | 562 | |
| Put Strategic Communications into Practice---Lessons Learned |
| | 580 | |
| | 583 | |
| Define what we Need to Decide |
| | 584 | |
| | 587 | |
| | 592 | |
| | 600 | |
| | 601 | |
| | 602 | |
| | 607 | |
| Case Study: Application of a Decision-making Process to the International Space Station Node 3 Launch-to-Activation |
| | 607 | |
| Managing Projects Across Cultures |
| | 619 | |
| Culture and Its Importance |
| | 623 | |
| Manage the Organization Culture |
| | 628 | |
| Manage the National Culture Differences |
| | 630 | |
| The Effective Intercultural Project Manager |
| | 635 | |
| Intercultural Synergy in Project Management |
| | 644 | |
| Project Management Maturity |
| | 649 | |
| Select the Appropriate Project Management Maturity Model |
| | 650 | |
| Execute the Project Management Maturity Process |
| | 653 | |
| | 655 | |
| Strategic Issues in Project Management |
| | 673 | |
| Congressional Oversight---Principles for the Ongoing Dialogue |
| | 674 | |
| | 682 | |
| Case Study: Application of Quantitative Risk Analysis to Risk Management in the International Space Station Program |
| | 699 | |
| Index | | 711 | |