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Basic Overview of Project Management and Life Cycle: ACES Presentation T. Gregory Guzik January 21, 2003

This document provides an overview of project management and the project life cycle for the ACES Presentation project. It describes the key phases a project goes through from inception to completion, including design, development, construction, testing, and operations. It outlines the project schedule with milestones like Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and Flight Readiness Review. The document also notes constraints like budget, personnel, physical size, and flight requirements.

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Basic Overview of Project Management and Life Cycle: ACES Presentation T. Gregory Guzik January 21, 2003

This document provides an overview of project management and the project life cycle for the ACES Presentation project. It describes the key phases a project goes through from inception to completion, including design, development, construction, testing, and operations. It outlines the project schedule with milestones like Preliminary Design Review, Critical Design Review, and Flight Readiness Review. The document also notes constraints like budget, personnel, physical size, and flight requirements.

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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 Science
Flight Segment Procurement
Software Payload

Interface Interface
Control Control
Data
Accounting
Analysis

Flight Spacecraft
Software Integration

Results
Integration & Mission
Testing Ops
The Project Life Cycle
Phases that all projects go through from inception
to completion
DESIGN PDR

DEVELOPMENT CDR

FABRICATION

INTEGRATION
OPERATION

FRR TESTING
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 1/21 2/26
PDR 2/27
Development 2/28 3/26
CDR 3/27 (flexible)
Construction, Integration, 3/28 4/30
Testing
FRR 5/1
Operations 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

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