lessons learned in building the ares projects

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Lessons Learned in Building the Ares Projects

Phil Sumrall

Advanced Planning Manager, Ares Projects

NASA Masters Forum

May 13, 2010

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Agenda

!!Rebuilding In-house Capabilities from the Apollo Era !!NASA Vehicle Integration Activities !!Making the Agency a “Smart Buyer” !!Anticipating Problems !!Knowledge Management / Capture !!Lean Six Sigma !!Design, Development, Processing, Flying, and Controlling New

Launch Vehicles !!Q & A

Rebuilding In-house Capabilities from the Apollo Era

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Establishing and Fixing Requirements Early

!!Why is it advantageous to do this?

!!How well are we doing it?

!!What can be done to make it better?

!!What could any project—not just Ares—learn from doing this?

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NASA Vehicle Integration Activities

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Hands-on Experience / Making the Agency a “Smart Buyer”

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Anticipating Problems

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Knowledge Management / Capture

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Lean Six Sigma

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Design, Development, Processing, Flying, and Controlling New Launch Vehicles

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Q & A

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