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− | {{Tree chart| | | | | | | |SI| | | | |SI=[[File:Male-2.jpg|center|124px]]<big>'''Marine Science'''<br>[[Subsystems Integrator]]</big>}} | + | {{Tree chart| | | | | | | |SI| | | | |SI=[[File:Male-2.jpg|center|124px]]<big>'''[[Marine Science & Technology | Marine Science]]'''<br>[[Subsystems Integrator]]</big>}} |
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− | ==Goals==
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| ==Core Competency== | | ==Core Competency== |
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| *Critical thinking and problem solving | | *Critical thinking and problem solving |
| *Excels at decision-making | | *Excels at decision-making |
− | *Primary Leadership and Planning (leader of leaders) | + | *Primary consultant to Leadership and Planning |
− | *Leads Conflict resolution | + | *Recommends Conflict resolution |
| + | *Engages in negotiation |
| *High Degree of Adaptability | | *High Degree of Adaptability |
| *Stress Tolerant | | *Stress Tolerant |
− | *Engages in contract negotiation
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| + | ==Goals== |
| + | ===Integration Design, Build, and Test Plan=== |
| + | *The Project Management(PM) and Systems integrator (SI) are responsible for planning, managing, and executing the Integration process. |
| + | *Projects that develop an integration plan have a high degree of success. |
| + | *The plan defines the stages of integration, during which system elements are successively integrated to form higher level elements, and eventually the finished RobotX platform. |
| + | *The integration plan includes descriptions of the required teams, test standards, testing methods, and integration schedule. |
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| ==Technical Assessment responsibilities== | | ==Technical Assessment responsibilities== |
− | Establish event-driven technical planning | + | *Establish event-driven technical planning |
− | Identify appropriate measures and metrics | + | *Identify Test measures and Metrics assessing design success |
− | Identify performance measures to assess program health and technical progress | + | *Identify performance measures and Metrics assessing technical progress |
− | Conduct analyses to determine risk and to develop risk mitigation strategies
| + | *Determine risk and develop mitigation strategies |
− | Conduct assessments of technical maturity, process health and stability, and risk to communicate progress to stakeholders and authorities at key decision points
| + | *Propose changes in the technical approach to address risk mitigation |
− | Propose changes in the technical approach to address risk mitigation activities | + | *Continually measure technical readiness of the RobotX platform |
− | Advise the PM regarding the technical readiness of the program to proceed to the next phase of effort
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− | Obtain independent subject matter experts as appropriate for reviews and audits
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− | == Primary Roles and Responsibilities == | + | ====Integrated Test Plan==== |
| + | *includes design baseline evaluation |
| + | *# identifying critical design parameters |
| + | *# setting performance threshholds |
| + | *individual Subsystems test plans |
| + | *# interface tests |
| + | *# functional tests |
| + | *# effectiveness tests |
| + | *platform performance test plan |
| + | *# MOE (measures of effectiveness) |
| + | *#* maximum time on range without operation intervention |
| + | *#* hardware operational goal accomplishment |
| + | *#* AI operational goal accomplishment |
| + | *# MOF (measures of functionality) |
| + | *#*subsystems Interoperability |
| + | *#*mean time between Interoperability failure |
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| + | == Primary Management Roles and Responsibilities == |
| ===Requirements Management=== | | ===Requirements Management=== |
− | Requirements are the foundation of the program and requirements management process helps ensure delivery of capability that meets intended mission performance objectives. | + | '''Requirements''' are the foundation of the project and requirements management process helps ensure delivery of capability that meets intended mission performance objectives.<br> |
− | Performance objectives are identified in operational terms at the system level during implementation of the Requirements Definition and Requirements Analysis processes. | + | Performance objectives are identified in operational terms at the system level during implementation of the '''Requirements''' Definition and '''Requirements''' Analysis processes.<br> |
− | | + | The Subsystems Integrator has these '''Requirements Management''' responsibilities: |
− | The Subsystems Integrator these responsibilities: | + | *maintain a current and approved set of '''Requirements''' |
− | *maintain a current and approved set of requirements | + | *thoughtful analysis and management of '''Requirements''' insuring for subsystem integration and system performance |
− | *thoughtful analysis and management of requirements insuring for system sustainability | + | *synchronization with the program’s Configuration Management process to mitigate unintended consequences due to project change |
− | *synchronization with the program’s Configuration Management process to mitigate unintended or unanticipated consequences due to change | |
| *rigorous documentation of changes to the system performance specification | | *rigorous documentation of changes to the system performance specification |
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| ===Process Responsibilities=== | | ===Process Responsibilities=== |
− | *tracks requirements changes and maintains traceability of the system performance specification and delivered capability | + | *tracks '''Requirements''' changes and maintains traceability of the system performance specification and capabilities |
− | *traces the high-level requirements down to the system elements through the lowest level of the design as the system design evolves to lower levels of detail | + | *traces the high-level '''Requirements''' down to the system elements through the lowest level of the design as the system design evolves to lower levels of detail |
− | *establishes and maintains a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) | + | *establishes and maintains a '''Requirements''' Traceability Matrix (RTM) |
− | *#capturing all requirements in the system performance specification | + | *#capturing all '''Requirements''' in the system performance specification |
| *#documenting their decomposition/derivation and allocation history | | *#documenting their decomposition/derivation and allocation history |
| *#document rationale for all entries and changes | | *#document rationale for all entries and changes |
− | *work with PM to track cost, schedule, and performance impacts associated with requirement changes and/or growth | + | *work with Project Management Team to track cost, schedule, and performance impacts associated with '''Requirements''' changes |
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| ===Risk Management=== | | ===Risk Management=== |
| *prioritize identified technical risks and developing mitigation actions | | *prioritize identified technical risks and developing mitigation actions |
| *provide risk mitigation plan to PM for review and approval | | *provide risk mitigation plan to PM for review and approval |
− | *Risk Management focal points
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| + | '''Risk Management focal points''' |
| {| {{Table}} | | {| {{Table}} |
| ! Activity !! Intent Is to Answer the Question | | ! Activity !! Intent Is to Answer the Question |
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| Configuration management is the means by which the results of the systems engineering effort are documented and tracked as changes occur. | | Configuration management is the means by which the results of the systems engineering effort are documented and tracked as changes occur. |
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− | The Configuration Management process allows technical insight into all levels of the system design and is the principal methodology for establishing and maintaining consistency of a system’s functional, performance, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout the system's life cycle.
| + | Configuration Management process |
− | | + | *has a formal document and plan to guide the Configuration Management |
− | | + | *allows technical insight into all levels of the system design |
− | Configuration Management consists of five interrelated functions that, when collectively applied, allow the program to maintain consistency between product configuration information and the product throughout its life cycle.
| + | *principal methodology for establishing and maintaining consistency of subsystem’s attributes |
− | | + | **design |
− | The following are the five Configuration Management functions:
| + | **functional |
− | | + | **performance |
− | Configuration Management Planning and Management is a formal document and plan to guide the Configuration Management program that includes items such as:
| + | **physical |
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| + | *consists of interrelated functions that maintain consistency between project configuration information |
− | Personnel
| + | #Responsibilities and Resources |
− | Responsibilities and Resources | + | #Administrative meeting guidelines including a definition of procedures and tools |
− | Training requirements
| + | #Baselining processes |
− | Administrative meeting guidelines including a definition of procedures and tools | + | #Configuration control and Configuration status accounting |
− | Baselining processes | + | #Naming conventions |
− | Configuration control and Configuration status accounting | + | #Audits and Reviews |
− | Naming conventions | + | #Configuration Identification |
− | Audits and Reviews | + | #Configuration Change Management |
− | Configuration Identification | + | #Configuration Status Accounting |
− | Configuration Change Management | |
− | Configuration Status Accounting | |
− | Configuration Verification and Audit
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| ===Interface Management=== | | ===Interface Management=== |
− | The Interface Management process helps ensure that developers document all internal and external interface requirements and requirements changes in accordance with the program’s Configuration Management Plan.
| + | *careful interface documentation ensures proper '''function''' and '''interoperability''' |
− | | + | *ensures that all the development teams document all internal and external interface requirements |
− | Developers also should communicate interface information to their counterparts responsible for affected systems and system elements, and should plan for coherent testing to verify expected performance and ultimately operational performance.
| + | *documents '''Requirements''' changes in accordance with the Configuration Management Plan |
− | Interface management is an iterative process. As knowledge of the system and system elements increases during design activities, verifiable lower-level requirements and interfaces are defined and refined.
| + | *communicates interface information to team counterparts responsible for affected systems and system elements |
− | | + | *drives coherent testing to verify expected performance and eventually operational performance |
− | Developers should assess impacts of the originally defined capabilities and interfaces, performance parameter thresholds and objectives, and the overall system when defining and modifying interfaces.
| + | *an iterative process |
− | | + | *as knowledge of the system and system elements becomes more defined during design activities, verifiable lower-level requirements and interfaces are defined and refined |
− | important that the nature of the interfaces be carefully documented to ensure proper function and interoperability.
| + | *consider impacts of the originally defined capabilities and interfaces, and the overall system when defining and modifying interfaces |
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− | The PM and SE are responsible for planning, managing, and executing the Integration process.
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− | Programs that develop an integration plan are more successful.
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− | This plan defines the stages of integration, during which system elements are successively integrated to form higher level elements, and eventually the finished product.
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− | The integration plan should include a description of the required teams, test standards, testing methods, and integration schedule.
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