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SCaN Technology Management Plan Briefing to the SMD Planetary Science Division
Karen Tuttle SOMD, SCaN Technology Manager
May 11, 2010
Keepingtheuniverseconnected.
SCaNTechnologyInvestments
Op#calCommunica#ons:• LunarLaserCommDemo(LLCD)• Op<calCoreTechnology• DeepSpaceOp<calTerminal
Game‐ChangingTechnologies• Cogni<veRadiosConceptStudy• SiliconNanowireOp<calDetectorConceptStudy• Superconduc<ngQuantumInterferenceFilterConceptStudy• Addi<onalGCtechnologies**
AdvancedRFTechnology:• X/Ka‐bandTransceiver• TDRSSArrayingDemo
Posi#on/Naviga#on/Timing:• SpaceClock
AdvancedNetworking:• Disrup<onTolerantNetwork(DTN)• SpaceInternetworkingInfusionProject
SBIRTechnologyCoordina#onandIntegra#on
SoFwareDefinedRadios:• Communica<ons,Naviga<onandNetworkingReconfigurableTestbed(CoNNeCT)onISS• CoNNeCTExperiments• SpacecraSTelecommunica<onsRadioSystemArchitecture• UniversalSpaceTransponder
SpectrumEfficientTechnology:**• DataCompression• Modula<on• Coding
**Tenta<vebasedonfuturebudget
AdvancedStudies:• RFPropaga<onStudies• IonosphericProducts
SCaNTechnologyDevelopmentandInfusionFlow
SCaNTechnologyProcess
TherearethreemajorcomponentsoftheSCaNTechnologyManagementprocess:
•Planning–• Seekingtransforma<onaltechnologies(technology“push”)• Performingneedsassessmentsandiden<fyingassociatedrequiredtechnologies(technology“pull”)• Evalua<ngandselec<ngtechnologies,andupda<ngtheIntegratedTechnologyPlan
•Execu#on,Repor#ng,andEvalua#on–• Performing,repor<ng,reviewing,andmanagingongoingtechnologydevelopmentac<vi<es
•Budge#ng–• Preparingtheannualbudgetmaterial• Advoca<ngfortechnologyac<vi<esfunding
SCaNTechnologyPlanning
TechnologyDevelopmentIden<fica<on
Determina<onofDevelopmentApproach
ConceptProposal
Evalua<onandSelec<on
Task/ProjectPlanDevelopment
• Holdworkshopsifneeded• Assesscurrenttechnologydevelopment• Assessfuturecapabilityneeds• ReviewSCaNpriori<es• Receive/provideinputregardingtechnologyrecommenda<ons
• SBIRProgram• OtherMissionDirectorates• OGA,Industry,Academia• SCaNCenters
• TechnologyAdvisoryGroupselected• Developproposalevalua<oncriteria• Assessproposals• Rankproposals• Submitrecommenda<ontoDirectorofSystemsPlanningforfinalselec<ontobeincludedinthenextPPBEbudgetcycle
• No<fyproposalawardees• Developcontract/MOU/MOAsifnecessary• Task/Projectplansdeveloped• Nego<atefinalworkplan• UpdateIntegratedTechnologyPlan
SCaNTechnologyExecu<on,Repor<ngandEvalua<on
• Thetask/projectmanagerorPIexecu<ngthetaskorprojectplanprovidesmonthlystatusreportstotheTechnologyManagerincludingaccomplishments,plannedac<vi<es,andanyproblems,issuesorconcernsneededtoberaisedtotheProgramlevel.
• TheTechnologyManagerreportsmonthlystatustotheDSPandquarterlystatustotheSCaNProgramManager.
• Mid‐yearandannualreviewsareheldforCentertechnologydevelopmenttaskstoevaluateprogress.
• Technologydemonstra<onprojectsfollow7120.5reviewprocessforevalua<on.
• KeyDecisionPointReviewsmaybeheldifneededtodetermineifandwhenatechnologydevelopmentac<vitywillcon<nuebasedonpre‐definedcriteria.
• Theoutcomeoftheevalua<onreviewsprovidedataneededtodetermineifthetaskorprojectwillcon<nuetobefundedinthenextbudgetcycle
SCaNTechnologyBudge<ng
• TheresultsoftheTechnologyPlanningProcessandtheEvalua<onProcessareusedtoformulatePPBESCaNguidelinesforthenextbudgetcycle.
• TheProgramRequirementGuidelinesfortheCentersdefinetheCenterworkthatwillbefundedbytheTechnologyprogram
• TheCenterspresenttheformalbudgetsubmidalfortheworktoSCaN
• ThebudgetfortheworkispackagedandsubmidedtotheSCaNProgramManagerforapproval
• Anyover‐guidesthatcannotbefundedbytheSCaNProgramManagerispresentedtoSOMDDirector
• FinalbudgetisapprovedandmarksaregiventoCentersforthebeginningofthenewfiscalyear
SCaNTechnologyInfusionandCommercializa<on
• Allpar<cipantsintheSCaNTechnologyProgramworktofacilitatetheinfusionprocessbyensuringthattheendusersareengagedthroughoutthelifeofthedevelopmentac<vity
• Stakeholdersareinvolvedby:• Par<cipa<nginthetechnologydevelopmentiden<fica<onprocess• Par<cipa<nginTechnologyPlanningWorkshops• ServingasmembersofTAGsthatevaluateandrecommendconceptproposals• Adendingandpar<cipa<nginallSCaNTechnologyFunc<onreviews
• TechnologydevelopedwithinNASAattheCenters,JPL,andAPLareencouragedtoworkwithindustrytobegintheeventualhandoverprocess.ThiswillendurethatStakeholderswillhaveacapablevendorwhenneeded.
LessonsLearnedandConclusion
• TheTechnologyManagementplanwasdevelopedwiththeCenterTechnologyManagers,technologydevelopers,repfromtheOfficeoftheChiefEngineerandinternalSCaNpersonnel.Thishelpedensurepar<cipantbuy‐in.
• Processesweretestedforayearbeforebaseliningplan
• Wewillcon<nuetoassessandimprovetheplanandprocessesasneeded
• Engagingstakeholdersandendusersearlyinthetechnologydevelopmentiscri<caltoensureinfusionintoopera<ons
• Most,ifnotall,technologymustbedemonstratedinarelevantenvironmentbeforebeingacceptedbytheenduser.Fundingforthedemonstra<onmustbeplannedwellinadvance.
• TheSCaNTechnologyManagementPlanwasbaselinedMarch2010andisavailableuponrequest
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