MAKING

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MAKING IT FIT BY D. LEWALLEN
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AUDACITY
SPACE EXPLORATION IS ONE OF MAN'S BOLDEST
ADVENDURES
A STRONG PERSONALITY IS NEEDED TO PUSH PROJECTS
FORWARD TO SUCCESS.
INFORMATION MUST BE OBTAINED AND ORGANIZED.
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE IDENTIFIED, DEVELOPED AND
CHAMPIONED
RISKS MUST BE STUDIED AND MITIGATED OR ACCEPTED
TECHNICAL RISK SAFETY RISK CREDIBILITY RISK COST
RISK SCHEDULE RISK
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TENACITY
TREMENDOUSLY CHALLENTING SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS HAVE
REQUIRED CONSTANT PRESSURE TO ACHIEVE
BREAKTHROUGH SOLUTIONS..
REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE
ITERATIONS.
FUNDING WILL REQUIRE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO APPROVAL
BOARDS.
RESEARCH TO RESOLVE TECHNICAL ISSUES WILL TAX
RESOURCES.
OPERATIONAL ISSUES WILL BECOME RECURRING COSTS.
ALL PROCESSES MUST BE INTEGRATED.
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SPEED
RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE HAVE
BEEN COMMON GOALS..
CATEGORIES OF SPEED
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SPEED
PROMPT REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT
TIMELY APPROVALS
PHASING
PRELIMINARY GO-AHEAD FOR UP FRONT WORK
PARALLEL TASKS
COORDINATED SCHEDULING
THIRD PARTY BUY-IN
PRODUCT PERFORMANCE SPEED
PRE-PERFORMANCE
PROCESS SCRUBBING (HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OPS)
PARALLEL TASKS
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QUALITY
THE EXTREME ENFORONMENTS INVOLVED HAVE ALLOWED NO
ROOM FOR ANOMALIES..
UP FRONT INDOCTRINATION
START QUALITY WITH THE DESIGN
ALLOW FOR "COST OF QUALITY" IN BUDGETING
PROVIDE FREQUENT TESTING MILESTONES DURING THE
PROJECT, NOT JUST AT THE END.
INCLUDE OPERATIONS IN THE DESIGN.
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ECONOMY
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HAVE BEEN A FREQUENT REALITY
AND HAVE OFTEN IMPACTED SYSTEM DESIGNS.
WHERE POSSIBLE, DEFER COSTING UNTIL ALL OF THE
REQUIREMENTS ARE DEFINED.
PROVIDE A CONSIDERABLE ALLOWANCE FOR UNDEFINED
REQUIREMENTS
USE ONLY LIST PRICES FOR ESTIMATING.
DISCOUNTS CAN CHANGE, DO NOT RELY ON THEM.
REVIEW FACILITY AND UNUSUAL COSTS.
WHEN TRAVELLING, SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD REQUIRE
"TIPPING" BEFORE STARTING WORK. IDENTIFY AND
PROJECT "RETENTION" AND "TIPPING" COSTS UP FRONT
TO AVOID CONCERNS ABOUT "BRIBES". SOME AREAS
HAVE COMPENSATION BROKERS TO COORDINATE "FEES"
PRIOR TO YOUR ARRIVAL.
PROVIDE CONTINGENCY FUNDING FOR UNEXPECTED
OVERRUNS UNPLANNED SCOPE CHANGES
MAKE A LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS AND DOCUMENT THEM IN
THE MINUTES OF MEETINGS TO INSURE THEY ARE NOT
"FORGOTTEN".
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UNIQUINESS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BEEN INVENTED FOR EXOTIC
APPLICATIONS.
CUSTOMIZATION IS THE FUN PART OF A PROJECT.
DOING WHAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE.
STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT CAN PROVIDE RESISTANCE WHEN
IT DOES NOT APPLY.
AVOID THE EXPENSE OF "DUMMY" EQUIPMENT JUST TO
MEET STANDARDS.
SAFETY STANDARDS ARE TO BE MET EVEN IN A UNIQUE
ENVIRONMENT.
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SHOULD NORMALLY BE
LIMITED TO ONE UNIQUE INTERFACE. ALL FOLLOWING
INTERFACES SHOULD BE CONVERTED TO STANDARD ONES..
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POWER
HEAVY WORKLOADS HAVE REQUIRED HIGH CAPABILITY
SYSTEMS AND HARDY PERSONNEL.
POWER FLAVORS ELECTRICAL POWER SAFETY COMP
LIANCE WITH ELECTRICAL CODE PROCESSING
POWER UTILIZE PARALLEL PROCESSING EXPLOIT
TRANSPARENT FEATURES PRECOMPUTE WHERE
PRACTICAL
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FLEXIBILITY
REAL TIME CHANGES IN THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
WILL REQUIRE FREQUENT COORDINATION..

SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY DESIGN SCHEDULES FOR
WINDOWS RATHER THAN EXACT DATES. NEGOTIATE
SCHEDULE WINDOWS WITH THE CUSTOMER AND
OBTAIN EARLY BUY-IN FOR SCHEDULE
FLEXIBILITY. SUBMIT PAPERWORK EARLY EVEN IF
FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS WILL PUT THE
PROJECT HIGH IN THE QUEUE WHEN LEFT
OVER CONTINGENCY FUNDS HAVE TO BE SPENT. BE
READY FOR END OF YEAR BUY INITIATIVES. DESIGN
FLEXIBILITY DESIGN IN SYSTEM MODULARITY DESIGN
SYSTEM MODULES WITH MORE THAN WORKABLE
IMPLEMENTATION.