Space Shuttle Program FY07 Transition Action Plan

“From Planning to Execution”

SSP/ Lee Norbraten

August 18, 2006

Agency TCB

Purpose of this Presentation

• Define the Space Shuttle Level II Transition

Action Plan

• Seek concurrence from all TCB participant

organizations and other stakeholders

• Provide a basis of estimate to support PPBE

activities starting with the August 21-22

QPMR

Level II Transition Mission Statement

• As leaders of SSP T&R, Our mission is to….

– Develop, maintain and manage an integrated

program schedule and budget

– Prioritize T&R work within limited resources

environment

– Manage all crosscutting functional requirements

– Provide analysis to Level 1 decision-makers about

the impact/risks of Cx decisions

SSP Transition Leadership Structure

SSP Transition ManagerRobert Lightfoot

LeRoy Cain

JSC Transition IntegrationJon Olansen

KSC Transition IntegrationGeorge JacobsLoraine Schafer

MSFC Transition IntegrationMike Allen

Shuttle Business OfficeKaren Lucht

Wayne Thomas

Strategic Planning OfficeLee Norbraten, ManagerDoug Sander, Assistant for Transition Integration

Human Capital OfficeSue Leibert

SSC Transition IntegrationTBD

Space Shuttle ProgramFY07 Transition Action Plan

OCTOCT NOVNOV JANJAN FEBFEB MARMAR APRAPR JUNJUN JULJUL AUGAUGDECDEC SEPSEPMAYMAY

TPRCB 7/28/06

TCB8/16/06

QPMR8/22/06

FY07 Transition Action Plan

SEPSEPAUGAUGJULJUL

FY07 Transition Budget LIII Transition Estimates Integrate LIII Requirements Review/Approve LIII Reqts. Integrate FY07 performance LIII FY08-13 T&R Dev. Integrate FY08-FY13 Reqts. Issue PPBE T&R Marks Develop FY08-FY13 Submit

Due 7/28/06

TPRCBs

PPBE07 Guidelines

PPBE07 T&R Submit

Transition QPMR

Human Capital SSP C/S Survey Results

SSP Contractor HC Plans

SSP C/S Center HC Plans SSP Resurvey

Center Directors

Due 8/18/06

Due 9/15/06

SSP ProgramMgr. 7/18

Transition Communication Transition Talking Points SSP Transition Magazine Semi-annual All-Hands

10/25/06

Planning Execution

Deliverable Last Need Date

Transition Master Schedule Baseline

10/06

Strategic Capabilities Assessment

Block I Block IVBlock IIIBlock II

ReassessPlan

ReassessPlan

ReassessPlan

ReassessPlan

Space Shuttle ProgramFY07 Transition Action Plan

OCTOCT NOVNOV JANJAN FEBFEB MARMAR APRAPR JUNJUN JULJUL AUGAUGDECDEC SEPSEPMAYMAYSEPSEPAUGAUGJULJUL

8/9/06

Transition Risk Management TPRCB Top Risk Review PRCB Top Risk Review

Transition Metrics Baseline

TQPMR10/25/06

InitialTQPMR Review

TQPMR Review

TQPMR Review

Data Management Records Management

ProgramPlan

TIM #2 Project Plans

TIM #1

Documentation Plan NSTS 07700 Volume XIX

SSP Transition Mgt. Plan

Draft 8/14/06

PRCB10/12/06

Draft 9/14/06

TPRCB 11/8/06

8/10/06

Historical Preservation Survey

Environmental Plan Environmental Mgt. Plan

Environmental AssessmentInternal Draft

4/5/07HQ Draft 5/30/07

Final EA 9/07/07

(Public Comment Period)6/29/07 – 8/09/07

StatusTCB

Status TPRCB

Draft Plan 9/15/06

Final Draft 10/31/06

StatusTCB

Status TPRCB

10/12/06

Planning Execution

Deliverable Last Need Date

Draft Center Reports1/30/07

Start 7/15/06

Summary Report 3/30/07

Space Shuttle ProgramFY07 Transition Action Plan

OCTOCT NOVNOV JANJAN FEBFEB MARMAR APRAPR JUNJUN JULJUL AUGAUGDECDEC SEPSEPMAYMAYSEPSEPAUGAUGJULJUL

Key Project Element Transition Activities Key Project Element Transition Activities

Launch & Landing Pad B Decommission LCC Firing Room 1

Orbiter Property Disposition Tooling @ Palmdale

Tooling @ MAF

SSME SSFL End of Program

HPTP Mfg.

MCC Mfg.

Powerhead Mfg.

NASA Area I&II7/31/06

Excess listto PCO

Initiate CR Disposition ImpactAssessment

Excess listto PCO

Initiate CR

12/31/06

12/31/06

SSC Shutdown of Test Stand A-1

10/1/06

Disposition ImpactAssessment

Boeing I, III & IV7/31/07

Release Date1/30/07

7/31/07

12/14/06 Release Date4/1/07

11/1/06 Release Date2/28/07

Release Date11/15/06

Planning Execution

Deliverable Last Need Date

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION LEVEL II FOUNDATIONAL TASKS

• Transition Action Plan Development K. Lucht

• Transition QPMR D. Sander

• Transition Master Schedule D. Sander

• Strategic Capabilities Assessment D. Sander

• FY07 Transition Budget Development K. Lucht

• Transition Metrics L. Norbraten

• Transition Risk Management G. Araiza-Young

• Transition Documentation Plan D. Sander

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION CROSSCUTTING ELEMENTS

• Transition Communication A. Stockinger

• Human Capital Planning S. Leibert

• Environmental Plan S. Glover

• Historical Preservation Survey A. West

• Data Management Plan M. Corbin

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION SPECIAL STUDIES

• Property Disposition Prototype J. Olansen

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

MAJOR FY07 LEVEL III ACTIVITIES

• Launch Processing Pad B Transition

• Launch Processing Firing Room A Transition

• Stennis Space Center Test Stand A-1 Transition

• SSME Project Turbo-pump Production Shutdown

• SSME Project Main Combustion Chamber

• SSME Project Powerhead Manufacturing Capability

• Orbiter Tooling Disposition at MAF & Palmdale

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION LEVEL II

FOUNDATIONAL TASKS

FY07 TAP- TAP Development (Lucht)

TITLE Transition Action Plan (TAP)

DESCRIPTION Define the essential activities, milestones, and products associated with the transition effort for FY07

ACCOUNTABILITY Lee Norbraten/ Karen Lucht

LEVEL II ROLE Develop and manage the TAP

LEVEL III ROLE Concur with the TAP

MILESTONES

July 17-19 TAP Development; Initial review

July 26 TPRCB Baselining

Aug 18 Status to Headquarters TCB

Aug 21-22 QPMR review with Program

FY07 TAP- Transition QPMR (Sander)

TITLE Transition Quarterly Program Manager’s Review (TQPMR)

DESCRIPTION Conduct a quarterly meeting in order to review transition risk, budget performance, schedule performance, other metrics, element-level status and issues

ACCOUNTABILITY Doug Sander through TIWG

LEVEL II ROLE Produce TQPMR Package

CM support

Conduct meeting

LEVEL III ROLE Monthly/Quarterly submission of TQPMR package components

Produce/brief element status reports

Attend quarterly meeting (rotates among Centers)

MILESTONES 25 October 06 Initial TQPMR

Quarterly thereafter

FY07 TAP- Transition Master Schedule (Sander)

TITLE Transition Master Schedule

DESCRIPTION Develop, maintain and analyze the SSP Transition master schedule (TMS). The TMS architecture includes Center-specific schedules, the Transition Integration Schedule and the Executive Summary Schedule.

ACCOUNTABILITY Doug Sander through TIWG

LEVEL II ROLE Produce Level II schedule data

Collect Level III schedule data

Integrate and format schedule product

Analyze schedule

Produce schedule analysis (variance risk assessments)

LEVEL III ROLE Monthly submission of schedule data

MILESTONES August 06 TIWG Kickoff

October 06 TMS Baseline

Monthly Routine Submissions, TPRCB Updates

Quarterly Presentation to Transition QPMR

FY07 TAP- Strategic Capabilities Assessment (Sander)

TITLE Strategic Capabilities Assessment

DESCRIPTION An integration of SSP strategic fly-out requirements within a database system. The SCA divides each SSP project element into a list of “capabilities” that comprise the entire project. Each capability bundles property, personnel, suppliers and contracts used together to produce a product or service. A last need date and estimated release date are determined for each capability.

ACCOUNTABILITY Doug Sander through TIWG

LEVEL II ROLE Develop and maintain SCADB

Collect SCA data

Analyze SCA data, produce reports

Transfer schedule data to TMS

LEVEL III ROLE Establish project capabilities definitions

Determine fly-out requirements

Provide block inputs to SCADBMILESTONES (TBD) October 06 Block I

January 07 Block IIApril 07 Block IIIJuly 07 Block IV

FY07 TAP- FY07 Transition Budget (Lucht)

TITLE FY07 Transition Budget

DESCRIPTION Develop an integrated list of SSP transition tasks to be executed during FY07 with associated cost and workforce requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITY Karen Lucht

LEVEL II ROLE Integrate, assess and prioritize requirements submitted by Project Elements

Issue FY07 marks and administer Transition budget as approved through the Transition PRCB

LEVEL III ROLE Submit FY07 requirements and execute FY07 tasks as approved by the TPRCB

MILESTONES July 28, 06 Project Element requirements due

Aug-Sep ‘06 Integrate, review, and approve FY07 requirements at TPRCB

1st Qtr. FY07 Issue FY07 Transition Op Plan Marks

Monthly Integrate & assess FY07 performance

FY07 TAP- FY07 Transition Budget (Lucht)

TITLE FY07 Transition PPBE Activities

DESCRIPTION Identify SSP transition activities to be executed inFY08 – FY13 with associated cost and workforce requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITY Karen Lucht

LEVEL II ROLE Develop and issue guidelines for the planning and execution of transition activities in FY08-FY13

Issue PPBE Transition marks to Project Elements

Integrate LIII Transition submits and develop SSP Transition PPBE submit

LEVEL III ROLE Develop out-year transition requirements based on Program guidelines

MILESTONES Oct. – Nov. Develop preliminary transition requirements for FY08 – FY13

Dec. – Jan Integrate preliminary requirements and develop PPBE Transition marks

Feb. FY07 Issue PPBE07 guidelines & marks to Projects

April – May Integrate Project Element submits and develop SSP Transition PPBE Submit

FY07 TAP- Transition Metrics (Norbraten)

TITLE Transition Metrics

DESCRIPTION The capability to represent progress against defined transition objectives.

ACCOUNTABILITY Lee Norbraten through TIWG

LEVEL II ROLE Define metrics

Collect metrics

Analyze metrics

Coordinate metrics with risk management

LEVEL III ROLE Quarterly submission of requested metrics

MILESTONES October 06 Initial Definition

January 07 Initial Submission

Quarterly Presentation to TQPMR

FY07 TAP- Risk Management (Araiza-Young)

TITLE Transition Risk Management

DESCRIPTION HQ Transition Management Plan and Level II SSP Risk Management Plan calls for executing a Continuous Risk Management Plan and Process on Transition Risks. The CRM process in place will be utilized to identify, track, monitor, mitigate and execute Transition Risks.

ACCOUNTABILITY Gloria Araiza Young through TPRCB

LEVEL II ROLE Provide SSP Level II Program Integration of Transition Risks. Provide Level II Transition Metrics as deemed necessary in support of Transition QPMR. Serve as the focal point for Transition Risks.

LEVEL III ROLE Development of Risks -- Identify, Analyze, Submit, Track, and Mitigate Element Transition Risks. Provide support of Transition Risks as required – Bimonthly in support of the Level II SSP PRCB and Quarterly submission in support of Level II SSP TPRCB. Support monthly SSP Risk Management Working Group meetings. Level III remain owners of their respective risks and mitigation plans.

Provide support for all risks requiring mitigation in support of TRR at Level II Control Boards.

MILESTONES Bi-monthly reviews at PRCB

Quarterly reviews at Transition QPMR

Annual Face-to-Face Planning Meeting

FY07 TAP- Documentation Plan (Sander)

TITLE Transition Documentation

DESCRIPTION SSP Level II documentation of transition requirements in a NSTS 07700, Volume XIX and the program approach to transition via a Transition Management Plan (TMP).

ACCOUNTABILITY Doug Sander

LEVEL II ROLE Write documents, submit CR’s

Collect comments

Make revision as needed

Submit for PRCB/TPRCB approval

LEVEL III ROLE Review drafts and provide comments during informal reviews; provide formal CR evaluations.

Develop level III Transition Plans- Date TBD

MILESTONES 8/14/06 Draft Vol. XIX10/12/06 Vol. XIX PRCB Baseline9/14/06 Draft TMP11/8/06 TMP TPRCB Baseline

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION CROSSCUTTING

ACTIVITIES

FY07 TAP- Communications Plan (Stockinger)

TITLE Transition & Retirement Communications

DESCRIPTION Strategy for communicating SSP T&R content; focused on informing SSP workforce and management of T&R activities /issues

ACCOUNTABILITY Ashley Stockinger

LEVEL II ROLE Develop communication schedule

Identify communication tools and T&R messages

Collect content from various T&R related sources

Prepare products and provide them to SSP Management

Maintain T&R Website

LEVEL III ROLE Monthly submission of 3-2-1 T&R activity report

MILESTONES Monthly: Talking points; Activity Report;

Issue Paper; Website Updates

Quarterly:Transition and Retirement Magazine

Semi-Annually: Support All-Hands hosted by HR

Ad Hoc: Policy Updates; SCA Events; etc.

FY07 TAP- Human Capital Survey (Leibert)

TITLE SSP Employee Survey

DESCRIPTION Ask employees about their intent to stay with the Program and what might influence that decision.

ACCOUNTABILITY Sue Leibert

LEVEL II ROLE Out brief survey (FY06)

Conduct any follow up activities such as focus groups, communication activities

LEVEL III ROLE As appropriate, work with Centers to develop and implement retention strategies for their workforce

MILESTONES Oct-Nov 06 & Host Communications

Mar-Apr Events at Centers

Quarterly Host visits to contractor sites

Apr-May Conduct follow on survey

FY07 TAP- Human Capital Planning (Leibert)

TITLE SSP Human Capital Plans

DESCRIPTION Develop and implement plans to address SSP employee (civil service and contractor) retention of critical skills and transition concerns

ACCOUNTABILITY Sue Leibert

LEVEL II ROLE Integrate, assess, and follow up on SSP Human Capital Plans

LEVEL III ROLE Direct prime contractors to develop and implement HC Plans.

Partner with Centers to develop and implement civil service plans

MILESTONES August 06 Contractor Plans due; Brief at QPMR

Sept 06 Civil Service Plans due; Brief TBD

Sept-Oct Assess and Roll up plans

Oct-Nov Develop Metrics

Oct-Nov Investigate and implement ways to partner with HC Contractor Community

Feb-Mar Continue to investigate best practices for retention and transition

Mar & Sept Reassess Plans; recommend adjustments

FY07 TAP- Environmental Plan (Glover)

TITLE SSP Transition and Retirement Environmental PlanDESCRIPTION The Plan will describe the environmental program approach to Transition with requirements documented in NSTS 07700, Volume XIX. The Plan will provide technical guidance to SSP project elements, Program and Agency on identifying and mitigating environmental risks. It will establish basic environmental requirements for program activities and provide interface and coordination with Constellation, Centers and HQ.

ACCOUNTABILITY Steve Glover

LEVEL II ROLE Prepare Environmental Plan Program integration/interface across Program, Agency and Centers

Submit CR to include requirements in NSTS 07700, Vol. XIXLEVEL III ROLE Provide reviews, data, and support to the Environmental Support Team

Ensure implementation of requirements by Prime Contractors

Partner with Centers to implement requirements

MILESTONES Draft Environmental Plan 9/15/06

Final Environmental Plan 10/31/06

Requirements CR TBD

FY07 TAP- Environmental Assessment (Glover)

TITLE SSP Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA)

DESCRIPTION This task will provide a document to meet the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and NASA requirements. The EA will identify the major SSP assets, potential disposition actions and potential environmental impacts and will support decisions involving environmental considerations.

ACCOUNTABILITY Steve Glover

LEVEL II ROLE Prepare Programmatic Environmental Assessment Program integration/interface across Program, Agency and Centers

LEVEL III ROLE Provide reviews, data, and support to the Environmental

Support Team

MILESTONES Internal Draft EA 4/5/07

Draft EA to HQ 5/30/07

Public Comment Period 6/29/07 – 8/09/07

Final EA 9/07/07

FY07 TAP- Environmental Support (Glover)

TITLE Environmental Support for SSP Transition and Retirement

DESCRIPTION This task will support the Program in implementing environmental requirements and reducing environmental risks through SSP retirement.

ACCOUNTABILITY Steve Glover

LEVEL II ROLE Support Program and elements in identifying environmental risks

Support Program and elements in implementing requirements

Program integration/interface across Program and Centers

LEVEL III ROLE

MILESTONES Ongoing

FY07 TAP- Historical Preservation (West)

TITLE SSP - Historical Preservation Survey

DESCRIPTION The goal is to survey all NASA facilities (real property assets) used by the SSP and have all initial field center reports completed by January 2007 and final summary reports by March 2007

ACCOUNTABILITY Mario Busacca – SSP Historical Preservation WG

LEVEL II / III ROLE The SSP historical preservation survey team is not expecting to require significant Space Shuttle Program/Project support. Where required, LII/III personnel will be pre-contacted and scheduled on a non-interference basis to provide historical information related to specific SSP events that occurred within surveyed properties. Interviews will be strictly limited in time duration.

FY07 TAP- Historical Preservation (West)

MILESTONES

June 28th, 2006 – KSC (KSC HPO held kick-off meeting with contractor, reviewed list of SSP assets to be surveyed) - Surveys to be conducted in July-August

Week of August 14, 2006 - Glenn Research Center, POC Les Main (GRC HPO)

Week of September 18, 2006

Palmdale, POC Perri Fox (JSC HPO)

Santa Susana, POC Ralph Allen (MSFC HPO)

Dryden Research Center, POC Dan Morgan (Dryden HPO)

Week of October 16, 2006 - Marshall Space Flight Center, POC Ralph Allen (MSFC HPO)

Week of October 30, 2006 - Johnson Space Center, POC Perri Fox (JSC HPO)

Week of November 13, 2006 - White Sands Test Facility, POC Tim Davies (WSTF HPO)

TBD – Ames, POC Keith Venter, (Ames HPO), Stennis, POC Marco Giardino, (Stennis HPO), LaRC, POC Rodney Harris,( LaRC HPO), MAF, POC Francis Celino, (MAF HPO)

January 2007 – Draft field center reports complete

March 2007 – Summary report complete

FY07 TAP- Data Management Plan (Corbin)

TITLE Transition Data Management

DESCRIPTION The Program/Project effort to properly identify and archive all official Shuttle records.

ACCOUNTABILITY Michael Corbin

LEVEL II ROLE This effort will require the Program office to ensure that all the official records we maintain are properly indexed and archived. We currently have an ongoing effort in the program to accomplish this but the end of the program will bring an increased work load.

LEVEL III ROLE This effort will require the Projects to ensure that all official records they maintain are properly indexed and archived. Currently the projects have ongoing efforts to accomplish this but the end of the program will bring an increased work load. The projects will also have to ensure that their contractors are properly handling any official government records which they hold for NASA.

MILESTONES A Records management working group will be formed to assist the Program, Projects and contractors in identifying the appropriate records and ensuring that they are properly disposed of. One or more TIMs will be held to ensure all Program elements are properly addressing the issue. The Program and the Projects will each document their plan for records management in their transition management plan.

FY07 Transition Action Plan Elements

TRANSITION SPECIAL STUDIES

FY07 TAP- Property Disposition Prototype (Olansen)

TITLE Transition Property Disposition Prototype

DESCRIPTION Demonstration/assessment of personal property disposition end-to-end process through large scale inventory excess activity

ACCOUNTABILITY Jon Olansen

LEVEL II ROLE Define purpose, roles & responsibilities

Facilitate resolution of issues identified through the process

Collect & analyze relevant metrics (as defined thru TIWG)

Incorporate metrics/lessons in PPBE 07 guidance

LEVEL III ROLE Orbiter identify excess property lists at MAF and Palmdale

INSTITUTION ROLE JSC Property Officer coordinate and execute property disposition

MILESTONES 30 Nov 06 Orbiter excess lists submitted

15 Jan 07 JSC resource impacts submitted

TBD Property disposition complete

Quarterly Status to Transition QPMR

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

• This briefing has defined the level II Transition Action Plan for FY07

• Project Elements and other affected stakeholders are using the briefing as a basis of estimate for FY07 funding

• We seek TCB concurrence on the basic structure and content of the plan