Key elements of Systems Management Resources(margins) Resources provide the fuel. Holding margin ensures that fuel is available when you need it. Spend it sparingly and wisely. Very painful to get more later Scheduling Scheduling coordinates the various activities of the team to ensure that the team receives information and hardware when it is needed Scheduling identifies when and on what to spend resources (including allocating personnel)to ensure success when it is needed Prototyping Analysis and simulation only answer some questions. Others require actual testing in hardware. prototy ping can be a resource ffective element of the design process Systems Engineering ManagementKey Elements of Systems Management • Resources (margins) – Resources provide the fuel. Holding margin ensures that fuel is available when you need it. Spend it sparingly and wisely. Very painful to get more later • Scheduling – Scheduling coordinates the various activities of the team to ensure that the team receives information and hardware when it is needed. Scheduling identifies when and on what to spend resources (including allocating personnel) to ensure success when it is needed. • Prototyping – Analysis and simulation only answer some questions. Others require actual testing in hardware. Prototyping can be a resource￾effective element of the design process. Systems Engineering Management