Objective To introduce and discuss the fundamentals of earned value project management Work Breakdown Structures Program plans and schedules Earned value management systems Cost and schedule variances Estimates at completion

How do you start? Assume the audience is technically competent, but isn't familiar with your project? What do they need to know first?

Definitions What is Systems Engineering? the ensemble of coordinated analyses, simulations, and processes which lead to a technical product which best meets the needs of an identified customer What does it mean to manage systems engineering?

Vice President/General Manager Engineering Military Aircraft and Missile Systems Group(retired) The Boeing Company Al Haggerty was vice president and general manager of Engineering for Boeing Military

Geometry jargon Standard atmosphere Airflow variables Forces acting on aircraft Aerodynamic coefficients Lift curve Drag polar Reference: Anderson, John D. Jr. Introduction to Flight

Systems Engineering and Lean Thinking Systems Engineering grew out of the space industry in response to the need to deliver technically complex systems that worked flawlessly upon first use SE has emphasized technical performance and risk management of complex systems

Briefing Summary US Navy Acquisition Process Overview F/A-18 Aircraft Overview Flight Control Law Software Upgrade Program Requirements Constraints and Challenges Results

SHUTTLE HISTORY 1952 FULLY REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE CONCEPT DISCUSSED 1962 FULLY REUSABLE VEHICLE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED AIR FORCE STUDIED PROJECT DYNASOAR. WHICH WAS CANCELLED IN1969 1969 NASA ADOPTED THE IDEA OF A FULLY REUSABLE SPACE SHIP

Ron Suiter, BSEE Lehigh, MBA USC Ron began his career as an aircraft system designer in Douglas Aircraft Company's Hydro-Mechanical system design group. He became Unit Chief of the braking system design

Major US Airline Year 2000 Operating Costs Cost per ASM=9. Aircraft Fuel 13% Engine Maint. Material &OSR 2% Engine Ownership Salaries