1、Lessons Learned Entry: 0910Lesson Info:a71 Lesson Number: 0910a71 Lesson Date: 2000-08-01a71 Submitting Organization: GSFCa71 Submitted by: Dorothy TiffanySubject: Corporate Organizational Changes Description of Driving Event: Numerous cost, schedule, technical and programmatic problems due to Prime
2、 Contractors closure of East Coast production facility and program relocation to West Coast. Also, key members of contractor workforce did not relocate with the program resulting in lost program knowledge. Specific problems included: delayed implementation of financial systems, lost data (engineerin
3、g changes notices, cost “actual“ files), lost parts, lost tooling; additional schedule delays (“transition“ testing); need for new equipment at contract cost (vertical transports for spacecraft); incompatibility of configuration management systems.Similar problems could also occur after a major reor
4、ganization or merger, causing a change in systems, especially the financial systems.Lesson(s) Learned: 1. The contract financial systems, including the earned value baseline, require a substantial amount of oversight by the government to ensure the establishment of a credible financial and schedule
5、baseline under the new management scheme.2. A new baseline must be established after such a major disruption and change of management in order for the new managers to accept responsibility.3. While Prime Contractor developed and maintained a detailed “transition schedule“ to physically transfer equi
6、pment, data, personnel, etc. to the west coast, adequate follow-up and management attention at the new location was insufficient.Recommendation(s): Appoint a management focal point and a team of subject matter experts for transition issues and Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networki
7、ng permitted without license from IHS-,-,-actions on the NASA side. This team should be involved in the planning and implementation of any new systems and other changes necessitated by the transition from one organization to another throughout the process.Evidence of Recurrence Control Effectiveness
8、: The new cost and schedule baseline has successfully predicted the contract requirements and actual cost and schedule progress has tracked closely to the plan.Documents Related to Lesson: N/AMission Directorate(s): a71 Exploration Systemsa71 Sciencea71 Space Operationsa71 Aeronautics ResearchAdditi
9、onal Key Phrase(s): a71 Financial ManagementAdditional Info: Approval Info: a71 Approval Date: 2000-09-18a71 Approval Name: Eric Raynora71 Approval Organization: QSa71 Approval Phone Number: 202-358-4738Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
