ISO 18676:2017
(Main)Space systems — Guidelines for the management of systems engineering
Space systems — Guidelines for the management of systems engineering
ISO 18676:2017 presents the guidelines for the management of systems engineering for space systems. ISO 18676:2017 addresses the systems engineering activities and provides guidelines for interfacing with specific major management subjects (e.g. configuration management, data management, interface management, risk management, requirements management, and integrated logistics support), which are themselves the subject of this document. ISO 18676:2017 establishes a common reference for all customers and suppliers in the space sector to work with management systems engineering for all space products and projects. These guidelines emphasize the following aspects of managing space systems engineering: - the positioning of space systems engineering activities related to the management of space activities; - the framework for the management of systems engineering; - the systems engineering management plan (SEMP); - the system, product and work breakdown structures; - the phasing, scheduling and recursivity of the systems engineering management; - reviews, audits and control gates; - the main activities of systems engineering and the respective management approach. ISO 18676:2017 is not the scope of this document to describe in detail the standard systems engineering process or project management process for all types of space systems.
Systèmes spatiaux — Lignes directrices pour le management de l'ingénierie système
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18676
First edition
2017-11
Space systems — Guidelines for the
management of systems engineering
Systèmes spatiaux — Lignes directrices pour le management de
l'ingénierie système
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ISO 2017
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Positioning of systems engineering management . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Need for systems engineering management . 3
4.3 Systems engineering . 3
4.4 Systems engineering management . 4
4.5 Systems engineering management relative to the mission/programme/project . 4
5 Management of the systems engineering activities . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Planning . 5
5.3 Assessment . 6
5.4 Trade-offs and decision making . 6
5.5 Control . 6
6 Systems engineering management plan (SEMP) . 7
7 Systems engineering management activities. 7
7.1 Management of stakeholder requirements analysis . 7
7.2 Management of system requirements analysis . 7
7.3 Management of architectural design . 8
7.4 Management of detailed design . 8
7.5 Management of assembly, integration and verification . 8
7.6 Management of validation . 9
8 Work breakdown structures (WBS) . 9
9 Phasing, scheduling and recursivity .10
10 Budgeting and resource planning .10
11 Status reporting and assessment .11
11.1 General .11
11.2 Cost assessments .11
11.3 Scheduling assessments .11
11.4 Performance assessments .12
11.5 Risk assessments.12
12 Reviews, audits and control gates.12
12.1 General .12
12.2 Review .13
12.3 Review list .13
12.4 Audits .14
12.5 Control gates .15
13 Interfaces management with SE .15
13.1 General .15
13.2 Acquisition and supply interface management .15
13.3 Implementation interface management .15
Bibliography .17
Foreword
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Introduction
There is general consensus that to accomplish space programme/project requirements, it is mandatory
to manage the systems engineering activities. The main role of systems engineering management is
to ensure system performance conforms with expressed need, and to control the technical risks
involved in development. Also, cost and schedule parameters are taken into account in space systems
engineering in the search of optimal performance.
Thus, this document provides guidelines for managing the systems engineering activities related to
planning, assessment and control of space programmes/projects.
These guidelines are intended to identify a set of recommendations to help customers and space system
organizations to establish management requirements for systems engineering activities and help the
organization to construct the elements of the systems engineering management plan (SEMP).
Given the need for systems engineering management, the overall systems engineering activities can be
divided into two types:
— systems engineering management activities related to programme management which comprise
planning, assessing, controlling, trade-off studies and decision making;
— the technical activities themselves, linked to the technical processes (stakeholder requirements
analysis, system requirements analysis, system architectural design, system detailed design and
assembly, integration, and verification and validation) applied to the system.
Therefore, systems engineering management reinforces the technical viewpoint within programme
management.
In these guidelines, a set of leading indicators are suggested as measures for evaluating the
effectiveness of each space systems engineering activity. Leading indicators are important tools for
project management to make interventions and actions to avoid rework and wasted effort during the
whole system engineering life cycle.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18676:2017(E)
Space systems — Guidelines for the management of
systems engineering
1 Scope
This document presents the guidelines for the management of systems engineering for space systems.
This document addresses the systems engineering activities and provides guidelines for interfacing
with specific major management subjects (e.g. configuration management, data management, interface
management, risk management, requirements management, and integrated logistics support), which
are themselves the subject of this document.
This document establishes a common reference for all customers and suppliers in the space sector to
work with management systems engineering for all space products and projects.
These guidelines emphasize the following aspects of managing space systems engineering:
— the positioning of space systems engineering activities related to the management of space activities;
— the framework for the management of systems engineering;
— the systems engineering manageme
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