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Mission Assurance and the Three-Legged-Stool
The Three-Legged Stool (or the Golden Triangle) The Three-Legged-Stool, or as I like to term it, the “Golden Triangle”, is an illustration used to describe the interdependent yet separate nature of the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, and Mission Assurance Manager (MAM) on a space system development program. The illustration brings to mind the idea of…
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Formal Processes Can Make or Break Your Space System Development Program
Following formal processes, versus expediency and innovation Space system development is a complex and challenging endeavor that requires careful planning, coordination, and execution of a multitude of activities and tasks. It involves multiple stakeholders, disciplines, and technologies, as well as elevated levels of uncertainty, risk, and innovation. To ensure the success of such a program,…
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Bridging the Gap: Passing on the Value Proposition and Fundamentals of Mission Assurance Management
Introduction Embarking on a career shift is akin to venturing into uncharted space, where each step shapes the trajectory of not only an individual but perhaps an organization, or an entire field. In the dynamic world of space systems development, Mission Assurance and the Mission Assurance Manager stand as a sentinel, ensuring the success and…
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What is Mission Assurance?
What is Mission Assurance and what is its purpose? What is Mission Assurance? Answering this question is both essential for the reader to benefit from the information in this blog and related book, and difficult to accomplish without the reader already having read and understood all the information in the rest of the book. One…
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Why the “Tao”, of Mission Assurance?
What is “Tao”, and what does it have to do with the discipline area of Mission Assurance? Tao can be thought of as the natural order of the cosmos, the universal force and principle from which all things real and unreal derive. The Tao is not an object, person, text, history, or “divine being”; it…