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Space Program Management [electronic resource] : Methods and Tools / by Marcello Spagnulo, Rick Fleeter, Mauro Balduccini, Federico Nasini.

By: Spagnulo, Marcello [author.].
Contributor(s): Fleeter, Rick [author.] | Balduccini, Mauro [author.] | Nasini, Federico [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Space Technology Library: 28Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXI, 352 p. 192 illus., 116 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461437550.Subject(s): Economics | Astrophysics | Astronautics | Economics/Management Science | Innovation/Technology Management | Aerospace Technology and Astronautics | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | Energy, generalDDC classification: 658.514 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Chapter 1: Space Activities - A Peculiar Economical, Political, and Industrial Sector -- Chapter 2: Space Programs Management -- Chapter 3: Marketing of Space Programs -- Chapter 4: Methods and Tools of Space Programs Management -- Chapter 5: Risk Management of Space Programs -- Chapter 6: Cost Management in Space Programs -- Chapter 7: Financial Management of Space Programs -- Chapter 8: Management of Small, Low Cost Space Programs - A New Paradigm -- Chapter 9: Examples of Management Applied to Different Space Programs -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment. Chapters address both systems and configuration management, the management of risk, estimation, measurement and control of both funding and the program schedule, and the structure of the aerospace industry worldwide.
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Chapter 1: Space Activities - A Peculiar Economical, Political, and Industrial Sector -- Chapter 2: Space Programs Management -- Chapter 3: Marketing of Space Programs -- Chapter 4: Methods and Tools of Space Programs Management -- Chapter 5: Risk Management of Space Programs -- Chapter 6: Cost Management in Space Programs -- Chapter 7: Financial Management of Space Programs -- Chapter 8: Management of Small, Low Cost Space Programs - A New Paradigm -- Chapter 9: Examples of Management Applied to Different Space Programs -- Acronyms -- Bibliography -- Websites -- Index.

Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment. Chapters address both systems and configuration management, the management of risk, estimation, measurement and control of both funding and the program schedule, and the structure of the aerospace industry worldwide.

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