Rich Raiford, Chairman Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems Dallas, Texas 4694208312 raiforinorthropg

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Rich Raiford, ChairmanNorthrop
GrummanIntegrated SystemsDallas,
Texas469-420-8312raifori_at_northropgrumman.com
AIAA Technical Management Committee (TCM)
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View From The Chair

• Committee Overview
• A Reflection on Recent AIAA / TCM Events
• Summary of the Present Committee Course
• A Look to the Future

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Management TC Scope and Objectives

• SCOPE
• Conduct Activities That Are Directed Toward
  Understanding Issues and Developing Solutions to
  Management Problems of Interest to the Aerospace
  and Defense Industry, and to Encourage and
  Promote Improved Management Methods and
  Practices.
• OBJECTIVES
• To Fulfill the AIAA Charter by Providing
  Significantly Useful and Relevant Products,
  Services, and Information on Management to the
  AIAA and Its Associated Industrial, Academic, and
  Government Organizations.
• To Provide a Meaningful Environment for
  Individual and Corporate Growth and a Forum for
  Committee Members to Exchange Knowledge in the
  Field of Management Through Networking and
  Sharing of Personal and Corporate Experiences.

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
AIAA / TCM Committee Organization (2002)
Richard Raiford, Chair
Bill Shira, Vice-Chair
John A. Sekula, Chairman Emeritus Anthony R.
Gross, Chairman Emeritus Thaddeus H. Sanford,
Chairman Emeritus
Subcommittees
OPERATIONS PROGRAMS CONFERENCES
AWARDS Chair Steve Pearson Chair James
Afarin Chair Larry Graviss Chair Steve
Moran Co-Chair Jim Murray Co-Chair Steve
Rottler Co-Chair Ned Peak Co-Chair Wes
Harris - Wendell Maddox - Adarsh Deepak -
Rich Knoll - Ken Smith (?) - Don Burch - Tom
Shaw - Wilson Felder - Ernest Wu - Steve
McBrien
MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL PROJECTS ALUMNI EXECUTIVE
Chair Rex McWaters Chair Victor
Matricardi Chair Tony Gross Chair Rich
Raiford Co-Chair David Elrod Co-Chair Chris
Beskar Co-Chair TBD Co-Chair Bill Shira -
Keith Kushman - Frank McVey - Bob Lopina -
Subcommittee Chairs - Chairmen Emeritus

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A Reflection on Recent AIAA / TCM events

• New AIAA Strategic Plan Briefed to Board
• Reduction on Scope of 2002 Global Conference
• TCM Decision to not Host May Session
• No Global Conference in 2003
• Will be Combined with Centennial of Flight in
  Dayton, July 2003
• Commitment to Support ETM Session (TCM Paper)
• Last TCM Meeting at 2001 Global Air Space in DC
• Chaired Session Aerospace Industry Investment
• Selected Both Von Braun and Hap Arnold 2001 Award
  Recipients
• Cancellation of October TCM Meeting in LA
• Still Chaired Session at ATIO Conference
• Chair / Vice-chair Attended TAC Workshop at Reno
  Meeting
• TCM Winter 2002 Meeting Hosted at DamlierChrysler
  in Detroit
• Web Site Up and Operational

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Management TC Major Activities

• 3 Meetings/Year (2 Global 1½ days each)
• Yearly (3-4 Meetings) Discussion Theme with
  Tailored Deliverables
• Symposiums / Sessions (Global and Others)
• Annual December Article in AA Magazine
• AIAA Awards Selection (Von Braun and Hap Arnold)
• Website Operations Communications Tool
• Periodic Subcommittee Initiatives

Customer Focus with an IPT Approach
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TCM Meeting Objectives

• Provide a Forum for Communicating Key Management
  Issues to the TCM Members.
• Maintain a Product Focus for the Committees
  Customers (TCM Members, Member Sponsors, AIAA,
  Other Committees / Societies) Through the Meeting
  Agenda Topics.
• Document a Product From Our TCM Meetings
  Consistent With the Themes.

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TCM Meeting Operations

• Conduct Subcommittee Meetings / Discussions Prior
  to the TCM Meeting Including Review of
  Subcommittee Membership Rosters and Developing
  Subcommittee Action Plans.
• Committee Chairs to Prepare Concise Subcommittee
  Summaries for Presentation at Meeting. Include
  Action Plans, Subcommittee Special Projects,
  Issues, Resources, and Recommendations.
• Ensure Current Address/e-mail Info Is Provided to
  Operations Subcommittee for the Web Site.
• Come Prepared to Contribute to the Group
  Discussion Session.

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A Look to the Future

• AIAA Strategic Plan Recommendations
• Realignment of TAC Engineering and Technology
  Management (ETM) Group
• Expanded ETM Group Charter
• Expanded Opportunities for TCM

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AIAA Board Task Force on the Strategic Plan
August 2001
Sheila Widnall for The Task Force
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Charter

• Take an enterprise look at AIAA as modified by
  the new initiatives outlined in the Strategic
  Plan Aerospace Information and Communications
  Air Traffic Management Logistics and Systems
  Architecture and Systems Engineering

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Part I - Charter Scoping

• Prepare an enterprise-level template aligning the
  activities of AIAA with the new initiatives
  outlined in the Strategic Plan.
• Map the AIAA Technical Committees onto the new
  enterprise level template. Suggest changes in TAC
  structure to accommodate the new areas of
  emphasis.
• Map the AIAA Technical Meetings onto the
  enterprise-level template. Identify any gaps or
  opportunities for synergism, new offerings, and
  additional sessions.

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PROPOSED ENTERPRISE-LEVEL AIAA TEMPLATE
AIRCRAFT AND AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND
OPERATIONS
SPACE AND MISSLE SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, DESIGN,
DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATING DISCIPLINES
AEROSPACE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
AERODYNAMICS AND AEROSPACE SCIENCES
STRUCTURES
PROPULSION
FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINES
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AIAA ENTERPRISE-LEVEL TASK FORCE PROPOSAL
Refocus, Realign and Regroup the Technical
Activities Committees and the TAC Groups to
Illuminate the Relations between them and support
the objectives of the Strategic Plan
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ETM Problem Statement
Problem Statement How Does the ETM Group
Incorporate the Changes Proposed by the New
Framework?
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2002 TAC WorkshopAIAA Strategic PlanPart 2
The ETM Plan Reno Hilton13 January
2002Engineering Technology Management
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ETM Solution

• Proposed Solution
• TAC Group-level Working Group Within ETM to
  Further Define Problem and Develop the Solution
• Led by Deputy Directors
• Members From Existing and New TC Areas
• Focus on Clear Understanding of Charter and
  Boundaries for Each TC
• SWOT Analysis to Determine Customers and Other
  Stakeholders Needs
• Presentations for Input and Buy-in
• Outreach to Infrastructure (AIAA) and Industry

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ETM Preliminary Deliverables

• ETM Structure Document
• Mission Responsibility of the New ETM Group
• Missions Responsibilities of Each TC
  (Update/Create Charters)
• ETM Concept of Operations
• ETM Outreach Plan
• How Each TC Will Interact Within TAC, AIAA, and
  Industry
• ETM Communications Plan
• How We Will Use E-mail, Teleconferences, and
  Other Communications Methods
• ETM Conference Journals Plan
• Plan for Conference Sessions by Conference
• Plan for Focus Issues in Aerospace America
  Journals

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Preliminary Schedule

• Jan 2002 Charter Group, Establish Protocols
  (Reno)
• Feb 2002 First Working Group Meeting (Boston)
• Apr 2002 First Status Briefing to ETM
  Constituents TAC New Initiatives (Global)
• Aug 2002 Second Status Briefing to ETM TAC
  (Space 2002)
• Jan 2003 New ETM Structure in Place and
  Operating (Goal)

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ETM Premises for Working Groups

• Name Stays the Same Until We Have Better Defined
  the Group Mission and Structure
• MDO Remains a TC and Comes Into ETM Group
• Risk Management Working Group Under Sys. Eng.
  TC
• Investigate Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI)
  Activities Potentially Aligning With AIAA
  Technical Committees
• Product Development Program Management
  Working Group Under Management TC
• Production Systems Manufacturing Moving to
  Structures Group
• Supply Chain Management Logistics Working
  Group Under Director

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Management TC Opportunities for LAI Activities
Short Term

• Understand How to Potentially Incorporate the LAI
  Working Group Initiatives Into the AIAA Technical
  Committee and Group Structure
• Process, Charters, and RAA
• Leverage the AIAA-LAI Relationship to Help Both
  the ETM Group and TAC Define and Evolve an
  Enterprise Operating Model for AIAA
• Enterprise-wide Interoperability Concept
• Define AIAA Stakeholders and Value Propositions
• Support the ETM Groups Next Steps Working With
  the Appropriate LAI Working Groups
• Liaison, Tech Exchange, Joint Initiatives

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Management TC Opportunities for LAI Activities
Long Term

• Deploy and Embody Key LAI Principles, Metrics,
  and Tools Within the Evolving AIAA Enterprise
  Model
• Long-term Above-the-shop-floor Implementation
• Significant Internal Communication and Process
  Improvements
• Support Opportunities for Collaborative
  Initiatives Between AIAA and LAI (and Others)
• Conferences
• Panels
• Relevant AD Industry Management Studies

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Expanded Opportunities for the TCM

• Broader Participation within the Engineering and
  Technology Group under Carolyn Griner
• More Liaisons as Part of AIAA Realignment
• Role in Support of AIAA Internal Interoperability
• Address Elements of Gaps Identified in AIAA TAC
  Structure Through TCM Membership
• Potential to Combine Efforts with Other Group TCs
  for Organizing/Chairing Sessions
• Decision on ATIO this year
• ETM Group-wide Session for AIAA/ICAS Centennial
  of Flight Dayton Conference in 2003
• Additional Membership Growth and Expansion
• Web-based Recruitment
• International Members
• Associate Members
• Suggestions for Improved TCM Communication
  Coordination

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Proposed ETM Session at Dayton
Proposed Engineering and Technology Management
Parallel Session at Dayton 2003 Centennial of
Flight Conference Theme "Challenges and
Opportunities for Engineering Technology
Management" Sessions Moderator Carolyn Griner,
TAC Director, ETM Group TC-Sponsored
Presentations (Paper/Presenters
TBD) Time Sponsoring TC TC Chair 100 -
130 Systems Engineering TC Sharon Crockett -
Chair 130 - 200 Economics TC Alfred
Wettermark - Chair 200 - 230 Legal TC Pamela
Meredith - Chair 230 - 300 Management TC Rich
Raiford - Chair 300 - 330 History TC Anthony
Springer - Chair 330 - 400 Technical
Information TC George Roncaglia - Chair 400 -
430 Society Aerospace Technology Tim Howard -
Chair 430 - 500 Panel Discussion /
Questions Carolyn Griner
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