The Aerospace Project Management Handbook focuses on space systems, exploring intricacies rarely seen in land-based projects. These range from additional compliance requirements from Earned Value Management requirements and regulations (ESA, NASA, FAA), to criticality and risk factors for systems where repair is impossible. Aerospace project management has become a pathway for success in harsh space environments, as the Handbook demonstrates. With chapters written by experts, this comprehensive book offers a step-by-step approach emphasizing the applied techniques and tools, and is a prime resource for program managers, technical leads, systems engineers, and principle payload leads.

Aerospace Project Development Topics. Planning for Project Success (Helmut Seifert). Finance: Pre-Proposal Activities (Meagan L. Hahn/Jack D. Letzer). You're Awarded a Contract! Now What? (Kimberly M. Griffin/ Jack D. Letzer). It's All about the Plan! (Project Planning and Control Processes and Tools) (Corina C. Battista). Everything a Project Manager needs to know about Procurement (Valeree A. Combs). Aerospace Project Process and Control Topics. Aerospace Mission Assurance (Steven J. Pereira). Risk Management (Kristin Fretz and Sanae Kubota). Configuration Management (Jennifer Fischer). Government Sponsor- imposed Requirements (Michael Ryschkewitsch). Aerospace Project Technical Implementation Topics. Systems Engineering (From the Perspective of a Project Manager) (Kenneth E. Hibbard). Managing Spacecraft Subsystem Development (Karen Kirby and Ann L. Cox). Managing Science Instrument Payloads (Kim Cooper). Integration and Test (R. Alan Reiter). Managing Mission Operations (Alice Bowman). Topics in Hardware (Steven P. Thibault). Introduction to Flight Software Systems (Edward J. Birrane III). Aerospace Project Management Special Topics. Communicate! Communicate! Communicate! (Richard J. Fitzgerald). Leadership 101 (Stephen S. Carr). Human Resources (Rebecca Casanova). National Security Space (Marshal Ward). Civilian Space Program Management (Glen Fountain). Managing Small Projects (Edward L. Reynolds). Aerospace Project Management Emerging Topics. The Changing World of Space Program and Project Management (Earl R. White). Tailoring Agile Techniques for Aerospace Project Management (Philip M. Huang). Model-Based Systems Engineering (Annette Mirantes). Appendix I: Commonly Used Acronyms in Aerospace Program/Project Management. Appendix II: Useful Project Manager Checklists -Suggested Subsystem Technical Reviews. Appendix III: Suggested Processes, Specifications and other Documentation.