SLPSRA
Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications
SLPSRA LEADS NASA’S BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL RESEARCH WHICH FOCUSES ON USING THE SPACEFLIGHT ENVIRONMENT TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS THAT CANNOT BE CONDUCTED ON EARTH.
CHALLENGE
The organization was led by scientists, in average supported 60 research space flight projects. NASA leadership wanted to position the division to become a program by transforming its processes, systems, support personnel, and implementing the Program Management discipline.
ACTIONS
Facilitated Strategy Sessions to develop the new vision for the Division
Created an inventory of current processes and prioritized change
Developed the As-is and To-be Architectures
Assisted with implementation and adoption of new processes
Developed a Risk Management Plan
Developed new methodologies for Schedule Management
Developed an Intranet for communication and Knowledge Management
Developed Applications such as dashboards, calendars, Kanban, etc. for improvement of the management of the portfolio