Management in a U.S./European partnership: the MIRI instrument on JWST

Phillip A. Driggers; Phillip Barela

doi:10.1117/12.789886

9 July 2008 Managing a U.S./European partnership: the MIRI instrument on JWST

Phillip A. Driggers, Phillip Barela

Proceedings Volume 7017, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy III; 70170N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789886
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is developed in a partnership between JPL and a large European Consortium (EC) for delivery via ESA to the JWST project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The four parties have created an effective management and system engineering structure to deal with distributed and international management, system engineering, and testing teams. This paper describes the organizational and team structure created to manage and develop MIRI in an efficient and productive manner. This paper also addresses the challenges and subsequent solutions for merging sometimes disparate cultures and approaches to managing technical programs.

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Phillip A. Driggers and Phillip Barela "Managing a U.S./European partnership: the MIRI instrument on JWST", Proc. SPIE 7017, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy III, 70170N (9 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789886

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