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NASA
Systems Engineering Handbook
Budgeting and Resource Planning
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Risk Management
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Types of Risks
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Risk Identification and Characterization Techniques
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Risk Analysis Techniques
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Risk Mitigation and Tracking Techniques
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Configuration Management
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Baseline Evolution
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Techniques of Configuration Management
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Data Management
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Reviews, Audits. and Control Gates
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Purpose
and Definitions
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General Principles for Reviews
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Major Control Gates
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Interim Reviews
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Cost and Schedule Control Measures
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Technical Performance Measures
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Systems Engineering Process Metrics
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Risk Management: Summary
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Status Reporting and Assessment
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Systems Analysis and Modeling Issues
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The Trade Study Process
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Controlling the Trade Study Process
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Using Models
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Selecting the Selection Rule
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Trade Study Process: Summary
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Cost Definition and Modeling
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Controlling Life-Cycle Costs
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Life-Cycle Cost and Other Cost Measures
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Cost Estimating
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Effectiveness Definition and Modeling
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Strategies for Measuring System Effectiveness
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NASA System Effectiveness Measures
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Availability and Logistics Supportability Modeling
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Probabilistic Treatment of Cost and Effectiveness
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Sources of Uncertainty in Models
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Modeling Techniques for Handling Uncertainty
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Integrating Engineering Specialties Into the Systems Engineering Process
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Role of the Engineering Specialties
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Reliability Program Planning
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Designing Reliable Space-Based Systems
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Reliability Analysis Tools and Techniques
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Role of the Quality Assurance Engineer
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Reliability
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Role of the Reliability Engineer
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Quality Assurance
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Quality Assurance Tools and Techniques
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Maintainability
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Role of the Maintainability Engineer
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The System Maintenance Concept and Maintenance Plan
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