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Exclusive jurisdiction of any and all legal proceedings pertaining to this matter shall be in State or Federal Court in Linn County, Iowa. 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 3 Course Overview Course Objective Provide an understanding of the roles & responsibilities of engineering disciplines at Rockwell Collins. Course Outline Engineering Roles & Responsibilities Engineering Project Leadership System vs. Design Engineering Project Teams Engineering Training 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 4 Course Objectives: Roles & Responsibilities Explain the differences between: Life Cycle Value Stream Manager (LVCSM) aka Program Manager Technical Project Manager (TPM) Project Engineer (PE) System Engineer Cognizant Engineer Design Engineer Explain the difference between project execution team (LCVSM, TPM, and PE) and engineering resource management team (director, department manager, group manager) roles & responsibilities. Explain the role of the LCVSM, TPM, and PE within the context of the RC-MAP and RC-IPM processes. Explain the role of the System Engineer, Cognizant Engineer, and the Design Engineer within the context of the RC-TCP. 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 5 Course Objectives: Skill & Knowledge Areas Understand the skill and knowledge areas needed for the TPM and PE disciplines. Understand the skill and knowledge areas needed for the Systems Engineer discipline. Understand the diverse skill and knowledge areas needed for the Design Engineer. Evaluate different organizational skill mixtures that make effective project teams able to apply various combinations of LCVSM, TPM, PE, and System Engineering roles to effectively staff a project. Understand the range and scope of responsibilities for each discipline financial (resource), schedule, and technical scope Understand the RC-MAP, RC-IPM, and RC-TCP applicability to each discipline. Understand the training opportunities currently available for each discipline. Understand the benefits that each role provides to a project. 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 6 Definitions Life Cycle Value Stream Manager (LCVSM) Life Cycle Responsibility for products. This includes business pursuit and capture, product development, transition to production, customer delivery and support, and transition out of production. Must coordinate activities across the RCI shared business model; Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Service functions. Technical Project Manager (TPM) Single point of contact for engineering on a development project. Responsible for the technical leadership and project management of the design & development activities, within the guidelines set by the LCVSM/Program Manager and Customer. Provides project management expertise by planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating functional department activities to achieve cost, schedule, and performance requirements Project Engineer (PE) Lead engineer assigned to a specific project to represent the project interests for product development Lead coordinator and cost, schedule, and performance accountability for a specific domain and/or discipline within engineering. also known as Program Manager or Product Line Manager also known as Technical Director 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 7 Engineering Leadership: Common Purpose, Different Roles LCVSM PE TPM Multi-Disciplinary Team Leader Operations, Services, Finance, Engineering Responsible for Profit & Loss Responsible for overall project commitments High Customer Contact Business Development Enterprise Coordination Covers project activities for DP A DP G Single-Domain Engineering Team Leader Either Single or Multi- discipline Responsible for WBS Activity Responsible for completing committed activities and tasks Limited Customer Contact Technical Content Covers project at various Project Milestones (as needed) Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Team Leader Systems, Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Quality Responsible for Technical Project Budget Responsible for ensuring project technical milestones are satisfied High Customer Contact Engineering Focal Point Project Execution Covers project activities for DP C DP E Project Management 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 8 Engineering Leadership Work Allocation 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 9 Resource vs. Project Management Project Management LCVSM, TPM, PE Assigned to specific projects Primary project cost, schedule, and performance accountability Responsible for resource utilization and daily work assignment Responsible for efficient project execution Responsible for identifying project skill and training needs Resource Management Engineering Director, Department Manager, Group Manager Support one or more projects Accountable for participant team member(s) contribution toward performance on project(s) incl TPM & PE Responsible for resource availability & assignment to projects Responsible for efficient resource utilization across projects Responsible for resource development (training) Includes mentoring TPM and PEs in their leadership roles 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 10 RC Key Policies and Procedures RC-Management Authorization Process (MAP): Provides primary executive decision-making of project execution. RC-IPM provides opportunity for periodic reviews. Integrated Performance Management Integrated Performance Management DPA DPA DPB DPB DPC DPC DPD DPD DPE DPE DPF DPF DPG DPG Validate opportunity Analyze Develop Proposal Negotiations and Planning Full Scale Development Build & Field Support Field Support Note: Picture not intended to imply timing, only sequence Authorization to Analyze Authorization to Analyze Authorization to Pursue Authorization to Pursue Authorization to Submit Proposal Authorization to Submit Proposal Authorization to Launch Against Baseline Authorization to Launch Against Baseline Authorization to Build & Field Support Authorization to Build & Field Support Authorization to Discontinue Production Authorization to Discontinue Production Authorization to Discontinue Field Support Authorization to Discontinue Field Support Deci si on Poi nts Cadence Cadence Revi ews Revi ews Check Poi nt Revi ews Check Poi nt Revi ews Management Authori zati on Process 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 11 Integrated Performance Management (IPM) Process Primary process model for project management Used routinely by LCVSM, TPM, and PE to manage projects Cyclical management model Quarterly Monthly Every week Every day Supports fundamentals of project management Aligned with Project Management Institute (PMI) practices Define Project Objectives Design WBS Define Funding Strategy Define Critical Performance Measures Identify Risks & Opportunities Characterize Risks & Opportunities Manage Risks & Opportunities Plan Activities & Tasks Plan Resources Plan Earned Value Estimate cost Create schedule Obtain commitments Establish Baseline Initiate Work (Project Kick- Off & Team Meetings) Manage Work Perform Configuration Control Conduct Peer Reviews Perform Change Control Generate reports Analyze project performance Conduct project reviews Capture project accomplishment summary/ report Capture project metrics Entry: Project Initiation Exit: Project Completion SAP Project Fusion variant of IPM 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 12 RC-Technical Consistent Process (TCP) Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 13 RC-MAP with RC-IPM and RC-TCP DPA DPA DPB DPB DPC DPC DPD DPD DPE DPE DPF DPF DPG DPG Validate opportunity Analyze Develop Proposal Negotiations and Planning Full Scale Development Build & Field Support Field Support Note: Picture not intended to imply timing, only sequence Authorization to Analyze Authorization to Analyze Authorization to Pursue Authorization to Pursue Authorization to Submit Proposal Authorization to Submit Proposal Authorization to Launch Against Baseline Authorization to Launch Against Baseline Authorization to Build & Field Support Authorization to Build & Field Support Authorization to Discontinue Production Authorization to Discontinue Production Authorization to Discontinue Field Support Authorization to Discontinue Field Support Deci si on Poi nts Management Authori zati on Process Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Product Implement Product Integrate Product Verify Product Validate Product Support Product Time Progression (not to scale) 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 14 RC Process Focus RC-MAP LCVSM: Use RC-MAP to manage overall program life-cycle Provide accountability to executive leadership TPM: Use RC-MAP to support LCVSM at decision points PE: Use RC-MAP to support TPM at decision points RC-IPM LCVSM: Use RC-IPM for managing project teams TPM: Use RC-IPM for managing project execution Provide accountability to LCVSM Project technical plan provides basis of engineering development PE: Use RC-IPM for managing activities and tasks RC-TCP LCVSM: Seldom use RC-TCP except to coordinate with engineering project team TPM: Use RC-TCP to help plan project team activity network PE: Use RC-TCP to plan and perform engineering Provide accountability to TPM Blue highlight = primary interest area 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 15 RC-IPM Evaluation Cycles Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Di rection Evaluate Execute Executive Leadership LCVSM Plan Assess Ri sk Set Di recti on Eval uate Execute Plan Assess Ri sk Set Di recti on Eval uate Execute Plan Assess Ri sk Set Di recti on Eval uate Execute Plan Assess Ri sk Set Di recti on Eval uate Execute Plan Assess Ri sk Set 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Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Directi on Eval uate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Directi on Eval uate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Directi on Eval uate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Directi on Eval uate Execute Pl an Assess Risk Set Directi on Eval uate Execute TPM/PE Frequency of cycle and magnitude/fidelity of evaluation depends on role within project hierarchy Must understand needs of the audience of the evaluation 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 16 Definitions System Engineer Systems Engineers utilize an interdisciplinary approach focusing on customer needs and requirements to design, develop, document and test hardware and/or software systems ranging from the simple to extremely complex Domain engineer providing guidance on project technical direction Design Engineer Engineer providing technical product solutions Cognizant Engineer Lead engineer providing focal point coordination for a specific product area used on a project (sometimes same as PE when product work conducted on project) Test Engineer Engineer providing independent test services for product integration, verification, and validation 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 17 Definitions System Engineer Technical Project Manager Technical Project Manager: Interdisciplinary role - management Provides project management services for design and development activities for a given project Cost, schedule, and project performance accountability to LCVSM Work governed by IPM process; oversees overall TCP execution System Engineer Interdisciplinary role technical Provides technical definition for a specific domain area for a project (technical domain expert) Technical performance accountability to PE & TPM Work governed by TCP process; technical coordination between disciplines Can be same person, but roles are distinct 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 18 Definitions System Engineer Project Engineer Project Engineer: Can be from any discipline (system, software, hardware, etc) Provides project management services for a specific domain and/or discipline area for a given project Cost, schedule, and project performance accountability to TPM Work governed by IPM process; oversees TCP execution System Engineer Typically specifically trained as a system engineer Provides technical definition for a specific domain area for a project (technical domain expert) Technical performance accountability to PE & TPM Work governed by TCP process; technical coordination between disciplines Can be same person, but roles are distinct 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 19 Technical Consistent Process: Systems Engineering Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution System Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 20 Technical Consistent Process: Design Engineering Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution Design Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 21 Technical Consistent Process: Product Engineering Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution Cognizant Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 22 Technical Consistent Process: Test Engineering Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution System Engineer Test Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 23 Technical Consistent Process: Mixed Project Team Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution Cognizant Engineer Systems Engineer Test Engineer Design Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 24 Engineering Technical Roles Technical Project Manager / Project Engineer Project Leader; either domain and/or discipline leader of a project team; cost, schedule, and performance management (IPM process) System Engineer Problem space analyst; investigates customer needs, operational concepts, requirements, and architecture and design solution trade- offs; ensures product meets requirements and needs Design Engineer Solution space designer; creates products that fulfill the problem definition Cognizant Engineer Product family engineer; lead technical engineer for a specific product or domain; not assigned to any one project, but supports a product/ domain for several customers Test Engineer IV&V cognizant engineer; provides IV&V services to ensure product meets requirements and needs 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 25 Domain Domain Domain Blending Engineering Teams Projects require unique blend of engineering leadership (TPM and PE) and engineering practitioner (System and Design) LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN Domain PE Domain PE Domain PE Quality Eng System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Project Eng Systems Eng System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Typical domain engineering team: One domain lead PE System PE System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 26 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN Domain System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Domain System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Typical engineering team: PEs share domain lead Quality Eng System PE System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 27 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE TPM TPM Sometimes may need multiple TPMs. Manage sub-elements of project to break work down into manageable size Lead TPM for total performance management Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Electrical PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Mechanical PE Typical engineering team: Very Large Project w/ Multiple TPMs Potential multiple PEs depending on product complexity Quality Eng System PE System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 28 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN Quality Eng Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Hardware PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Hardware PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain (PE - Option) System PE Software PE Hardware PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Common Combined Hardware Team Typical engineering team: Simple Hardware System PE System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 29 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN System PE Quality Eng TPM and System Engineer PE role blended Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Typical engineering team: Simple System Blending depends on magnitude & balance of system engineering work vs. project management work System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 30 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN System PE Quality Eng TPM and LCVSM role blended Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Domain Domain PE System Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Typical engineering team: Simple Program Blending depends on magnitude & balance of technical project management work & business development & enterprise project management System Eng System Eng System Eng 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 31 Blending Engineering Teams LCVSM TPM OPS CAS FIN System PE Quality Eng Soft Design Elec Design Mech Design Typical engineering team: Simple Program & System Simple System work may require only a small engineering team. System Eng System Eng System Eng Soft Design Soft Design Elec Design Elec Design Mech Design Mech Design System PE provides overall technical leadership 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 32 Technical Consistent Process: Systems Engineering Capture Originating Requirements Define Operational Concepts Define Requirements Design Solution Implement Solution Integrate Solution Verify Solution Validate Solution Develop Validation Cases & Procedures Develop Verification Cases & Procedures Develop Acceptance Cases & Procedures Manage Project Support Solution System Engineer Technical Project Manager/ Project Engineer 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 33 Engineering Leadership Training TPM & PE Available Courses Fundamentals of Project Management Purpose: Provide a solid foundation for effective project management processes and methods. Audience: Technical Project Managers (TPMs), Project Engineers (PEs), or anyone interested in improving their project management skills. Length: 16-hours in 2-days. Status: Register through Oasis today! Role of the TPM at Rockwell Collins Purpose: Provide training on Rockwell Collins specific processes and tools that aid the project manager. Audience: Technical Project Managers (TPMs), Project Engineers (PEs), or anyone interested in understanding Rockwell Collins project management culture. Length: 12-hours in 1.5-days. Status: Register through Oasis today! Engineering Roles and Responsibilities (this class!) Purpose: Provide training on the different roles & responsibilities of the LCVSM, TPM, PE, System Engineer, and Design Engineer common responsibilities with complementary roles. Audience: Technical Project Managers (TPMs), Project Engineers (PEs), or anyone interested in understanding Rockwell Collins project management culture. Length: TBD. Status: In Progress to be completed by close of Dec 2006. Pilot courses offered Nov 2006. Overview of the Technical Consistent Process (TCP) Purpose: Provide an overview of the Technical Consistent Process its purpose, tailoring, and application on engineering development projects. Audience: Technical Project Managers (TPMs), Project Engineers (PEs), or anyone interested in understanding the TCP. Length: 2-hrs. Status: In Progress to be completed mid-Nov 2006. Pilot course available today! 2006 Rockwell Collins, Inc. 15-Dec-2006 34 Engineering Discipline Training System Engineering Fundamentals of System Engineering Purpose: Provide an introduction to the Systems Engineering discipline, processes, and deliverables. Audience: Systems Engineers, aspiring Systems Engineers, or anyone desiring more understanding of a disciplined engineering process for problem identification and resolution. Length: 3-days. Status: Register through Oasis improvements to the course and alternate vendors are under consideration. Capture Originating Requirements Purpose: Provide instruction on the best practices in capturing requirements; evaluate of stakeholder needs; assess source requirements; capture life-cycle context; and establish most important requirements. Audience: Systems Engineers, System Analysts, aspiring Systems Engineers, or anyone desiring more understanding of techniques to assessraw source material for bounding the problem space. Length: TBD (expect 2 to 4-hrs). Status: In progress expected completion mid-Dec 2006. Pilot courses offered late Nov 2006. Define Operational Concepts Purpose: Provide instruction on effective techniques to capture an operational concept with use cases & scenarios. Audience: Systems Engineers, aspiring Systems Engineers, or anyone desiring to understand analysis of user needs and operation of products. Length: 8-hrs in two -day format. Status: Register through Oasis today! Define Requirements Purpose: Provide instruction on applied requirements engineering and management techniques. Audience: Systems Engineers, System Analysts, aspiring Systems Engineers or anyone desiring to improve their requirements writing skills. Length: TBD. Status: Evaluating latest pilot offering and next steps. Plan availability 2nd quarter 2006. Design System Purpose: Provide instruction on applied architecting and design techniques; explore use of Systems Modeling Language (SysML) and DoDArchitectural Frameworks (DoDAF). Audience: Systems Engineers, System Architects, aspiring Systems Engineers, or anyone desiring to improve their architecting and designdefinition capabilities. Length: TBD. Status: Evaluating latest pilot offering and next steps. Plan availability 3rd quarter 2006. Integration, Verification, and Validation Purpose: Provide instruction on best practices on integration, verification, and validation techniques. Audience: Systems Engineers, Test Engineers, or anyone desiring to improve their test definition and conduct capabilities. Length: 8-hr CBT. Status: Take on-line through Oasis today! Evaluating need for alternate instructor led course.SystemEngineering