Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology JPL Proposal on Future of PDS Management Structure C. Jones December 15, 2004

PDS RESTRUCTURING Executive Summary Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology • Appoint a PDS Program Manager reporting directly to Director for Solar System Exploration • Appoint a JPL Deputy Program Scientist • Establish a PDS Science Steering Group to maintain Program/community alignment • Develop a Program Implementation Plan • Eliminate the Central Node through restructuring PDS engineering • Create a work unit for PDS Engineering; develop a zero-based staffing plan • Review current staffing assignments/capabilities vs the new plan; revise staffing as needed 2

Proposed PDS Program Structure • Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Proposed Management Structure – NEW: Program Manager at JPL – Administratively in Solar System Exploration Directorate – NEW: Deputy Program Scientist at JPL (Program Scientist at Discipline Node Reta Beebe of Atmospheres Node) – NEW: PDS Engineering supports the Program. Scope includes architecture development, standards maintenance, systems engineering, program planning support, etc. – NEW: No Central Node, per se – NEW: PDS Science Steering Group established NASA HQ Program Exec Program Scientist JPL Director for Solar System Exploration (400) PDS Program Manager (JPL 400) PDS Program Scientist (NMSU) PDS Deputy Program Scientist (JPL) PDS Management Council PDS Engineering (JPL) Atmos Geo Img Nav Plasma Rings Small Bodies Radio Sci. 3

How This Approach Differs From the Existing Organization Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology • Differentiates PDS Engineering from Program Management • Provides appropriate leverage, visibility, accountability, and focus to the Program Office and the doing organization – Periodic/regular meetings between Program Office, Division mgmt and HQ – Regular interface w/JPL program office & JPL upper mgmt – Engineering Management, System Engineer and Deputy Program Scientist in doing organizations that understand support the work required • Ensures stronger science support for scientists and science teams – Program Scientist provides valuable “outside of PDS/JPL” representation and is the voice of the Nodes and the science community – Deputy Program Scientist interfaces with JPL scientists, science teams and JPL projects and their Project Scientists – Program Science Steering Group “keeps the Program honest” • Follows the JPL Project model • Simplifies communication and decision making to have co-located Program Manager, Deputy Program Scientist, Engineering Manager, System Engineer 4

Proposed Organization Score Card Against Recent Review Findings Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Mc. Cleese: NASA Planetary Data System Assessment - June 30, 2004 HQ: Review of the Central Node of the NASA Planetary Data System - September 8 -9, 2004 5