scope:

PURPOSE

Risk management is an organized, systematic decision-making process that efficiently identifies, analyzes, plans for the handling of risks, and tracks, controls, communicates, and documents risks to increase the likelihood of achieving program/project goals. This GPR provides procedures for applying risk management to GSFC projects as required by NPR 7120.5.

APPLICABILITY

This risk management directive shall be applied to all space flight systems (e.g., projects) for which GSFC is responsible. This procedure shall also be applied to deliverable instruments, spacecraft, and other GSFC products designated by the GSFC Center Director. This directive applies to project formulation and implementation subprocesses, including mission operations.

The formal risk management requirements defined in this GPR do not apply to sounding rockets, balloons, and aircraft or their associated instruments/payloads. Small Shuttle Payloads (e.g., Hitchhiker, Space Experiment Module, and Get-Away-Specials) are also excluded. However, product managers for these types of missions shall define and implement an effective risk management process commensurate with the level of risk associated with their specific missions.