NASA NPR 7120.8 REV A W/CHG 4
NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements (Revalidated w/change 4 - 9/19/2023))
Publication Date: | 14 September 2018 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 89 |
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Purpose
This document establishes the program and project management requirements by which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will formulate and execute research and technology (R&T) programs and projects, consistent with the governance model contained in NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 1000.0, NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook.
Applicability
a. This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers. This directive applies to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (a Federally-funded Research and Development Center) and other contractors only to the extent specified or referenced in the applicable contracts.
b. This document establishes the management requirements for formulating, approving, implementing, and evaluating NASA R&T programs and projects consistent with the governance model contained in NPD 1000.0 and applies to R&T managed or funded by NASA (excluding all NASA-funded programs, projects, and activities managed under NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements and NPR 7120.7, NASA Information Technology Program and Project Management Requirements). R&T programs and projects that are directly funded by a space flight program/project should decide whether they are subject to NPR 7120.5, NPR 7120.8, NASA Research and Technology Program and Project Management Requirements, or a hybrid per Mission Directorate policy and Decision Authority (DA) approval. R&T projects that directly tie to the space flight mission's success and schedule are normally managed under NPR 7120.5. For existing R&T programs and projects, the requirements of this NPR apply to their current and future phases as of the effective date of this NPR as determined by the responsible Mission Directorate and concurred with by the DA.
c. Programs and projects governed by NPR 7120.8 that have systems under development with information technology (IT) components follow relevant IT management processes and requirements contained in NPR 7150.2, NASA Software Engineering Requirements and NPD 2800.1, Managing Information Technology.
d. In this NPR, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms: "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.
e. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.