Project Management at GSEA
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Cory McCartanTo help with its push to have a balloon launch by the end of the calendar year, GSEA is enlisting some new project management tools. The first is a Gantt chart, which lists all the tasks remaining for the project. Each task may have to wait until others are complete, and each task has an estimated time. The Gantt chart organizes and presents this information clearly, and allows the team to see which tasks have the biggest effect on the project’s overall timeline–and so which ones should have the most resources.
GSEA is also using an N2 diagram, which helps visualize the interfaces between various system components, and a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), which identifies key points of failure, their causes and effects, and likelihood of occuring. Both of these tools help inform the creation of checklists and the final Flight Plan.