GOES-R MANAGEMENT CONTROL PLAN (MCP)

content. These reviews provide expert assessment of the technical and programmatic approach, risk
posture, and progress against the program baseline.
GOES-R Systems Review Plan (SRP) –P417-R-PLN-0052, establishes a plan for conducting a
comprehensive set of Integrated Independent Reviews (IIRs) at all levels of the GOES-R Program at
critical project milestones. The SRP identifies two primary review bodies—the NOAA Independent
Review Team and the Standing Review Board. The specific roles of each are covered in subsequent
subsections. The Program and Projects have specified milestones in each phase which require the
convening of the Standing Review Board to assess completion.
Each IIR assesses the results of activity to date, including recommendations from a robust set of
engineering peer reviews, to systematically evaluate technical and programmatic status using applicable
objectives and success criteria for the particular milestone, thereby providing independent findings and
recommendations to the GOES-R Program as well as to NASA and NOAA management.
A review team’s role is advisory to the Program and the convening authorities and does not have
authority over any Program content. When appropriate, it may offer recommendations to improve
performance and/or reduce risk. Its outputs are briefed to the GOES-R Program prior to being reported to
GSFC CMC and NESDIS.
The GOES-R Projects will fully support the IIRs by providing required documentation and participation.
They will keep track of the review milestones on their master schedules. In the event that the time
between a milestone review and the next milestone review exceeds twelve (12) months an interim review
may be called at the discretion of the GOES-R Program Office or the Standing Review Board co-chairs.
In addition to critical milestone reviews, there is a series of three Joint Readiness Reviews: Mission,
Flight, and Launch. In addition to these, there will be Safety and Mission Success and Initial Operational
Capability Readiness Reviews. Covered in detail in the SRP, these reviews will be supported by the
SRB, GSFC Deputy Director, and NESDIS AA.
4.5.1 Standing Review Board (SRB)
A GOES-R Standing Review Board is chartered on behalf of the NOAA Program Management Council
(PMC) and the GSFC Center Management Council (CMC). The DUS (NOAA Administrator’s
Designee) and the Associate Administrator, NASA have authority to determine the scope and the
chairmanship of the SRB. The NESDIS AA and GSFC Deputy Center Director approve the membership
of the SRB.
The GOES-R SRB will be comprised of experts in both NASA and NOAA systems that are fully
independent of the GOES-R Program Office. The SRB is to provide expert technical review of the both
segment and end-to-end mission system. Through the planned series of milestone reviews IIRs, the SRB
will evaluate the adequacy of the planning, design, and implementation and associated processes to safely
and successfully accomplish the mission requirements. The SRB will also assess GOES-R Series
programmatic performance and ability to deliver on commitments as baselined by the GOES-R Program
Office.
The two co-chairs, accountable to the NOAA PMC, conduct the reviews and report completion of
milestone review assessments IIRs to the PMC and GSFC CMC.
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