NASA Systems Engineering Handbook

will be integrated with the project plan to determinate
the allocation of resources, including cost, schedule, and
personnel, and how changes to the allocations will be coordinated.
Tis section describes the interface between all of the
technical aspects of the project and the overall project
management process during the systems engineering
planning activities and updates. All activities to coordinate
technical eforts with the overall project are included,
such as technical interactions with the external
stakeholders, users, and contractors.
Waivers
Tis section contains all approved waivers to the Center
Director’s Implementation Plan for SE NPR 7123.1 requirements
for the SEMP. Tis section also contains a
separate subsection that includes any tailored SE NPR
requirements that are not related and able to be documented
in a specifc SEMP section or subsection.
Appendices
Appendices are included, as necessary, to provide a glossary,
acronyms and abbreviations, and information published
separately for convenience in document main-
Appendix J: SEMP Content Outline
tenance. Included would be: (1) information that may
be pertinent to multiple topic areas (e.g., description of
methods or procedures); (2) charts and proprietary data
applicable to the technical eforts required in the SEMP;
and (3) a summary of technical plans associated with the
project. Each appendix should be referenced in one of
the sections of the engineering plan where data would
normally have been provided.
Templates
Any templates for forms, plans, or reports the technical
team will need to fll out, like the format for the verifcation
and validation plan, should be included in the appendices.
References
Tis section contains all documents referenced in the
text of the SEMP.
SEMP Preparation Checklist
Te SEMP, as the key reference document capturing the
technical planning, needs to address some basic topics.
For a generic SEMP preparation checklist, refer to Systems
Engineering Guidebook by James Martin.
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