Roadmap Name

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Roadmap Name Strategic Roadmap n Interim
Report April 15, 2005
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General Principles

• Each roadmap interim report is due 15 April and
  will be used for
• Input to Integration Team
• Identification of important connections and
  synergies among roadmaps
• Enables development and assessment of draft
  architectures
• Preparation for Synthesis Workshops (May-June)
  leading to final architectures
• Capabilities Roadmaps guidance
• Information for other Strategic Roadmaps
• FY07 budget development
• Information input to NRC review process in
  advance of 1 June roadmaps
• Exceptions SR-7 (shuttle) and SR-12 (Education)
  are due TBD
• Format will be a viewchart format preview of the
  1 June product
• Each chart should have an informal narrative
  PowerPoint Note to elucidate contents
• Approx. 20 pages total
• Anticipate that the 1 June product will be a
  completed, narrative version of the 15 April
  content in 30-40 pages plus appendixes
• Plus a companion set of viewcharts that reflect
  final Roadmap content

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Contents

• Roadmap achievements (10-15 pages)
• Your roadmap with its major options and branch
  points
• Broken into timeframes as shown
• Roadmap requirements (5 pages)
• Key capabilities, dependencies on other roadmaps,
  assumptions
• Human capital and infrastructure needs
• Near-term priorities and gaps that should be
  addressed in upcoming NASA budget
• Roadmap summary (2 pages)
• A graphical depiction of your roadmap and a
  summary of major options and strategic decisions
• Other information (1 page)
• Pointers to any available information on cost of
  roadmap elements
• Cooperation possibilities and benefits

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Roadmap Achievements Introduction

• Agency strategic objective(s)
• Specific roadmap objectives, along with any
  amplification that the roadmap team has
  identified
• Roadmap Objectives are the 2-3 high-level
  statements of what each roadmap will achieve in
  the long term (example Understand the past and
  present habitability of Mars)
• Summary of expected achievements (science,
  development, exploration, etc.)
• These are more specific statements of what will
  be studied or developed in each major time period
  in order to address the Roadmap Objectives, with
  anticipated outcomes (example Determine the
  history of water on Mars)
• Capture these on the summary table (next page)
• Summarize major alternative pathways or options,
  and the discoveries/developments or other factors
  which may lead us to choose one pathway or another

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Roadmap Goal Structure
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Roadmap Achievements Detail

• A series of charts (probably 6-10 total) that
  describe expected roadmap achievements in 3 time
  periods or phases
• Near-term program (2005-2015)
• Mid-term program (2015-2025)
• Long-term program (2025 and beyond)
• These are preferred timeframes to simplify
  integration - if there are other breakpoints that
  fit more naturally for your roadmap, use those
• For each phase, identify to the extent possible
• Specific expected scientific, development, or
  exploration results (What we hope to achieve)
• Related investigations, major missions, or
  program elements (How we should plan to achieve
  it)
• Drivers for sequencing of key milestones, either
  relative or absolute
• Identification of priorities or plans/criteria
  for prioritization
• Options and key decision points
• Based on potential outcomes or discoveries from
  within this roadmap, or possible variation in
  needs from other roadmaps
• Anticipated timeframe or sequence of key
  decisions, and the factors that will go into each
  decision

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Roadmap Requirements

• Major needs from, dependencies on, and
  relationships to other strategic roadmaps
• Key required technical capabilities (prioritized
  where possible) and your teams assessment of
  readiness and developments required
• Include as much detail as possible on
  quantitative performance requirements, and the
  key milestones and cost of development programs
  to meet your needs
• Major required infrastructure elements and unique
  human capital or other needs
• Where appropriate, tie these to the specific
  milestones, missions, developments, or timeframes
  identified in the previous section
• Important Include a one-page summary of the top
  2-3 priorities from your roadmap that you feel
  represent significant gaps in NASAs current
  program or investment plans
• This information will be provided to the
  cognizant NASA mission directorates

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Roadmap Summary

• Prepare a 1-page graphical depiction of your
  roadmap in a rough timeline format
• Graphics can be very rudimentary (Xs and Os are
  sufficient)
• Show major options, branches, and decision points
• Prepare a 1-page text chart to accompany the
  above including
• Key agency strategic decisions
• Factors that will drive the schedule/sequence of
  decisions
• Identification of any specific dates by which
  certain milestones must be achieved, and why
  those dates are significant

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Other Information

• Include any available information on cost of
  major missions or program elements
• Or provide pointers to relevant information
• Summarize key cooperation opportunities (e.g.
  international, commercial, other government) that
  may reduce cost or enhance performance/value of
  roadmap activities

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For Information Only Revised 1 June Roadmap
Outline

• Agency objective statement
• Flow-down to roadmap objectives
• Implementation framework with
• anticipated achievements
• recommended major missions, program elements, RD
  programs, etc.
• relative priorities to deliver achievements
• Milestones and options, with decision points and
  criteria
• Most critical inter-roadmap dependencies,
  technical capabilities, and infrastructure
• APPENDIXES
• National Policy Framework and External
  Constituencies
• Unique Education and Outreach Opportunities
• External Partnerships
• USG Agencies
• International Partners
• Bibliography of Key Agency Documents and NRC
  Documents