Agenda Chairman’s Report (Felder) Programs (Singhal) Membership (Wu) Operations (Miotto) Awards (Keeney) Alumni (Deepak) Special Projects (none) Conferences (none) Other Topics (Fellows Selection Update)
AIAA Technical Committee on Management Chairman’s Report May 5, 2016 NASA Langley Hampton, VA
Discussion Topics Review of charter & objectives Subcommittee assignments Volunteers for subcommittees? Review of TCM basics: goals, values, membership criteria, expectations, committee tasks Subcommittee reports / updates
AIAA Technical Committee on Management (2015) Organization Chart American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA Technical Committee on Management (2015) Organization Chart Wilson Felder, TC Chair Vice-Chair, John Dowdle Subcommittees OPERATIONS PROGRAMS CONFERENCES AWARDS Chair: Robert Schafrik Chair: Suren Singhal Chair: Tom Beutner Chair: James Keeney Co-Chair: Piero Miotto Co-Chair: Carol Cash Co-Chair: Co-Chair: Paul Nielsen --Paul Collopy - Ray Flores -- Tom Smith - Lesa Roe MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL PROJECTS ALUMNI EXECUTIVE Chair: Laura McGill Chair: Sivaram Gogineni Chair: Adarsh Deepak Chair: Wilson Felder Co-Chair: Ernie Wu Co-Chair: Co-Chair: Rich Raiford Co-Chair: Tom Irvine -Tom Goudreau - Larry Stephens -- David Elrod -- Steve Rottler UNASSIGNED: -- Brett Anderson -- Ajay Misra -- Randy Lycans -- Mark Lewis - Updated 2/23/2016
AIAA TCM Charter SCOPE Conduct activities that are directed toward understanding issues and developing solutions to management problems of interest to the aerospace and defense community, and to encourage and promote improved management methods and practices. OBJECTIVES To fulfill the AIAA Charter by providing significantly useful and relevant products, services, and information on management to the AIAA and its associated industrial, academic, and government organizations. To provide a meaningful environment for individual and corporate growth and a forum for committee members to exchange knowledge in the field of management through networking and sharing of personal and corporate experiences.
TCM Goals Conduct three content-rich TCM meetings with an average attendance of at least 15 members (Singhal) Publish meeting minutes on the TCM website within 45 days of meeting (Miotto) Engage every TCM member actively in the work of at least one TCM subcommittee (Subcommittee Chairs) Maintain TCM active membership at 25 members (McGill) Create a mutually beneficial partnership with AIAA that enhances the contributions made by TCM to the AIAA mission (Felder)
TCM Values We value each other’s company and the insights we gain through our interaction with other executives facing similar challenges in leading a highly technical industry; The intimacy that comes from a smaller TC serves our goals well, we do not seek to expand to the maximum number of allowable members to maintain the close personal relationships that are so valuable to us; We seek to recruit a highly diverse group of executives (in every possible dimension), however, we insist that our members hold (or have held) positions at a sufficiently high level in industry, academia, or Government that their insights and experiences will provide valuable insights to the other TC members; Our service to AIAA comes primarily in the form of our members’ individual service on the Board of Directors, Institute Committees, and AIAA Editorial Boards, rather than group participation in technical conferences and fora.
What works for us The host is a senior executive at the facility in which we are holding our meeting (preferably, THE senior executive) Sometimes it works if the facility reports to the TC member but is not physically co-located, but it’s way hard… The nature of our goals and our modus operandi is such that the face-to-face interaction among members is key This requires a strong commitment to attendance at meetings Individuals who meet the membership criteria for TCM are expected to have control of their own calendar choices and travel budgets (occasional exceptions of course are understood) Except in special cases for business coordination, telecons are basically pointless for us
Expectations of Members Attend two of three meetings annually Join a subcommittee and participate actively in the work of that subcommittee Make the TCM a priority for yourself in setting your calendar and making choices about involvement
Expectations of Subcommittees Subcommittee chairs should ensure that their subcommittee is represented by a member at every meeting The person attending on behalf of the subcommittee should come meaningfully prepared to give a report on the subcommittee’s progress, and should be empowered to take actions on behalf of the subcommittee Each subcommittee should report the status of their work in some sort of written form (slides, spreadsheet, email message, other) to the chair and the secretary so that we can maintain situational awareness of the TC’s business in between meetings
Subcommittee Goals Alumni Conferences Maintain contact with those Alumni who wish to stay in contact Maintain an up to date contact list for the Alumni members Ensure that Alumni members are informed about meetings in the event that they would like to attend Conferences Bring potential needs for TCM involvement to the attention of the TC Mediate between the TC and TAC with respect to our involvement in Forums and conferences Serve as the logistical point of contact between TC volunteers and conference organizers for any meeting we decide to support
Subcommittee Goals (Continued 1) Special Projects Take on other opportunities beyond the TCs normal business Awards Manage the Hap Arnold award process Manage or support the von Braun award process (on alternate years)
Subcommittee Goals (Continued 2) Operations Ensure that someone is delegated from the Operations Subcommittee to take minutes at every meeting Post meeting minutes on the SharePoint TC website within 45 days of each meeting Attend the monthly Group telecon and report back to the Executive Subcommittee Prepare the annual TC Report to the ETMG Prepare the annual Aerospace America article (or delegate and ensure completion of this task)
Subcommittee Goals (Continued 3) Membership Manage the member data base Track member attendance trends Provide current email addresses to other subcommittees Serve as a clearing house for member recruitment Invite prospective members, and manage the election of prospective members to the TC Recruit nominators to prepare Associate Fellow and Fellow nominations for qualified TC members, and track completion of this task
Subcommittee Goals: Programs Responsible for the technical program content at all TC meetings Share responsibility with the host for setting up TC meetings The host is responsible for most local logistical preparations, but the program subcommittee has the subject matter knowledge around how the TCM runs its meetings, and serves as the host’s expert help in the area of meeting logistics Lead the TC’s discussion in selecting technical theme topics for future meetings, facilitate the selection of topics, scheduling dates, and recruiting the host Maintain a 12 month look-ahead plan for future meetings
The Executive Subcommittee Consists of the Chair, the Vice-chair, all subcommittee chairs, the immediate past Chair and any past Chairs who remain active with the TC Provides guidance to the Chair in the leadership of the TC Develops strategy for the TCM The immediate past Chair serves as Co-chair of the Executive Subcommittee unless a Vice-Chair has been named, in which case, the Vice-Chair serves as co-Chair
Subcommittee reports
AIAA Awards Supported by Mgt TC Hap Arnold Award for Excellence in Aeronautical program Management – This award is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions in the management of a significant aeronautical or aeronautical related program or project Need nominations for the HAP Arnold Award Von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management -- This award is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions in the management of a significant space or space related program or project Received 10 ratings of 13 Award inputs to the Space TC and AIAA are due by 15 Jun ’16; plan is to send selection to AIAA by 15 May
TCM Membership Selection Guidelines A formal education in both the technical (engineering and/or science) and the management (business administration, management or finance) fields is desired Practical experience in each field is mandatory with both line and staff experience desired Must have at least 10 years experience in aerospace programs and must currently be in a position of substantial management responsibility Each prospective member is personally interested in developments in the technical and management fields and has personally contributed to each in the form of speeches, papers, etc He or she should be an active member of, and have demonstrated personal interest in, the AIAA through past or current contributions Similar interest demonstrated in other professional management societies is desirable
TCM Active Member Guidelines Active members serve at the discretion of the TCM committee leadership New members serve a three year term. A two year extension may be granted to active members by the TCM leadership Active members must have sponsoring organization support for committee participation and attendance. Any member missing more than two consecutive meetings will be asked to reaffirm this commitment as a criterion for continuing active member status Active members are expected to attend at least two meetings per calendar year Active members are to participate on at least one subcommittee Active members are expected to make both proactive and constructive contributions to the operations and activities of the TCM
TCM Alumni Member Guidelines The TCM Alumni Subcommittee will be responsible for maintaining the roster of Alumni members, who serve at the discretion of the TCM committee leadership Active alumni are expected to attend at least one meeting each year Unique knowledge or capability not embodied in active TCM membership Holds senior position in industry/government/education and can provide advisory benefit to TCM and AIAA
Active Members Alumni Members Guests Brett Anderson (brett.l.anderson@boeing.com) Thomas Buetner (thomas.beutner@navy.mil) Carol Cash (carolcash_assoc@sbcglobal.net) Paul Collopy (paul.collopy@uah.edu) John Dowdle (jdowdle@draper.com) David Elrod (david.elrod@jacobs.com) Wilson Felder (Wilson.felder@stevens.edu) Raymond Flores (RRF610@gmail.com) Sivaram Gogineni (sgogineni@spectralenergies.com) Tom Goudreau (tom.goudreau@lmco.com) Thomas Irvine (tomi@aiaa.org) James Keeney (james.keeney@kirtland.af.mil) Mark Lewis (mjlewis@ida.org) Randy Lycans (randy.lycans@jacobs.com) Laura McGill (ljmcgill@raytheon.com) Piero Miotto (pmiotto@draper.com) Ajay Misra (ajay.k.misra@nasa.gov) Paul Neilson (nielsen@sei.cmu.edu) Lesa Roe (lesa.b.roe@nasa.gov) Robert Schafrik (bobschafriksr@gmail.com) Suren Singhal (suren.singhal@nasa.gov) Tom Smith (atssolutions@earthlink.net) Larry Stephens (larry.w.stephens@lmco.com) Ernie Wu (ewu@erc-incorporated.com) Alumni Members Richard Raiford (richard.raiford@ngc.com) Robert Lopina (robertlopina@cox.net) Samuel Mcwaters (Samuel.R.Mcwaters@aero.org) Steven Pearson (steven.pearson@nasa.gov) J. Stephen Rottler (jsrottl@sandia.gov) Miriam John (mjohn255@aol.com) Adarsh Deepak (a.deepak@stcnet.com) Anthony Gross (anthony.r.gross@nasa.gov) Bill Shira (bill.shira@gulfstream.com) Carol Griner (carolgriner@gmail.com) James Afarin (james.afarin@nasa.gov) Don Burch (don.burch@spiritaero.com)? Andy Amram (andy.amram@Verizon.net)? Guests