ISO 16192, Space systems – Experience gained in space projects (lessons learned) – Principles and guidelines, has just been updated. As space systems and programs move into the commercial sector, the need for international standards in this area increase. Making use of lessons learned is an important contributor to decreasing risks and losses within the industry.
The United States is an active participant in standards development in the aerospace sector. For example, the ISO 16192 is “owned” by Technical Committee 20 under the ANSI (the American National Standards Institution) secretariat. Chris Carnahan from AIA is the secretary. Subcommittee 14 on Space Systems and Operations is chaired by Paul Gill from NASA. In speaking with Paul recently, I learned that many of the work items in this sector are being brought forward for standardization by the Chinese.
The 2017 Edition of ISO 16192 is a technical revision of the previous 2010 publication (now obsolete). The document reviews the basics of the lessons learned activities — management, process, data collection, implementation, and effectiveness. Annex A provides you with generic “lessons learned” forms. Annex B is a shorter form as an alternative. A 2-item bibliography completes this 20 page standard.
The committee points out two primary areas of changes:
- Clauses 2 and 4 have been reorganized for clarity and reduction of duplication.
- Annex A now covers only the form. Other informative text has been moved to Clause 4 (regarding the lessons learned process itself).
Development and deployment of space systems is certainly a growth area out here in Silicon Valley and other areas of the U.S. If your organization is involved in this activity, you’ll want a copy of this new publication.
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