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NPR 7120.7 Eff. Date: November 03, 2008 Cancellation Date:	NASA Information Technology and Institutional Infrastructure Program and Project Management Requirements
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Chapter 6. Required Gate Products at Key Decision Points

6.1 Gate Products

6.1.1 There are defined program and project management products (and their maturities) expected to be completed before each KDP. These products include documented project plans, design information, technical analyses, project metrics, and documentation of independent assessments. Program and project managers assemble this information in an orderly manner for presentation and discussion at the reviews prior to the KDPs.

Table 6-1 lists the gate products required for programs and describes their required maturity by KDP and major program review. Table 6-2 lists the gate products required for IT and OMSI projects and describes their required maturity by KDP and major project review. Products marked as "Updated" must be analyzed by the program or project, and any required changes made prior to the KDP. The date markings of the documents and their revision histories must be changed to indicate that the analysis occurred, even if changes to the content of the documents were not needed.

Table 6-1 Program Gate Products Maturity Matrix

6.2 Waiver Approval Authority

6.2.1 Waivers to requirements in this NPR may be granted by the officials shown in Tables 6-3, 6-4, and 6.5. Waivers are used to adapt the requirements to the scope and scale of Information Technology and Institutional Infrastructure programs and projects.

6.2.2 Waivers with dissent are reviewed and dispositioned by the NASA Deputy Administrator for programs and projects with a life-cycle cost equal to or greater than 10 million dollars and by the OCE, cognizant MDAA or Mission Support Office Official-in- Charge for all other programs and projects, depending on the life-cycle cost.

Table 6-2 Project Gate Products Maturity Matrix (continued)

Note: The products shown in Table 6-2 are a minimal set. Depending on the nature of the project, other products (e.g., a Disaster Recovery Plan) called out in other policy documents may be required.

6.2.3 Requests for waivers to requirements in this NPR are documented and submitted for approval using the NPR 7120.7 Waiver Form. Prior to the KPD I for programs and KDP B and KDP C for projects, these requests may be documented and attached to a single waiver to assure proper routing and control. Waivers impacting formulation or requiring long lead time may be submitted individually early in formulation. Following KDP I for programs and KDP C for projects, waivers must be submitted individually to the appropriate authorities.

R = Recommends A = Approves I = Informed

Table 6-3 Waiver Approval for Programs and Projects >= $10 million Life-Cycle Cost (LCC)

R = Recommends A = Approves I = Informed

*If the project is implemented at a Center, Center level SMA Approval is required.

Table 6-4 Waiver Approval for Programs and Projects >= $1 million but <$10M LCC

R = Recommends A = Approves I = Informed

*If the project is implemented at a Center, Center level SMA Approval is required.

Table 6-5 Waiver Approval for Programs and Projects < $1 million LCC

6.2.4 Waivers to requirements in NPRs referenced in this NPR may be granted according to the process established by the NPR's Responsible Office.

NPR 7120.7 Waiver Form

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