Strategic Architecture  
     - Technical Foundation of Strategic Plan + -
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    Strategic priorities
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    Assembly of capabilities and major mission outcomes, 
  with time frame 
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    Sequence of major achievements and outcomes
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    Major inter-RM dependencies and interfaces
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    Critical decisions and implications
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    Human capital, infrastructure, and competency 
  implications
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    Figures of Merit definition and assessment
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    Sensitivities and analysis of alternatives
    In response, Mission Directorates develop and 
        execute Program Architectures  
                  Integration Concept - Convergence
      Capability         Strategic  
      Roadmap            Roadmap
                                          Strategy            Strategy             Strategic
                                          Modules            Scenarios            Architecture
      Capability         Strategic  
      Roadmap            Roadmap
              Create the                Establish           Explore the          Converge 
             Feedstock              Building Blocks        Trade Space           Strategy
                                        Synthesis Mtg. #1       Synthesis Mtg. #1        NAC 
                                             Early May               Late June          Aug. 15
                         Integration Concept - Convergence 
       Create the Feedstock of Strategic Roadmaps
       •    RM coordinators facilitate CRM-SRM and SRM-SRM coordination
       •    RM coordinators capture dependencies and progress in relational database
       Establish Building Block "Modules" of  tightly bound SRM's
       •    Moon, Mars, transport, nuclear [F. Jordan, K. Joosten]
       •    Science [P. Hertz]
       •    Space environment effects on humans [C. Stegemoeller]
       Explore the Architecture Trade Space with "Scenario" Architectures
       •    Find Life (~Mars)?
       •    Open Space Frontier (~Moon)?
       •    Scientific Emphasis? 
       •    Security Emphasis?
       •    Economic Emphasis?
       Converge Strategy based on Figure of Merit Assessment
        APIO Architecture Integration Charter
   Function: to integrate Strategic, and therein Capability, Roadmaps into an 
   affordable and sustainable Strategic Architecture to be the basis for creating 
   Agency-level strategic products (NASA Strategic Plan, programmatic and budget 
   guidance, core competency configuration, etc.). Specifically, APIO Architecture 
   Integration will include these functions:
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    Strategic Architecture (SA) Development
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    Architecture Figures of Merit (FOM) Development
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    Decision Analysis and Special Studies (DASS)
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    Tools and Databases (T&DB)           ft
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   Products:  
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    Recommended Strategic Architecture 
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    Architecture integration process
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    Roadmap dependency, etc. relational database
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    Roadmap guidance 
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    Vision sustainability approach and resulting Figures of Merit  
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    Strategic Decision Packages 
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    Integration tools and databases
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    Integration plan and schedule
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              APIO Function                    AI Provides To                AI Receives From
       Program Integration              • Strategic architecture to      • Tools and databases
                                        create MD req'ts                 • Special study req'ts
                                        • Tool/database req'ts
                                        • Decision Package content
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                                          Special study results
       Human Capital &                  • Strategic architecture to 
       Institutional Integration        create HC and institutional 
                                        req'ts
       Budget Integration               • Strategic architecture to      • Strategic architecture 
                                        create budget guidance           fiscal constraints
       Strategic Plan                   • Strategic architecture to       
                                        create Strategic Plan
       Roadmaps                         • Guidance                       • Roadmap 
                                                                         • RM dependencies and 
                                                                         relationships