PROGRESS REPORT ON PROGRESS REPORT ON 

DEVELOPING GCMRC/AMP DEVELOPING GCMRC/AMP 

SCIENCE PLANS FOR SCIENCE PLANS FOR 

FY 2007 FY 2007

-2011

L.D. GARRETT, EXECUTIVE L.D. GARRETT, EXECUTIVE 

DIRECTOR, AMP DIRECTOR, AMP 

SCIENCE ADVISORS SCIENCE ADVISORS

JOHN HAMILL, CHIEF, GCMR

JOHN HAMILL, CHIEF, GCMR
STATUS OF SCIENCE PLANN

STATUS OF SCIENCE PLANN

EFFORT

 DEVELOPING EXPERIMENTAL FLO

DEVELOPING EXPERIMENTAL FLO

AND NON AND NON

-FLOW OPTIONS FLOW OPTIONS 

– HAMI

 DEVELOPING SSP DEVELOPING SSP 

- GARRETT GARRETT

 DEVELOPING MRP DEVELOPING MRP 

– GARRETT GARRETT

 DEVELOPING AWP/BUDGET DEVELOPING AWP/BUDGET 

- HAM
GCMRC/TWG SCIENCE PLANN

GCMRC/TWG SCIENCE PLANN

PROCESS PROCESS

 6/05 TWG/GCMRC PROPOSE APPROA

6/05 TWG/GCMRC PROPOSE APPROA

COMPLETING GCMRC SCIENCE PLANS COMPLETING GCMRC SCIENCE PLANS

 8/05 GCD AMP SECRETARYS’ DESIGN

8/05 GCD AMP SECRETARYS’ DESIGN

APPROVES 1 YEAR PROGRAM TO COM

APPROVES 1 YEAR PROGRAM TO COM

SCIENCE PLANS SCIENCE PLANS

 SCIENCE ADVISOR EXECUTIVE DIREC

SCIENCE ADVISOR EXECUTIVE DIREC

FACILITATE AND COORDINATE ACTIVI

FACILITATE AND COORDINATE ACTIVI

AND GROUPS FOR PLAN DEVELOPME

AND GROUPS FOR PLAN DEVELOPME

LEADERSHIP FROM GCMRC AND TWG LEADERSHIP FROM GCMRC AND TWG

 9/05 SCIENCE PLANNING GROUP FOR

9/05 SCIENCE PLANNING GROUP FOR
GCMRC/SPG SCIENCE PL

GCMRC/SPG SCIENCE PL

DEVELOPMENT SCHEDU

DEVELOPMENT SCHEDU

 11/05 GCMRC & SPG PROPOSE 11/05 GCMRC & SPG PROPOSE SENTENCE OUTLINES 

SENTENCE OUTLINES 

& MRP

 11/05 TWG UPDATE 11/05 TWG UPDATE

 01/06 TWG UPDATE 01/06 TWG UPDATE

 02/06 GCMRC & SPG APPROVE 02/06 GCMRC & SPG APPROVE EXPERIMENTAL OPTI

EXPERIMENTAL OPTI

DESIGN

 03/06 TWG UPDATE AT AMWG MEETING 03/06 TWG UPDATE AT AMWG MEETING

 06/06 TWG APPROVES SSP, EXPERIMENTAL OPTION

06/06 TWG APPROVES SSP, EXPERIMENTAL OPTION

AWP/BUDGET WITH PROPOSED CHANGES AWP/BUDGET WITH PROPOSED CHANGES

 06/06 TWG PROPOSES SSP, MRP, AWP AND BUDGET 

06/06 TWG PROPOSES SSP, MRP, AWP AND BUDGET 

FOR APPROVAL FOR APPROVAL

 08/06 AMWG APPROVES PLANS FOR FY 2007 08/06 AMWG APPROVES PLANS FOR FY 2007

-2011 
PURSUING SPG OBJECTI

PURSUING SPG OBJECT

OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: 

FY 2005/06 FY 2005/06

5

-8/05

9

-12/05

1

-4/

4/

1. INCORPORATE MANAGERS AND 1. INCORPORATE MANAGERS AND

SCIENTISTS IN PLANNING SCIENTISTS IN PLANNING

X

X

X

2. OUTLINE AND FOLLOW OUTLINE AND FOLLOW 

OBJECTIVE PROCESS OBJECTIVE PROCESS

X

X

X

3. INCORPORATE CMPT IN SPG INCORPORATE CMPT IN SPG

X

X

4. INCORPORATE LTEP IN SPG INCORPORATE LTEP IN SPG

X

X

5. GAIN INPUT FROM HBCCP GAIN INPUT FROM HBCCP

AND UTILIZE AND UTILIZE

X

X

6. GAIN INPUT FROM BAHG GAIN INPUT FROM BAHG

AND UTILIZE AND UTILIZE

X

7. GAIN INPUT FROM CRAHG GAIN INPUT FROM CRAHG

AND UTILIZE AND UTILIZE
PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

CONT

OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: 

FY 2005/06 FY 2005/06

5

-8/05

9

-12/05

1

-4/

4/

8. DEVELOP ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT 8. DEVELOP ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT

ECOSYSTEM PROCESS ECOSYSTEM PROCESS

X

X

9. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT 9. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT

GOAL/IN RANKING PROCESS GOAL/IN RANKING PROCESS

X

X

10. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DESIRED 10. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT DESIRED

FUTURE CONDITION PROCESS (DFC) FUTURE CONDITION PROCESS (DFC)

X

11. KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT 11. KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

X X 

12 DEVELOP SCIENCE QUESTIONS TO DEVELOP SCIENCE QUESTIONS TO 

RESPOND TO KNOWLEDGE GAPS RESPOND TO KNOWLEDGE GAPS

X

X
PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

CONT

OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ON OBJECTIVES IN ACTIVITY ON OBJECTIVES IN 

PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: 

FY 2005/06

5-8/05

9-12/05 1-4/06 

13. LINK GOALS, LINK GOALS, INs SCIENCE

QUESTIONS

X

X

X

14. ASSESSING CORE ASSESSING CORE 

MONITORING PROJECT OPTIONS

X

X

15. ASSESSING RESEARCH

STUDY OPTIONS

X

16. ASSESSING EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSING EXPERIMENTAL

PLAN OPTIONS

X

X

17. EVALUATING STATISTICAL EVALUATING STATISTICAL 

DESIGN ISSUES

X

18. DEVELOPING SSP and MRP

OUTLINES & SENTENCE OUTLINES

X

X

X

X

19. SPECIFYING PROJECT SCIENCE

APPROACHES i.e. DESIGN, APPROACHES i.e. DESIGN, 

PARAMATERS, METRICS, ETC

X
PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

PURSUING SPG OBJECTIV

CONT

OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

ACTIVITY ON OBJECT

PLANNING PERIOD M

PLANNING PERIOD M

FY 2005/06 FY 2005/065

-8/05

9

-12/05

1

-4/

4/

20. INVOLVING GENERAL SCIENCE INVOLVING GENERAL SCIENCE

COMMUNITY IN PROCESS COMMUNITY IN PROCESS

X

X

21. INVOLVING TWG IN PROCESS INVOLVING TWG IN PROCESS

X

X

X

22. INVOLVING AMWG IN PROCESS INVOLVING AMWG IN PROCESS

X

X

23. DEVELOPING DRAFT SSP, MRP DEVELOPING DRAFT SSP, MRP24. DEVELOPING FINAL SSP, MRP DEVELOPING FINAL SSP, MRP25. ENGAGING INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ENGAGING INDEPENDENT REVIEWS

X
PROGRESS ON THE SS

PROGRESS ON THE SS

 OUTLINE DEVELOPED; 9/05 OUTLINE DEVELOPED; 9/05

 SENTENCE OUTLINE TO TWG; 11/

SENTENCE OUTLINE TO TWG; 11/

 DRAFT TEXT DOCUMENT TO TWG

DRAFT TEXT DOCUMENT TO TWG

 FINAL SSP APPROVAL FROM TWG

FINAL SSP APPROVAL FROM TWG

OR 6/06 OR 6/06
MAJOR SECTIONS OF S

MAJOR SECTIONS OF S

 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

 BASIS AND BACKGROUND FOR SS

BASIS AND BACKGROUND FOR S

 NEW SCIENCE STRATEGIES NEW SCIENCE STRATEGIES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND BU

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND BU

STRATEGIES STRATEGIES
NEW SCIENCE STRATEGIE

NEW SCIENCE STRATEGIE

SSP

 MORE ROBUST CONCEPTUAL ECOSYSTEM M

MORE ROBUST CONCEPTUAL ECOSYSTEM M

 INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND MONITORING INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND MONITORING 

SCIENCE PROJECTS SCIENCE PROJECTS

 IMPROVING INTERACTIONS OF SCIENTIST A

IMPROVING INTERACTIONS OF SCIENTIST A

MANAGERS MANAGERS

 USING KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENTS MORE USING KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENTS MORE 

EFFICIENTLY EFFICIENTLY

 RESPONDING TO AMWG GOALS AND INs WIT

RESPONDING TO AMWG GOALS AND INs WIT

EXPLICIT SCIENCE QUESTIONS EXPLICIT SCIENCE QUESTIONS

 STRUCTURED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT/ECO

STRUCTURED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT/ECO

APPROACH TO RESEARCH AND MONITORING APPROACH TO RESEARCH AND MONITORINPROJECTS PROJECTS
PROGRESS ON THE MR

PROGRESS ON THE MR

 OUTLINE OF CMP OUTLINE OF CMP 

– 10/05

 SENTENCE OUTLINE OF MRP SENTENCE OUTLINE OF MRP 

– 11

 DRAFT MRP TO TWG DRAFT MRP TO TWG 

– 04/06

 TWG APPROVAL OF MRP TWG APPROVAL OF MRP 

– 06/06
SECTIONS OF THE MR

SECTIONS OF THE MR

 GCMRC/AMP STRATEGY FOR SCIENCE GCMRC/AMP STRATEGY FOR SCIENCE 

PLANNING PLANNING

 MRP PURPOSE AND DIRECTION MRP PURPOSE AND DIRECTION DESIGNING A SCIENCE PROGRAM TO DESIGNING A SCIENCE PROGRAM TO 

IMPROVE RESOURCES AND RESOLVE IMPROVE RESOURCES AND RESOLVE MANAGEMENT ISSUES MANAGEMENT ISSUES

 FY 2007 FY 2007

-2011 RESEARCH AND MONITO

2011 RESEARCH AND MONITO

PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND RESOU

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND RESOU

NEEDS
COMPLETING THE AWP A

COMPLETING THE AWP A

BUDGET

 DEFINING THE PROPOSED BUDG

DEFINING THE PROPOSED BUDG

PROCESS PROCESS 

– 01/06

 DRAFT AWP AND BUDGET DRAFT AWP AND BUDGET 

– 04/06

 TWG APPROVAL OF AWP AND BU

TWG APPROVAL OF AWP AND BU

– 06/06
THE AWP AND BUDGET

THE AWP AND BUDGET

KEY SECTIONS KEY SECTIONS

 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE 

SCIENCE PROGRAMMING AND SCIENCE PROGRAMMING AND BUDGETING PROCESS BUDGETING PROCESS

 THE FY 2007 THE FY 2007

-2008 RESEARCH 2008 RESEARCH 

PROGRAM AND BUDGET PROGRAM AND BUDGET

 THE FY 2007 THE FY 2007

-2008 MONITORING 2008 MONITORING 

PROGRAM AND BUDGET PROGRAM AND BUDGET

 FY 2009 FY 2009

-2011 PROGRAM CHANGE

2011 PROGRAM CHANGE

BUDGET NEEDS AND CAPABILITIE

BUDGET NEEDS AND CAPABILITIE