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Appendix D: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Decadal Surveys
Appendix D: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Decadal Surveys
Pages 110-118
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Lessons learned have been identified during the current study as those activities or approaches by past decadal surveys that provide important insight into how to approach and perform the decadal-survey process. Best practices are activities from past surveys and concepts identified during this study that could be utilized during future decadal surveys to facilitate the survey and maximize their ultimate utility to the agencies and to the scientific community.
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• ecadal surveys can present their implementation strat D egies as reference missions -- that is, a credible hardware configuration that can achieve the science goals and is sufficiently defined for robust cost evaluation -- instead of blueprints for detailed implementation. • t is desirable that the survey committee determine, I as early in the process as possible, how robust a mis sion concept needs to be to provide sufficient cost certainty.
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• he potential for international collaboration, inter T agency cooperation, and inclusion of the private sector impacts science and mission prioritization across all disciplines. Suggested Changes in the Prioritization Process Lessons Learned Best Practice • t I is important that decadal surveys explicitly note • gencies, committees of the Academies, community A which proposed missions are reference missions -- workshops and meetings, and white papers can con i.e., subject to further development -- versus those tribute to pre-survey science priority identification as intended as explicit implementation recommenda- preparation for, and a valuable contribution to, the next tions based on mature and well-refined concepts.
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T ing" the decadal survey process, survey committees can and large, complex mission concepts can lead to dif- consider implementation of a two-step CATE in which ficult choices, reinforcing the need for a thorough rough technical readiness and risk assessment feedback understanding of mission costs and risks as well as (accurate to a factor of two or three) would be provided the establishment of clear decision rules.
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• t is highly desirable that the decadal survey report I • igh-profile missions are special cases within each H includes clear discussions on how the decadal survey of the disciplinary areas, presenting great opportuni- committee determined the optimal balance of programs ties for major advances in understanding, but also and activities for the coming decade. carrying significant risk for maintaining a balanced • t is incumbent on a decadal survey report to clearly I portfolio of activities -- should unanticipated cost delineate the respective roles of NASA, NSF, NOAA, growth occur.
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Communication of the Recommended Program Lessons Learned Best Practices • hile W the survey report is the primary result of the • ommunity C acceptance and buy-in on decadal survey decadal process, engagement of stakeholders and the recommendations requires careful documentation broader community in the survey recommendations and communication by the survey committee of their is also critical to the success of decadal surveys. decision-making process for developing science goals Communication by the decadal survey committee and objectives and tracing these into a recommended leadership and members with science community program of activities for the decade.
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IMPLEMENTING THE DECADAL SURVEY Decision Rules Lesson Learned Best Practices • ecision rules provide deeper insight into the survey D • ecision D rules ordinarily are best when strategic in scientific priorities and reflect the wisdom and con- nature rather than tactical. The objective is to provide sensus of the scientific community.
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Stewardship Lessons Learned Best Practices • s long as the standing committee restricts its work to A • SB standing committees can continue their work S the current program, there is no meaningful conflict throughout the period when a new decadal survey is in that would preclude continuation of the SSB standing progress in order to provide an uninterrupted channel of committees during the execution of a decadal survey. communication between these committees and NASA • he current advisory structure does not provide an T and other agencies, with respect to strategic issues that effective mechanism for provision of short-term tacti- concern the current program.
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This may be particularly important when international collaborations are a significant component of the survey's recommended program -- in terms of budget or scientific strategy. Interagency Issues Best Practices • chieving A the science goals of a decadal survey and successfully implementing survey recommendations requires that the science program be acknowledged as an interagency, multi-agency activity, one that typically extends beyond the purview of a NASA SMD division.
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