Project Management| Case: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Submitted By:

Rajesh Singh Negi (EPGPKC07047)

Ganesh Kumar (EPGPKC07062)
Jeslin Edison (EPGPKC07022)
 Jet Propulsion Laboratory

1. Landing site failure:

The likelihood of the risk is 3

The severity is 5.

Cons: Cons:

• Risk of landing failure • A bad reputation in society.

• Risk of failure of Bio-marker detection • Cost over-run
• Sunk cost, if the mission is failed.
Pros:
Pros:
• The team can rework for a better
• Good reputation to the organization if successful launch
the mission is successful. • Data will be available meanwhile.

1) Based on the available data from the case, We would choose not to launch and delay the

project for the next 24 months. There might be cost overrun in the project, but considering

the probability of 80% success (95% of success is recommended by the risk review committee)

delaying the project is the better choice. Meanwhile, we could get better data from the orbiter

which is about to reach and plan accordingly.

2) Risk review committee formed by NASA that is well experienced and technically sound

persons is a good move. The heat map methodology of assessing the risk is one of the best

practices in project management. Constant reviewing of the ongoing process and re-assessing

the risk mitigation plans are common, the risk review committee should have also come up

with workarounds if there is an occurrence of risk.