ManitobaSat-1: Space Systems Engineering for Student Training

Abstract

ManitobaSat-1 is a CubeSat project implementing project management approaches found in other industries that enable efficient system engineering practices. One of the major roles of a systems engineer is to control requirements that dictate product specifications, functions, and related tasks. These functions provide engineers a metric that better reflects the technical progress of a project compared to Earned Value management. This project management approach combines the roles of systems engineer with project manager by using requirements verification activities to capture the technical progress of a project, providing managers with a meaningful metric to monitor the health of the project.