Rubin Observatory operations: enabling collaborative ground-up budget planning across a multiteam organization

Ranpal K. Gill; Philip J. Marshall; Cathy E. Petry; Christine Soldahl

doi:10.1117/12.3017999

23 August 2024 Rubin Observatory operations: enabling collaborative ground-up budget planning across a multiteam organization

Ranpal K. Gill, Philip J. Marshall, Cathy E. Petry, Christine Soldahl

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Proceedings Volume 13099, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy XI; 130991Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017999
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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Change is inevitable in large, big-budget operational programs. Embracing, rather than resisting, change is key to being proactive. It also keeps teams motivated as it’s another avenue for leadership to “listen” to what is going on at the team level. At Rubin Observatory, an agile approach to budgeting has been implemented, following related experience in previous High Energy Physics experiments. Annually, a ground-up review, to address changing needs, priorities and emerging issues, is carried out across all departments of the Rubin Operations organization. This “annual scrub” provides an opportunity to adapt and be nimble to changing situations that can affect resources and budgets. This paper provides details on the importance of an annual budget scrub, the processes followed, the tools used, and how the cycle continues year on year.

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Ranpal K. Gill, Philip J. Marshall, Cathy E. Petry, and Christine Soldahl "Rubin Observatory operations: enabling collaborative ground-up budget planning across a multiteam organization", Proc. SPIE 13099, Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management for Astronomy XI, 130991Q (23 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017999

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