Square Kilometer Array project status report
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
McPherson, A.M.
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McMullin, J.
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Stevenson, T.
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Dewdney, P.
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Casson, A.
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Deegan, M.
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Hekman, P.
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Austin, M.
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Harman, M.
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Gibbs, P.
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Van Es, A.
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Labate, M.-G.
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Swart, G.
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Ciaizzo, M.
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Hayden, D.
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Turner, W.
Abstract
This paper will describe the progress of the SKA-1 Telescope during the period from Preliminary Design Review to Critical Design Review. In addition to this, it will provide information on the management of the project with respect to managing cost and scope whilst working within a fixed cost cap. The paper will consider the balance between the technical choices made with the risk of delivering a large, distributed observatory across several continents. In addition, it will consider the challenges of carrying this out whilst developing the organisation towards an Inter-Governmental Organisation. It will consider, briefly, the key management tools used and the lessons learned....
Coverage
Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII
All editors
Marshall, Heather K.; Spyromilio, Jason
Series
Volume
10700
Start page
29
Conferenece
Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII
Conferenece place
Austin, Texas, United States
Conferenece date
10-15 June, 2018
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2018SPIE10700E..0YM
Rights
open.access
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