Masters Forum
Held semi-annually, Masters Forums bring together some of the best project managers and engineers from NASA, private industry, and other government agencies. Exceptional practitioners know how to drive a project toward success, but not necessarily because of what they read in a management text. They know what works based on years of experience nurtured over a career of ups and downs, successes and failures, trials and errors. NASA leverages the knowledge of its most experienced practitioners by inviting them to a Masters Forum, where they share their stories and learn from the stories of their peers.
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Benefits of Masters Forum
- Sharing project management best practices and lessons learned Cultivating a community of reflective practitioners Building cross-center relationships in support of the "One NASA" vision Developing the leadership expertise of the Agency's veteran and emerging project managers
Participant Reactions and Comments:
"The storytelling was extremely rich, partly because I love history but also because of the good nuggets and lessons learned that were shared.”
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
“The Forum reminded me that although NASA professional project/program managers are immensely diverse in background and discipline .....we all share common motivation and the larger vision.”
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
“Great balance between speakers, topics and participant interactions!”
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
"Networking with other forum participants was very valuable. Many thanks to Ed for inviting Lockheed Martin to participate."
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
"I really liked the trivia. It kept a running thread and was a light moment."
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
"The Forum reinforced the impact and importance of managing the technical content as well as the people associated with our projects."
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
"The Forum offered new perspectives on leadership, project planning and failure as a tool to achieve success."
-Masters Forum participant, Spring 2008
Up-and-coming project managers and engineers from across the Agency also benefit from the knowledge shared at the forums, because many of the stories are subsequently published in ASK Magazine, the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership's professional journal. Though the stories of NASA's own project managers and engineers are at the heart of the program, APPEL also invites innovative thinkers and practitioners from the larger project management and engineering communities to share their perspectives.
