Project Management Success Lab
What is PM Success Lab?
The APPEL Knowledge Services PM Success Lab offers a unique opportunity for mid-career project managers to enhance their skills through a series of one-week intensive courses on essential topics such as risk management, budgeting, stakeholder communication, and scheduling for complex NASA projects. Participants in this program refresh and improve their skills in key areas of project management and can immediately apply their learning to their ongoing projects. For six successive months, participants will join an experienced facilitator for one-week visits to different NASA centers that include attending targeted APPEL KS courses, benchmarking with seasoned NASA PMs, and receiving personalized mentoring sessions. During these focused sessions, attendees engage in a variety of activities designed to sharpen their project management acumen. By investing in its project managers through The PM Success Lab, APPEL KS is working to ensure NASA has a pipeline of skilled leaders ready to guide humanity’s next giant leaps in space exploration.
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Focus Areas
Leadership & Team Dynamics
Essential skills needed to effectively lead NASA’s teams, fostering collaboration and driving results.
Strategic Thinking & Decision Making
Presents techniques to analyze complex situations, anticipate challenges, and make informed, forward-thinking decisions.
Cost/Budget/Schedule/EVM
Presents NASA’s approach to managing project finances effectively, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and that projects remain on time and on budget.
Contracting & Procurement
Focuses on how to effectively manage the acquisition of goods and services, ensuring compliance, cost-effectiveness, and value.
Technical Integration & Risk Management
Explores the complexities of integrating complex technologies into NASA missions while identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks that can impact project success.
Stakeholder Management
Focuses on how to identify a project’s diverse array of stakeholders, both within and outside NASA, understand their unique expectations and requirements, and communicate with them effectively.
Contact
For more information on the PM Success Lab, please contact Sabrina Paul.