July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6 Government agencies face intense competition from private industry and developing nations in the global war for project management talent, according to Project Management Institute CEO Greg Balestrero.
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July 17, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 6 On July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral.
July 17, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 6 There has been a lot of talk over the past decade about talent management. What does it mean? What are its implications for a project-based organization like NASA?
July 17, 2008 Vol. 1 Issue 6 NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin told a Senate Subcommittee that extending Space Shuttle operations beyond FY 2010 would have “serious budgetary and schedule repercussions for the Constellation program.”
August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7 The insights of Kurt Lewin, one of the founding fathers of social psychology, have relevance for a project-based environment like NASA.
August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7 Rep. Nick Lampson (TX-22) of the House Committee on Science and Technology expressed grave concerns about the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).
August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7 Metaphors are one of the simplest and most effective ways for a leader to communicate with a group.
August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7 The Academy held its first knowledge sharing forum for Principal Investigators in Annapolis, Maryland, on August 4-7, 2008.
August 7, 2008 Vol. 1, Issue 7 On August 8, 1978, Pioneer Venus Multiprobe (also known as Pioneer Venus 2) was launched from Cape Canaveral.