ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 PM Challenge 2007 provided a unique opportunity for a roundtable discussion of project management with leaders from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL).
ASK OCE — November 3, 2006 — Vol. 1, Issue 15 On the morning of November 9, 1967, the five massive engines in the first stage of the Saturn V ignited, lifting the unmanned Apollo 4 (AS-501) skyward from the Kennedy Space Center.
ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 Successful project managers understand the importance of never losing sight of the goals of senior management. The standard trio of project management concerns is cost, schedule, and technical performance. What project managers often overlook, however, is that their senior management has a different […]
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 Phil Sumrall has a history of doing the heavy lifting. After beginning his career as a junior engineer working on the Saturn V rocket that sent the Apollo astronauts to the moon, he now leads the development of Ares V, the heavy-lift launch […]
ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 The Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) will hold Masters Forum 14 on April 10-12, 2007 in Virginia Beach, VA. The Masters Forum will bring together some of the “best of the best” program/project managers and engineers from NASA, private industry, and […]
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 What’s the relationship between an organization’s performance and its culture? Dr. Howard McCurdy posed this question in his 1993 book Inside NASA, and in doing so he identified the core values and assumptions that became the basis for NASA’s technical culture. Over the […]
ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 Remarks delivered at Project Management Challenge 2007 on February 7, 2007 By Chris Scolese I’m grateful to have the opportunity to speak with you today. PM Challenge is one of the few chances we have to come together from our individual organizations […]
ASK OCE — January 12, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 1 The Department of Defense needs to do a better job of estimating initial costs for its space acquisitions program, according to a November 2006 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 NASA launched the reconnaissance satellite Discoverer 1 for the U.S. Air Force on February 28, 1959.
