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The Camera Never Lies

By W. Scott Cameron Throughout my life, people have always stressed to me the importance of effective communication with others. One of the first times I remember hearing it was in the sixth grade.

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In Search of the Ideal Project Manager

By Owen Gadeken Needing money for college, I was able to get an Air Force ROTC scholarship and used it to get my undergraduate degree in chemistry.

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Testing Positive

By Ron Zellar As a line manager overseeing the software development team for the Mercury Laser Altimeter (MLA) on the satellite MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging),

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For Safety’s Sake

By Joan Pallix So Why Develop Control Technologies in the First Place?

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Fly Safe, But Fly

By Kenneth J. Szalai Risk management process is a front-burner topic in all aircraft and spacecraft communities.

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A Balancing Act

By Lynda Rutledge There are certain things that happen to you during your career that end up being the ultimate learning experiences.

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Walk the Walk

By Bob Loesh I joined the Viking project in its early days in 1971 as the Orbiter Software System Engineer and stayed on board through several months after launch.

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Looking Ahead with Anticipation

By Dr. Alexander Laufer Today’s fast-changing projects call for managers to be highly responsive to the unexpected — those surprises that can alter the course of a well-laid plan

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From the APPEL Director: High-Performance Projects and the “Culture Thing”

By Ed Hoffman Culture [is] a pattern of basic assumptions — invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration — that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way […]

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