ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 The Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) will roll out a thoroughly revised curriculum in October 2006 to address NASA’s needs as it pursues the Vision for Space Exploration. The new curriculum integrates project management and engineering into a four-level development sequence […]
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 Slide presentations are a core communications tool at NASA, and like any tool they are well suited for some applications and not for others.
ASK OCE August 4, 2006 Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s acquisition plan for the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) could result in excessive costs, delays, and performance shortfalls, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). NASA intends to award a contract for the design, development, production and sustainment of the CEV to a […]
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 When accidents happen in organizations like NASA, engineers first look to the chain of events to isolate the technical problem. What if an accident stems from a systems failure or human error? After studying technical risk and safety for more than two decades, […]
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 Project management is becoming a more mature discipline across the federal government, says Greg Balestrero, CEO of the Project Management Institute.
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 NASA’s science portfolio is in danger of becoming unbalanced due to cutbacks, according to a report by the National Research Council.
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 Apollo 15, the fourth manned mission to the moon, explored the lunar surface July 30-August 2, 1971.
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 China aims to conduct a moonwalk by 2024, according to China National Space Administration lunar program vice director Long Lehao. The Chinese Chang’e program consists of a series of unmanned missions to the Moon. The program was announced in 2003 and is named […]
ASK OCE — August 4, 2006 — Vol. 1 Issue 11 By Chris Scolese A hallmark of great organizations is effective internal communication. At the dawn of the Information Age, when command-and-control structures were the norm for businesses and government agencies, communication usually flowed in one direction: down from the top. This is […]
