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PM Challenge Executive Leadership Roundup

ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 Several of NASA’s highest-ranking officials addressed nearly 1200 participants at PM Challenge 2007 in Galveston, Texas.

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What’s the Situation?

ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2   It can be a very uncomfortable feeling to sit in a project team staff meeting and realize that several of your team members view things very differently than you do. The glue that’s missing is team situation awareness, according to Bill O’Keefe of […]

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22nd Annual George M. Low Awards: Presented at PM Challenge 2007

ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2   Teledyne Brown Engineering and Barrios Technologies received the George M. Low Award, NASA’s highest honor for quality and technical performance in its contractor community, in a ceremony at PM Challenge 2007 in Galveston, Texas.

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Let’s Talk Risk Management

ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 When experts get together to talk risk management, it becomes clear that there are many perspectives on the elusive question of balance. Boeing’s Joy Bryant, Johnson Spaceflight Center’s (JSC) John Shannon, and NASA Headquarters’ Greg Robinson and John Tinsley sat down with moderator Mike […]

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Integrating Risk and Knowledge Management in ESMD

ASK OCE — February 23, 2007 — Vol. 2, Issue 2 As the Constellation program moves into high gear, the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) is taking steps to integrate risk and knowledge management through an approach that emphasizes real-time learning as a continuous process. Given that the design and development of the hardware, software, […]

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What’s Ahead for Project Management: A Roundtable Discussion with PMI

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).

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Hugh Woodward on Surprising Keys to Project Success

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 […]

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APPEL Masters Forum: Call for Nominees and Speakers

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 […]

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Message from the Chief Engineer — Project Management Challenge 2007: The Project Manager and the Chief Engineer: A Constructive Relationship

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 […]

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