By Dr. Alexander Laufer Stories are Just for Children In 1971, when I started my career as an engineer, I would have laughed if somebody had told me that I would compose three professional books and lead a professional magazine for NASA — all focusing on stories.
By Ed Hoffman “The path to greatness is along with others.” — Baltasar Gracian, Oracular Manual
By Todd Post Not everyone looks forward to reviews. “Dog and pony shows” I’ve heard them called. Exercises in putting together PowerPoint charts.
Many managers are afraid to do unorthodox things. You’re not. How do you get away with it?
By Jeff Bauer Background When I came on board the Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor (ERAST) Project, first as Chief Engineer and later as Deputy Project Manager, there was a lot to keep track of — four flight projects and numerous technology development initiatives.
By Marty Davis Background Successful commercial contractors (e.g., Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Space Systems/Loral) build lots of very good commercial communication systems satellites, and that happens to be the class of satellite we’re using in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program.
By W. Scott Cameron Over the last eight years I have had the privilege of mentoring over 20 Project Managers (PMs). Since then, I have found myself thinking of the PM’s job in terms of an hourglass.
By Terry Little When I was a young project manager, my boss pulled me into his office to tell me I needed to convert our cost-reimbursable development contract to fixed price.
By Roy Malone It was by far the most difficult inspection in the Navy, and by far the one that had the most consequence on my career as a Combat Systems Officer (CSO).
