Critical Knowledge Insight

A project manager needs to adapt to changing circumstances that arise during their project.

A project manager needs to adapt to changing circumstances that arise during their project. The project manager needs to remain focused on the project requirements and not be fixated on the design or implementation path.

A project manager should gather good solutions and ideas from their project team through attentive listening.

An engineer’s awareness of cognitive bias might help to prevent predictable errors in the engineering process.

A project team’s performance can improve if their project manager stays clear-sighted and communicates how project goals connect with their organization’s goals.

Clear communication of the testing process helps customers keep their testing phase on schedule and budget.

Good communication is a two-way street that requires those delivering and receiving communication to pay attention to some key rules to be effective.

A program manager needs to stay mission-focused in order to reach success.

Out-of-house work brings some specific challenges for a NASA project manager.