A recent Virtual PM Challenge explored the importance of raising awareness of cognitive bias in engineering decision-making and limiting its impact on NASA projects.
Time: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm (ET) Presenters: Robert Lightfoot, Acting NASA Administrator Dr. Prasun Desai, Deputy Associate Administrator for Management of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Cristina Guidi, Director of the Strategic Investments Division, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Dr. James Ortiz, Senior Advisor to the Acting NASA Administrator […]
Time: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 @ 1:30 – 3:00 pm (ET) Presenters: Dr. Nigel Packham – Manager, Flight Safety Office, NASA Johnson Space Center Peter Spidaliere – Mission Systems Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Abstract: Program and project managers must make thousands of decisions in the course of delivering successful products and missions. But how […]
Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 @ 12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET) Presenters: Dr. Kate Earle – Chief Learning Officer, Quiet Leadership Institute Jason Lee – Assistant Director of the Applied Research and Methods Team, US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Vernell Jackson – Systems Resource Manager, NASA GSFC Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate Cynthia Simmons – Goddard […]
Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 @ 2:00 – 3:30 pm (ET) Presenters: Doug Comstock – Director, Cost Analysis Division Kristin Van Wychen – Senior Analyst, Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Mary Beth Zimmerman – Branch Chief, OCFO Strategic Investments Division Abstract: Successful projects require an integrated approach to managing cost, schedule, and […]
Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 @ 2:00 – 3:30 pm (ET) Presenter: Bohdan Bejmuk, Aerospace Consultant Abstract: Technical knowledge is essential to the work done by NASA practitioners. So it may be surprising to learn that the most ingenious and elegant solutions to project challenges often arise not from a specific technical discipline perspective, but from a systems-focused […]
Time: December 2, 2014 @ 11 – 1 pm (EST) Presenters: Roger Forsgren, APPEL Director Stephen Angelillo, APPEL Deputy Director Donna Wilson, Curriculum Manager Abstract: The technical workforce—those involved with project management and systems engineering—is an integral part of NASA’s efforts and achievements. But who helps members of the technical workforce achieve their professional development goals? […]
Time: April 29, 2014 @ 1:00 PM (EST) Presenters: Dr. Edward Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer Stephen Gaddis, Director, Game Changing Development Program Bruce Yost, Director of NASA’s Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute Abstract: As NASA practitioners progress through their careers, one of the most powerful ways they can learn is by sharing their expertise in dialogue […]
Time: January 28, 2014 @ 11:00 AM (EST) Presenters: Michael Blythe, Deputy Director for Safety, NESC Dr. James Ortiz, Director, Independent Program Assessment Office Abstract: Lost your bearings traveling through NPR 7120.5E? The PM and SRB Handbooks are here to help! The NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management and the Standing Review Board handbooks will be […]
