Course Catalog
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Improve team leadership and effectiveness to better accomplish mission-critical work
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Utilize Lessons Learned to develop effective decision-making skills through engineering design and project management case analyses
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Explore key principles and practices for project management, systems engineering, and building NASA teams
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Improve the ability to develop and manage complex aeronautical and astronautical systems
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Learn online with APPEL Knowledge Services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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Learn the principles and practices of program/project management that are essential to mission success
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Acquisition
Category
Time Zone/Center
Date
Contract Management Principles and Practices for Project Managers (APPEL-vCMPP)
Overview of all phases of contracting.
Aug 12-14, 2024
Registration opens on:
Jun 03, 2024
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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overview (APPEL-vFAR)
Introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the NASA FAR Supplement.
No courses currently scheduled.
Project Acquisition Workshop (APPEL-PAW)
Learn to do a more effective job acquiring whatever your projects need to succeed.
No courses currently scheduled.
Types of Contracts (APPEL-vCONT)
Understanding the conditions for use of various contract types.
No courses currently scheduled.
EVM
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Time Zone/Center
Date
Advanced Earned Value Management (APPEL-vAEVM)
Build upon the basic understanding of EVM and the PMB.
No courses currently scheduled.
Understanding Earned Value Management (APPEL-vUEVM)
Basic Earned Value Management.
No courses currently scheduled.
Program Management Series
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Time Zone/Center
Date
PgM Series – Program Management Series Overview
Learn more about our 6 new Program Management courses.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #1 – NASA Program Management Fundamentals (APPEL – PgM01F)
The “nuts and bolts” of NASA program management.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #2 – Effective Program Governance (APPEL – PgM02G)
Establishing well-defined processes and explicit roles, responsibilities, and authorities.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #3 – Financial Management for Program Managers (APPEL – PgM03FIN)
Exploring financial metrics that can help monitor program health.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #4 – Program Decision Making (APPEL – PgM04DM)
Concepts and techniques for resource and budget trades.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #5 – Navigating Program Politics (APPEL – PgM05PP)
Navigating competing interests.
No courses currently scheduled.
PgM Series #6 – NASA Program Leadership (APPEL – PgM06PL)
Leadership skills and attributes that enable success.
No courses currently scheduled.
P/PM Basics & Beyond
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Time Zone/Center
Date
Advanced Project Management and Advanced Systems Engineering (APPEL-vAPM&ASE)
Advanced concepts of project management and systems engineering.
No courses currently scheduled.
Agile PM: The Keys to Getting Started (APPEL-vAGILE)
Application of Agile PM principles.
Jul 16-18, 2024
Registration opens on:
May 01, 2024
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Assessing Project Performance (APPEL-vAPP)
Effective project assessment tools and techniques.
No courses currently scheduled.
Cost Estimation for Project Managers (APPEL-vCOST)
Principles of Cost Estimation.
Aug 20-21, 2024
Registration opens on:
Jun 03, 2024
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International Project Management (APPEL-IPM)
Learn to effectively work with international partners.
No courses currently scheduled.
Introduction to Project Management at NASA (APPEL-vPM101)
Introduction to the agency and center specific Project Management lifecycle.
Jul 8-10, 2024
Registration opens on:
May 01, 2024
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Leading Complex Projects (APPEL-vLCP)
Learn concepts, tools, and techniques used to manage complex projects.
No courses currently scheduled.
Managing NASA Research and Technology Projects (APPEL-vR&T_PM)
Learn how to manage Research and Technology Projects.
No courses currently scheduled.
Performance-Based Statement of Work (APPEL-vPBSOW)
Learn to write effective Performance Based Statements of Work.
No courses currently scheduled.
Project Management and Systems Engineering (APPEL-vPM&SE)
Application of PM&SE processes.
Aug 13-22, 2024
Registration opens on:
Jun 03, 2024
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Project Management Scheduling at NASA (APPEL-vPMSCHED)
Learn how to schedule projects.
No courses currently scheduled.
Project Planning Analysis and Control (APPEL-vPPAC)
Learn project management fundamentals across the entire project life cycle.
Recovery of Troubled Projects (APPEL-vRTP)
Learn how to assess if a project is in trouble, and what can be done to help rescue it.
No courses currently scheduled.
Risk Management I (APPEL-vRM I)
Making risk-conscious mission choices.
No courses currently scheduled.
Risk Management II (APPEL-vRM II)
Evaluating and practicing RIDM and CRM.
No courses currently scheduled.
Scheduling and Cost Control (APPEL-vSCC)
Learn to develop effective measures for scheduling and controlling projects.
Sep 16-19, 2024
Registration opens on:
Jul 01, 2024
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Strategic Thinking for Project Success (APPEL-vSTPS)
Learn to think strategically.
No courses currently scheduled.