By Laurence Prusak Knowledge management as a discipline and practice has now been with us for about twenty years and shows no sign of disappearing into that distant land where old fads and fashions go.
Here are descriptions of two books that we believe will interest ASK readers.
By Ed Hoffman I recently participated in a panel discussion about next-generation challenges and strategies for aerospace. Such sessions have become common as we worry about the ability of the future workforce to assume responsibility for the science, engineering, technology development, and management of our future aerospace missions.
Don Cohen, Managing Editor Several articles in this issue of ASK give essentially the same important advice to project managers and engineers. In one way or another, they say, “Step back and look at the big picture.”
By Matthew Kohut Silicon Valley has long been the epicenter of high technology, but until recently NASA maintained a low profile in the neighborhood.
By Keith L. Woodman If you asked the typical project manager how much authority he wants, he would likely respond by saying the more, the better.
By Matthew Kohut Matthew Kohut of ASK the Academy met with Project Management Institute (PMI) CEO Greg Balestrero, PMI Board Member Yanping Chen, Academy Director Dr. Ed Hoffman, and ASK Magazine Managing Editor Don Cohen for a wide-ranging survey of the project management landscape today.
By Michael A. Hall Albert Burkholder is vice president of group operations for Griffin Systems, Inc.
By Nancy Leveson System safety uses systems theory and systems engineering approaches to prevent foreseeable accidents and minimize the effects of unforeseen ones. It considers losses in general, not just human death or injury. Such losses may include destruction of property, loss of mission, and environmental harm.
