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Charlie Bolden: On Compromise

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden says that without compromise, you will never win. (This event was recorded during the Academy’s Masters with Masters #5 at the 2010 International Astronautical Congress in Prague, Czech Republic)

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Sunlight illuminated the lingering oil slick off the Mississippi Delta on May 24, 2010. Photo Credit: NASA
Academy Case Study: The Deepwater Horizon Accident Lessons for NASA

May 10, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 3   The events leading up to the Deepwater Horizon accident offers several cautionary lessons for NASA.

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Crew Resource Management Improves Decision Making

  By Jerry Mulenburg   People make decisions, and people are fallible. So how can we make the best decisions in a particular situation given the information available? Crew resource management techniques designed for aircraft emergencies can help.

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In This Issue (ASK 42)

Don Cohen, Managing Editor   In his article on a technique devised to help pilots and others deal with emergencies (“Crew Resource Management Improves Decision Making”), Jerry Mulenburg sums up the core actions of crew resource management as “see it, say it, fix it.”

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From the Academy Director: 2011 Trends in Project Management

By Ed Hoffman     Throughout the past year, I have seen organizations, leaders, and managers wrestle with challenges brought on by economic, political, technological, and organizational change.

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Spacecraft technicians at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars Science Lab: The Challenge of Complexity

By Richard Cook   One of NASA’s great strengths over the past fifty years has been our ability to execute complex, one-of-a-kind projects.

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Masters Forum 20: Passing the Torch 3

May 10, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 3   Master practitioners shared their stories and lessons learned from their work on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Constellation programs at Masters Forum 20.

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Stories from the Next Generation

May 10, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 3   Young professionals from NASA and academia shared their experiences and perspectives at Masters Forum 20.

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Masters with Masters on Sustainability

May 10, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 3   Leaders from NASA, the White House, and industry tackled the challenge of organizational sustainability.

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