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By Ed Hoffman One issue has emerged as a common concern in my recent discussions with project practitioners representing a broad cross-section of public and private sector interests around the world. Are project failures increasing?

Don Cohen, Managing Editor Most NASA missions have majestic goals. The Apollo program that put men on the moon, the rover landings on Mars, flights to the outer planets, and the space telescopes and other instruments revealing truths about distant galaxies and the origin of the universe are tributes to the ambition, curiosity, and resourcefulness […]

By William H. Gerstenmaier A buzzing noise wakes you from your sleep. Opening one eye, you squint at your alarm clock: 3:00 a.m.

By Daniel W. Rasmus The workplace is changing in ways not due entirely to the introduction of new technology or new philosophies of management.

By Don Cohen John C. Mather was study scientist and project scientist for the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) and principal investigator for the Far Infrared Absolute Spectrophotometer (FIRAS) on that mission.

By Karl Iagnemma Let me tell you a story. When I was a young, eager PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) searching for a thesis topic, I would take long, late-afternoon walks around the Institute, hoping to stumble upon inspiration in the paint-scabbed hallways.

By George N. Andrew Many at NASA believe the myth that good engineers make good project managers. My twenty-eight years of experience in engineering and management have taught me that engineers are often poorly equipped to manage projects, but it isn’t always their fault.

By Hugh Woodward I remember the day I walked into the paper plant in Oxnard under a brilliant southern California sun with a pleasant cooling breeze blowing off the Pacific.