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Aspire Higher: SE Development at NASA

How can engineers hone their leadership and technical skills to enhance mission success? A recent NASA Virtual Project Management (PM) Challenge offered answers. 

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2017 SELDP Graduation (Closing Remarks)

On October 19, the 2017 class of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) celebrated 16 months of accelerated professional growth and cross-agency discovery. Learn more: https://appel.nasa.gov/2017/11/08/academy-brief-2017-seldp-class-graduates/

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Capabilities, Knowledge, and Culture: Advancing SE at NASA

David Rutishauser, an SELDP graduate from JSC, delivers the graduates’s insights into advancing systems engineering at NASA. On October 19, the 2017 class of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) celebrated 16 months of accelerated professional growth and cross-agency discovery. Learn more: https://appel.nasa.gov/2017/11/08/academy-brief-2017-seldp-class-graduates/

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SELDP Insights into Systems Engineering

On October 19, the 2017 class of the Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) celebrated 16 months of accelerated professional growth and cross-agency discovery. Learn more: https://appel.nasa.gov/2017/11/08/academy-brief-2017-seldp-class-graduates/ SELDP Graduates 0:10 Sean Laughter 3:41 Paul Mogan 7:40 Leslie Ringo 10:39 Robert Rivera 14:02 David Rutishauser 17:27 Lisa Smith 20:00 Stacey Bagg

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APPEL: Supporting Excellence at NASA

Watch this video to learn more about what the Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) does to help ensure NASA’s project management and systems engineering communities have the skills and knowledge they need to advance mission success. Visit the NASA APPEL Website: https://appel.nasa.gov/

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2017 Session 1: No One Grades Their Own Homework: Independent Assessment Under the New Decentralized Model

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 […]

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My Best Mistake (Dr. John Mather)

At the August 16, 2017, NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge, John Mather, Senior Astrophysicist at Goddard Space Flight Center, discussed his ‘best mistake,’ which led to his career at NASA. To learn more about the Virtual PM Challenge: https://appel.nasa.gov/knowledge-sharing/vpmc/

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Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement – Kirk Shireman

Kirk Shireman ISS Deputy Program Manager Segments: 00m00s Introduction and Background 00m36s Impact of Shuttle Retirement on International 03m07s Launch on Need and Safe Haven 09m27s Impact on ISS Budgets 17m57s Life After Shuttle: EVA, Robotics, Crew Time 24m04s Life After Shuttle: Skip Cycles 29m37s Life After Shuttle: Contingency Planning 32m56s Space Shuttle Going Out […]

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Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement – John Shannon and Sue Leibert

John Shannon Shuttle Program Manager Sue Leibert SSP Human Capital Transition Manager Segments: 00m00s Introduction and Background 00m54s Identification of Risk 08m59s Mitigation of Risk – Program Manager 25m43s Mitigation of Risk – Human Capital Manager 38m20s Lessons Learned

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