NASA APPEL held the twelfth Masters Forum in Herndon, VA, on March 8-10, 2006 with a full line-up of NASA and industry veterans on hand to share stories and wisdom with approximately 67 current program/project managers and engineers. Bob Ward, biographer of the legendary MSFC Director Wernher von Braun, brought his subject to life in […]
One concern in the federal government is capturing the knowledge of employees who are eligible for retirement. Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council Kathryn Medina, voiced her concern about the potential for missed opportunities to transfer that valuable knowledge. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
Jeri L. Buchholz, NASA Assistant Administrator for Human Capital Management, discusses the importance of leveraging resources across federal agencies during NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. “Necessity is the mother of invention, but poverty is the mother of collaboration,” remarked Buchholz. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
According to Gurvais Clayton Grigg, Chief Knowledge Officer for the FBI, building a lasting organizational knowledge base hinges on project managers asking a single question: What have we learned? Grigg spoke at NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
On Thursday, February 28, APPEL’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge series sponsored a live-streamed learning event on the topic of “Developing Talent in the Federal Workforce” from NASA TV’s studio at Headquarters. This ELK session consisted of a keynote presentation delivered by Terry Cooke-Davis, Group Chairman of Human Systems International. The presentation was moderated by NASA […]
On Thursday, February 28, APPEL’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge series sponsored a live-streamed learning event on the topic of “Developing Talent in the Federal Workforce” from NASA TV’s studio at Headquarters. The federal government faces two immediate challenges with its workforce: preparing for retirements in order to maximize knowledge transfer from one generation to the […]
Not everyone may be naturally cut out to do the necessary planning needed by a project, according to Terry Cooke-Davies, Human Systems International Group Chairman, during NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. Context plays a critical role in managing projects.
Masters Forum 17 marked a very special occasion in NASA’s history: the 50th anniversary since the Agency’s founding in October 1958. This presented a unique opportunity to reflect upon the amazing achievements accomplished over the past five decades, their significance, and lessons learned from those accomplishments. Nicholas Skytland works in the Strategic Partnerships Office at […]
Human Systems International Group Chairman Terry Cooke-Davies engages in an impromptu interview before the live-streamed Engaged Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event. Stay tuned for the full-length video of the event. Learn more about ELK events http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
