Bryan O’Connor, former NASA Chief of Safety and Mission Assurance, Mike Ryschkewitsch, NASA Chief Engineer, Amy Edmonson, professor at the Harvard Business School, and Robin Dillon, professor at Georgetown, participate in a panel discussion about their experiences and research related to organizational silence. 0:50 Ed Rogers Introduces the Panel 9:48 Panel Discussion Begins Read More […]
Ed Hoffman, NASA Chief Knowledge Officer and Director of the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership, and Chris Scolese, Goddard Space Flight Center, introduce Goddard Organizational Silence event. There are different forms of silence. Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese recalled that when he first became a manager, “They took my ‘engineer’ card away.” […]
Andrew Chaikin, space author and historian, discussed the role of project management during Apollo during the Organizational Silence event at Goddard Space Flight Center on July 31, 2012. 0:33 Ed Rogers Introduction 2:32 Andrew Chaikin Read More: http://go.nasa.gov/1mJFLnA Learn More about Goddard OCKO: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/about/organizations/OCKO/index.html
Nicholas L. Johnson, NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris, describes the Orbital Debris Mitigation and Reentry Risk Management (APPEL-ODM) course offered through NASA’s Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL). This course is designed for NASA project practitioners, mission members, engineers, scientists, and other project support staff who are involved in spacecraft design and operations […]
NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris Nicholas L. Johnson addresses the pressing need for national and international policies to curtail the growth of orbital debris. Video Credit: NASA Read more here: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/publications/appel-releases-ibook.html
Nicholas L. Johnson, NASA Chief Scientist for Orbital Debris, discusses the current international focus on developing best-practice guidelines regarding space debris. Video Credit: NASA Read more here: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/publications/appel-releases-ibook.html
The 2012 Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program (SELDP) graduated nine new systems engineers. Members of the 2012 class each had a rotational assignment at a new center, benefitted from workshops and training, and had the opportunity to participate in benchmarking visits at organizations including Boeing, Costco, and Blue Origin. Paul Lambertson, chief engineer at Boeing […]
APPEL Director Dr. Ed Hoffman moderated a special international Masters with Masters on October 3, 2012 with Dino Brondolo, Director of Infrastructure Programs at Thales-Alenia Space Systems in Torino, Italy, and Alan Thirkettle, formerly the head of Human Spaceflight Projects Department at the European Space Agency (ESA) prior to his retirement in 2008. The conversation […]
On June 5, 2012, the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer held its first “Engaging Leaders in Knowledge” event at Goddard Space Flight Center. Mark Langley, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute, presented the results of the 2012 PMI “Pulse of the Profession” study to an audience of NASA practitioners. The annual global […]
