June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Most megaproject failures “stem from a basic lack of being able to pursue a common goal with clarity and good behavior,” according to Edward Merrow, author of Industrial Megaprojects.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Forty-five years ago this month, scientists let out a sigh of relief when Surveyor 1 didn’t sink into the moon’s dusty surface.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 The Exploration Systems Mission Directorate’s Ares I-X knowledge capture initiative represents a comprehensive effort to optimize learning from a complex project.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Two weeks on the job, Philip Harris walked into an office looking for something to do and walked out a project manager.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Shot down, tied up, and imprisoned somewhere in China, two CIA operatives were told by their captors, “Your future is very dark.”
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 Space policy remains a moving target in the post-Cold War era, according to space policy representatives from six presidential administrations spanning 35 years.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 A common refrain from very experienced practitioners at NASA is, “You’re never as smart as you think you are.” NASA’s mission has always enabled the agency to attract a highly talented workforce. We have world-class experts in any number of technical disciplines, and many at NASA have […]
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 At the request of her manager, Taralyn Frasqueri-Molina opened the first page of the PMBOK™, holding a highlighter and pencil. She was going to change how her group did work.
June 14, 2011 Vol. 4, Issue 4 The Project Management Institute (PMI), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and the American Council on Education (ACE) have each recognized the quality of NASAs professional development activities.
