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2008 Podcasts

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Jonathan Firth, Project Director, Virgin Galactic
Presentation: Virgin Galactic : Out of this World and Back
+ Podcast (27KB, 29 mins)

William Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator for Space Operations, NASA
Presentation: Seeing Through the Haze: Counter-factual Thinking
+ Podcast (16KB, 17 mins)

Toshifumi Mukai, Senior Chief Engineer, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Presentation: Challenges to Successful International Projects
+ Podcast (22KB, 24 mins)

Bryan O'Connor, Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, NASA
Presentation: Challenging Assumptions: Healthy Skepticism
+ Podcast (25KB, 27 mins)

William Parsons, Kennedy Space Center Director, NASA
Presentation: Reach Higher: NASA's Next 50 Years
+ Podcast (6KB, 7 mins)

Michael Ryschkewitsch, Chief Engineer, NASA
Presentation: Some Things You Always Needed to Know About Systems Engineering but Didn’t Know You Needed to Know
+ Podcast (26KB, 27 mins)

Christopher Scolese, Associate Administrator, NASA
Presentation: Building the Future of Space Exploration
+ Podcast (38KB, 41 mins)

Al Worden, Command Module Pilot, Apollo 15, Colonel, USAF, Retired
Presentation: Keep it Simple Stupid (KISS)
+ Podcast (28KB, 30 mins)

Michael Aguilar, NASA Technical Fellow for Software, NASA Engineering Safety Center
Presentation: Software Development Best Practices for Human-Rated Spacecraft
+ Podcast (52KB, 56 mins)

Emma Kolstad Antunes, Center Web Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: Secrets of Successful Web sites
+ Podcast (33KB, 35 mins)

Michael Bay, NASA Technical Fellow for Software, NASA Engineering Safety Center
Presentation: Risk Driven CEV Electrical Systems Design
+ Podcast (36KB, 39 mins)

Norman M. Beck, Jr. - Lt Col, USAF Ret, Mission Integration Engineer, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Presentation: Free Launch with Manageable Risk: Challenges of Integrating Dual Spacecraft
+ Podcast (36KB, 39 mins)

Walter O. Bowman, PMP, PMI Fellow, Executive Director, PMCentersUSA, LLC
Presentation: Team Development Strategies: “Give Them What They Need”
+ Podcast (40KB, 43 mins)

Alan P. Brache, Executive Director, Kepner-Tregoe
Presentation: Turning Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results
+ Podcast (50KB, 53 mins)

Nick Chrissotimos, Associate Director Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: STEREO: The Story
+ Podcast (28KB, 29 mins)

Terry Conroy, Associate CIO for Enterprise Architecture, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: It’s Not Just About the IT: Developing Systems that People Can (and Will) Use
+ Podcast (59KB, 64 mins)

Russell Dare, Project Manager/ Information Technology & Communications Directorate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: Building a meaningful IT PMO: A Year in Retrospect
+ Podcast (37KB, 40 mins)

Mitchell Davis, NASA Technical Fellow for Avionics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: Mitigating the June 2007 International Space Station(ISS) Russian Segment Computer Anomaly in your Design
+ Podcast (25KB, 27 mins)

Diane J Dromgold, Managing Director, RNC Global Projects
Presentation: Building Teams to Achieve - Proven across Cultures, Disciplines, Geography
+ Podcast (45KB, 49 mins)

John Emond, Collaboration Program Coordinator, Innovative Partnership Program, NASA Headquarters
Presentation: Forging Partnerships: Team Building as Crucial Element
+ Podcast (36KB, 39 mins)

Frank Gati, NASA Glenn Research Center
Presentation: Being Part of Integrated Project Management Work from Another Center
+ Podcast (16KB, 17 mins)

Richard Grammier, Project Manager, Juno Project, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Presentation: Getting to a Successful PDR Under NPR 7120.5D
+ Podcast (50KB, 53 mins)

James Hale, P.G., CEO, Path Choices, LLC
Presentation: Dragons in our Dreams and Daring Deeds
+ Podcast (55KB, 59 mins)

Chris Hardcastle, Constellation Systems Engineering and Integration Director, NASA Johnson Space Center
Presentation: The Constellation Program Team: Reaching Higher, and Further
+ Podcast (50KB, 53 mins)

Gena Henderson, Ph.D., Program Manager, NASA Lessons Learned, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Presentation: The Agency’s Initiative on Lessons Learned
+ Podcast (38KB, 41 mins)

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., APPEL Director, NASA Headquarters and
Jon Boyle, Ph.D., NASA APPEL Program Manager, ASRC Management Services
Presentation: OMB Project Management Certification Requirements: Response and Implementation
+ Podcast (32KB, 35 mins)

Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., APPEL Director, NASA Headquarters and
Matt Kohut, Communications Team, Infactcommunications
Presentation: How We Learn
+ Podcast (37KB, 40 mins)

Michael W. Hulet, Mishap Investigation Point of Contact, NASA Johnson Space Center
Presentation: Learning from Past Experiences
+ Podcast (29KB, 31 mins)

Randy Humphries Jr., Deputy Director, Space Flight Systems, NASA Glenn Research Center
Presentation: 5 Fundamental Things You Need to Know to Get Back to the Moon
+ Podcast (24KB, 26 mins)

Gerald Mulenburg, Ph.D., PMP, Senior Analyst, Systems Management Office, NASA Ames Research Center (Retired)
Presentation: What Does Complexity Have To Do With It?
+ Podcast (48KB, 51 mins)

Cynthia H. Null, Ph.D., NASA Technical Fellow for Human Factors, NASA Ames Research Center
Presentation: Best Practices for Reliable and Robust Human Systems Integration
+ Podcast (40KB, 43 mins)

Ken Reightler, Vice President, Lockheed Martin
Presentation: Lockheed Martin’s Approach to Mission Success
+ Podcast (38KB, 41 mins)

Pedro C Ribeiro, MBA, PMP, President, Stratech/TheProjectOffice
Presentation: Predictable Project Surprises: Bridging Risk Perception Gaps
+ Podcast (39KB, 42 mins)

Stephen Rider, P.E., Facilities Program Engineer, NASA Headquarters
Presentation: Preparing for Facilities Readiness
+ Podcast (47KB, 51 mins)

Phil Sabelhaus, Project Manager JWST, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Presentation: The Realities of Successful Project Management
+ Podcast (22KB, 24 mins)

Marco Sampietro, Professor, SDA Bocconi School of Management
Presentation: Mood and Emotions: Impact on Team Performance
+ Podcast (44KB, 47 mins)

Dawn M. Schaible, M.S., Manager, Systems Engineering Office, NASA Langley Research Center
Presentation: Design, Development, Test, and Evaluation (DDT&E) Considerations for Safe and Reliable Human Rated Spacecraft Systems
+ Podcast (34KB, 36 mins)

Garrett Lee Skrobot, Mission Manager, Flight Projects Office, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Presentation: PPOD: Managing Small Secondary Payloads
+ Podcast (22KB, 24 mins)

Sandra Smalley, NASA IEMP Integration Manager, NASA Headquarters
Presentation: NASA’s Business Systems – Are they working for you?
+ Podcast (49KB, 52 mins)

Bobby Watkins, Chief of Staff, NASA Johnson Space Center
Presentation: Dealing with Difficult Situations
+ Podcast (34KB, 38 mins)

Julie L. Webster, Cassini Spacecraft Operations Manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Presentation: Multiple Orbits, Multiple Targets, Living with Risk Every Day
+ Podcast (36KB, 38 mins)

Louis S. Wheatcraft, Senior Consultant/Trainer, Compliance Automation, Inc.
Presentation: Everything in its Place – Levels, Allocation, and Traceability
+ Podcast (46KB, 50 mins)

Mary Beth Zimmerman, Analyst, NASA Headquarters
Presentation: Getting a Handle on Cost and Schedule Performance
+ Podcast (49KB, 53 mins)



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