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Pleanary Speakers 2006
Gregory Balestrero   Managing Complexity: The Future of Project Management
Franklin Chang Diaz   Mapping a Path to the Solar System and Beyond
Cathy Claunch   The President's FY08 Budget
Mike Coats   Opening Remarks: The Power of Knowledge Sharing
Frank Culbertson   Shuttle Mir-Program
William Gerstenmaier   On a Need-Not-to-Know Basis
Rex Geveden   Keynote Address: The NASA Game Plan
Edward Hoffman   The APPEL Approach to Building HIgh-Performance Teams
Bryan O'Connor   Communication: The Key to Knowledge Sharing
Christopher Scolese   Engineering and Project Management: A Constructive Relationship

Speakers from 2006
Presentations are listed in alphabetical order by speaker.

John Baniszewski   Project Management and Procurement
     
Bo Bejmuk
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Design for Operations Space Shuttle Vs. Sea Launch
     
Ted Biess
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Environmental Assurance for NASA Systems
     
Vincent Bilardo Jr.   Seven Key Principles of Program and Project Success
- A Best Practices Survey
     
James Bilbro   Mitigating Adverse Impact of Technology Maturity
     
Walter Bowman
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  Identifying and Handling Problem Projects
     
Tim Brady   Systems Engineering Development Opportunities within NASA's Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership
     
Jonathan Bryson   In-House Consulting in a One NASA Age
     
Edward Calder &
Bradley Jones
  Gravity Probe B: Testing Einstein ...with a Management Experiment
     
Faith Chandler   NASA Mishaps: What Separates Success From Failure
     
Steve Cook   From ESAS to ARES - A Chronology
     
Patricia Corcoran &
Jeffery Webster
  POLARIS - Helping Managers Get Answers Fast
     
Kenneth Costello   Prioritizing Verification and Validation Resources on MIssion and Safety Critical Software


   
Doug Comstock
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  Innovative Partnerships
     
Lori Crocker   Effective Teamwork: The EVA NBL Experience
     
Tom Cummings
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  Lessons Learned from 737 and 787 Jet Liner Programs
     
Homayoon Dezfuli &
Robert Youngblood
  Integration of Technical Risk Management with Decision Analysis
     
Dan Dumbacher   Managing External Relationships - The Lifeblood of Mission Success
     
Steve Gahm   Enabling Project Management to Enhance Integration and Communication in Dispersed NASA Projects
     
David Gilman   New Horizons in Project Teams
     
David Graham   Using Cost-Risk to Connect Cost Estimating and Earned Value Management
     
Wayne Hale   External Tank Foam: A Lesson Relearned
     
Jeff Hanley   Meeting the Constellation Program Management Challenge
     
Chris Hardcastle
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  Spotlight on Constellation Program Systems Engineering & Integration
     
Caris (Skip) Hatfield   From Alpha to Orion: Continue the Journey
     
Michael Hazen
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  How Much is Enough? Applying the Discipline of Systems Engineering to Small, Fast-Paced Projects
     
Edward Healy
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NASA Implementation Internal Controls
     
Ivy Hooks   Why it Shouldn't Be So Hard to Write a Systems Specification
     
Diana Hoyt   Institutional Risk to Mission: How to Protect Your Projects
     
Brian Hughitt Project Quality Assurance
   
David Hulett
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  Integrated Cost/Schedule Risk Analysis
     
Andrew Hunter
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  R&D Budgeting - It's harder than Rocket Science
     
Ronald Johnson &
Claire Smith

The Chronicles of APEX: Experiences from the PM Development Frontier
   
Steve Kapurch   Engineering of Systems Excellence Initiative
     
Michele King &
Pamela Richardson
  Problem Management: What Happens When Risks Become Problems
     
Tim Kotnour Using Project Reviews to Your (Learning) Advantage
   
Joshua Krage   Risk is Risk Right?
     
Joshua Krage &
Randy Seftas
  Spaceflight Project Security: Terrestrial and On-Orbit Mission
     
John Krahula   Schedule Metrics - Beyond the Ordinary
     
Lin Kroeger   Practical and Precise Writing: Get Results, Ensure Accuracy & Clarity
     
Dennis Lee &
Frank Snow
The Focus of Systems Engineering in Principle Investigator (PI) Mode Missions
   
Dave Lengyel   Integrating Risk and Knowledge Management in ESMD
     
Jeffrey Manthos   Understanding GSA Engineering & Services Contracts - A Program Manager's Guide
     
Frederick Manzer   Managing Priorities In a Complex Environment
     
Anne Martt   Powerful Phrases for the Project Manager's Tool Kit
     
Amanda Mitskevich   Over 50 Successful Launches: Priceless
     
Jerry Mulenburg   At the Crossroads: The Evolution of Project Management
     
Ralf Müller   Matching the Project Manager's Leadership Style to Project Type
     
Bill O'Keefe   Situation Awareness of Project Team Members
     
Jeff Osterkamp   Corporate Archetype Shifts: Implementing a Life Cycle and Gated Milestone Process
     
William Paradis   Leveraging Scheduling Productivity with Practical Scheduling Techniques
     
Mike Rackley
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  Extracting Trends and Lessons From Project Problems and Solutions
     
Karlene Roberts   Enhancing Safety Culture at NASA
     
Michael Rudolphi
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  Recovery of Space Shuttle Columbia and Return to Flight Space Shuttle Discovery
     
Marco Sampietro The Effects of Humor on Project Management
   
Sandra Smalley   Managing Projects in an Environment of Changing Business Practices
     
Stuart Trahan   A Solution for Schedule Integration on NASA Programs
     
Joseph Vellinga   Stardust - Bringing a Comet Home
     
Randii Wessen   Market-Based Systems: Bidding your way to the Launch Pad
     
Frank Wood   Laptops in Space: Everybody Wants One!
     
Hugh Woodward   The Surprising Key to Project Success
     
Manson Yew   The NASA Engineering Network: Sharing Knowledge Across NASA's Engineering Community


   


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