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Zero Gravity Facility at Glenn Research CenterSo This is Knowledge Sharing
On projects requiring...
 
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 ASK Magazine
Who Do You ASK?
By Todd Post
When we started publishing ASK two years ago, we envisioned our readers, largely project managers, learning things from these stories and giving them a try on their own projects.
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 Stories
 
 So This Is Knowledge Sharing
So This Is Knowledge Sharing
By Susan Motil
At the heart of the problem was the review itself. We had tried to cram too much information into only three days.
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 Dressing Down
Dressing Down
By Harvey Schabes
I was the one taking the notes so it fell on me to be the one to capture everything that was said.
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 A Little Goes a Long Way
A Little Goes a Long Way
By Kimberly R. Jenkins
I made observations as we began to work together; one of them was that no attention had been given to the control room where we worked.
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 Thanksgiving Hocus Pocus
Thanksgiving Hocus Pocus
By Christian Zazzali
First order of business: help the client survive the shock. Nobody on our team said anything about "I told you so".
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 Special Feature
 
 Learning the ABC's of Project Management
Learning the ABC's
(of Project Management)

By Allan Frandsen
Of course, a good project manager always knows, at least in general terms, what is supposed to happen next.
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 Features
 
 I Hate Reviews!
I Hate Reviews!
I think there are a host of donut-eaters and coffee-drinkers out there that are professional reviewers.
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 The Project Manager's Tool Kit
The Project Manager's Tool Kit
By W. Scott Cameron
A good sense of humor rarely seems to be one of the deciding factors in choosing someone to be a project manager.
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 Practices
 
 Pragmatic Leadership Advice from Donald Rumsfeld
Pragmatic Leadership Advice from Donald Rumsfeld
Douglas R. Teany
Rumsfeld's management philosophy is unique and direct, and the best part is he's written it down.
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 Interview
 
 ASK Talks with Alex McCool
ASK Talks with Alex McCool
From Redstone in the '50s to SkyLab in the '90s, NASA pioneer Alex McCool talks about mentoring, methods, and motivation.
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