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 ASK Magazine
One-of-a-Kind, Two Ways
By Todd Post
Though each issue of ASK Magazine addresses the concerns of project management, this issue, like all previous issues, is a one-of-a-kind product filled with the unique and often innovative insights of individual project practitioners.
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 Stories
 
 One Way or Another
One Way or Another
By Christian Zazzali
I try to work through every scenario I can think of in advance to have everything lined up like dominoes -- but things still go wrong.
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 Enough is Enough
Enough Is Enough
By James Barrowman
It was the wrong answer because it made a simple design more complex and added little value to the mission at a major cost in time and dollars.
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 The Clock is Ticking
The Clock Is Ticking
By Dan Gundo
In my world of designing and creating new products, the one constant is speed -- not to mention the byproduct of speed: pressure.
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 Listening to that Voice Inside
Listening to That Voice Inside
By Dave Stickel
I had a lot of experience making quick decisions, but something told me to follow my instinct that this decision required more consideration.
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 Mr. Stardust's Wild Ride
Mr. Stardust's Wild Ride
By Dr. Kenneth L. Atkins
When I looked at the schedule and what had to happen with our initial funds, anxiety set in.
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 Tipping the Balance
Tipping the Balance
By Claire Smith
As I quickly discovered, a constellation of forces needed to be brought together to say, "We are going to make this happen."
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 Features
 
 See Attachment
See Attachment
By W. Scott Cameron
When I receive an e-mail I tend to want to stop everything and answer it.
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 Requirements: The More the Better?
Requirements: The More the Better?
By Terry Little
In truth, most so-called "requirements" are really "desirements." They have little or nothing to do with real need.
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 Practices
 
 Lessons from the Dark Side
Lessons from the Dark Side
By Jerry Madden
Mistakes are all right, but failure is not. Failure is just a mistake you can't recover from.
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 Interview
 
 ASK Talks with Donald Margolies
ASK Talks with Donald Margolies
The manager of the Advanced Composition Explorer project talks about the scheduling challenges of working with 20 science institutions, spread out across the U.S. and parts of Europe.
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