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  In This Issue
 
 
Knowledge, for the Taking
By Jessica Simmons
True, I’m a writer, but the Knowledge Sharing Initiative has taught me that the same sentiment applies for project managers:
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  Stories
 
 
Old Journey, New Heights
By John Del Frate
If you could see the road ahead, you might just pass up a fantastic opportunity because you’re blinded by the potential pitfalls.
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Establishing a Presence
By Dr. Jeffrey McCandless
The Space Shuttle was developed in the 1970s using technology that was quite advanced for its time, including fly-by-wire components and multiple computer screens in the cockpit.
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The Knowledge Stealing Initiative?
By Larry Goshorn
I had never thought of myself as a thief, but there I was, peering at stuff that clearly wasn’t mine and quietly slipping it into my “toolbox” for my own personal use.
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Earned Value-Added
By Michael Jansen
By the time I joined the team, the ACEO had already established several unique tools with which to develop meaningful summaries...
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Putting EVM to the Test
By Jerald Kerby and Stacy Counts
In many instances there is no forewarning; schedules slip, costs soar, and the project manager is faced with the near impossible task of explaining why each impact occurred.
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Earning Value Against Resistance
By Glenn Rhodeside
The project managers were given a half-day of EVM training.
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A Lengthy Career's Lessons on Risk
By Angelo "Gus" Guastaferro
I managed the droning of the B47 to fly unmanned, and I had zero experience to take on that task. What I learned is the real way you acquire risk aversion: I was scared to death that I’d fail.
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  Features
 
 
A Leader, Not a Hero
By Lynda Rutledge
I thought that this would be a good opportunity to make the transition in to program management.
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Keeping Promises
By Greg Howell
The project, a complex healthcare facility, was in trouble. The money and time were gone, but there was plenty of distrust and mis-coordination.
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  Special Feature
 
 
The APPL "Learning Map"
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  Practices
 
 
Don't Confuse Documentation with Communication
By John Strickland
II've recognized the Request for Information (RFI) process as a huge source of wasted effort and needless confrontation.
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Managing Meetings... Remotely
By Hugh Woodward
For my manufacturing colleagues, “meetings” were always face-to-face activities.
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  Interview
 
 
ASK Talks with Bill Townsend
Bill Townsend is now the Vice President and General Manager of Civil Space Systems of Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation..
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In This Issue
+ Knowledge, for the Taking
By Jessica Simmons

From the Director
+ Knowledge and Meaning through Visualization
By Ed Hoffman

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
+ Shared Voyage: Encouraging Unlearning
By Dr. Alexander Laufer

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