News & Events at APPEL
August 2008
Special Masters Forum in October 2008!
The APPEL knowledge-sharing team is planning an exciting special Masters Forum in October in celebration of the Agency’s 50th anniversary. Center Directors have been asked to submit names of nominees from their respective Centers to attend this event by the end of August.
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Johnson Space Center Forum
APPEL has begun to implement Center Forums! The first one will be hosted by Johnson Space Center one week from this Thursday on August 21.
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July 2008
APPEL Curriculum Budget Cuts
As a result of fiscal year 2008 budget cuts, APPEL has had to cancel most of our courses for the remainder of this fiscal year. We are hoping we’ll be able to meet the needs of our customers at the centers and offer a full curriculum in fiscal year 2009. Some centers are utilizing their own funding to offer APPEL courses this year. APPEL fully supports this but in order to maintain proper records and standardization of curriculum it is important that each training center make their arrangements through our prime contractor, ASRC. If you want to fund and schedule an APPEL course please contact, Katherine Thomas.
May 2008
Masters Forum 16
According to practitioners who attended Masters Forum #16, the event was well worth the time they spent away from their daily responsibilities! The session, held Monday, April 21- Thursday, April 24, 2008 at the Lansdowne Resort in Northern Virginia, was attended by over 85 people including Non-NASA project managers and executives from Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and BAE Systems. In addition to practitioners sharing stories and lessons learned, the Forum was designed to take attendees back- in- time with rich and vivid examples of risk-management, decision-making and project leadership at its best.
Masters Forum #17 will be held the week of October 27-30, 2008 in the southern California region. We will post the exact location once it has been determined
Check with your Center Director to learn how you can participate!
April 2008
Masters Forum in April!!
Planning is underway for APPEL's upcoming Masters Forum! The Spring Masters Forum begins at 5:00 PM with dinner on April 21, 2008, and ends mid-morning April 24, 2008. The event will be held at The Lansdowne Resort in Lansdowne, Virginia.
Center Directors are now in the process of selecting practitioners who will represent their respective Centers at this informative, highly interactive three-day networking event. Names should be submitted by February 28, 2008, to Rosie Robinson, APPEL Knowledge Sharing Program Manager here. Rosie may be contacted at 301.768.5744 with questions.
As NASA pauses to reflect and celebrate 50 years of space exploration, the April Forum intends to highlight projects that reflect our theme: "Proven Approaches to Achieving Project Management Excellence." A talented and diverse line-up of speakers with exciting, informative stories to share along with highly interactive group sessions are being planned.
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October 2007
NASA APPEL PM Challenge Co-Chairs Received PMI Distinguished Contribution Award!
Dorothy Tiffany (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Walt Majerowicz (Computer Sciences Corporation) recently received the Project Management Institute (PMI) Distinguished Contribution Award. Tiffany and Majerowicz have co-chaired the annual NASA Project Management (PM) Challenge conference for the past four years, and led the development of Earned Value Management training within the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Management (APPEL). The award recognizes individuals who contribute to the advancement of the project management profession and PMI.
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October 2007
APPEL Receives 2007 ICF Prism Award
The International Coach Federation (ICF) selected the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) as one of two recipients for the 2007 ICF Prism Award. APPEL's Performance Enhancement offers team support through assessment and development with specialized workshops and coaching. The ICF judges cited how NASA APPEL embraced emerging trends, built community, demonstrated innovative management, and effectively documented return on investment. For more information about APPEL team support identified as a "best practice" in coaching, please view the entry.
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+View images from the award ceremony here and here
August 2007
August 2007 APEX Award for ASK Magazine
ASK Magazine won a 2007 Award of Excellence in the Nineteenth Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. The Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) were based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the success of the entry, in addition to achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.
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April 2007
APPEL Hosts Masters Forum 14
Innovation and international collaboration were the themes of APPEL’s fourteenth Masters Forum, which took place in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in mid-April.
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April 2007
PM Challenge 2008
NASA Project Management (PM) Challenge 2008 is the agency's fifth annual project management conference. PM Challenge provides a platform for an examination of current trends in project management and offers a forum for knowledge sharing, exchange of lessons learned, leadership development, team building and training.
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March 2007
APPEL Knowledge Sharing Initiative Recognized across Government
The APPEL Knowledge Sharing Initiative was named as a finalist for the 2007 Knowledge Management Awards at the eighth annual Knowledge Management in Government Conference.
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February 26, 2007
NASA's 50th Anniversary
ASK Magazine is doing a special issue for NASA's 50th Anniversary and wants to hear your story ideas and suggestions!
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