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Interview: ASK Talks with Joan Salute Story: Lessons from the Great Masters

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  ASK Magazine
Flexibility, Adaptability and More
By Todd Post
In Volume 3 of ASK we feature some of the supplest practitioners of flexibility in the NASA world of project management.
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  Stories
 
  Story: Chaos Is the Fraternal Twin of Creativity
Chaos Is the Fraternal Twin of Creativity
By Charlie Stegemoeller
We stayed focused on the end goal and chose to ride the wave we were on.
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  Story: Pin the Deputy's Badge on Me
Pin the Deputy's Badge on Me
By James Barrowman
As a Program Manager, you must try to create as much synergy as appropriate between projects.
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  Story: What's a Ceiling?
"What's a Ceiling?"
By Dougal Maclise
Ideally, protection enables the weak to develop gradually by increasing their exposure to risk.
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  Story: PI-in-a-Box
PI-in-a-Box
By Dr. Silvano Colombano
At times it seemed impossible for us to meet all their requirements.
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  Story: Lessons from the Great Masters
Lessons from the Great Masters
By Dr. Michelle Collins
The Great Masters knew that they needed to leave their options open until the very last.
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  Special Feature
 
  Special Feature: What Did You Do at Work Today?
What Did You Do At Work Today?
By W. Scott Cameron
About 20% of meeting time is effectively used by all participants.
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  Features
 
  Feature: The Big Briefing
The Big Briefing
By Terry Little
Reflecting on what I had done, I wondered if the ends had justified the means.
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  Practices
 
  Practice: Better: The Enemy of Good Enough?
Better: The Enemy of Good Enough?
By John Allmen
Knowing what is good enough should be understood at all working levels of the project.
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  Interview
 
  Interview: ASK Talks with Joan Salute
ASK Talks with Joan Salute
Associate Director of Aerospace, Ames Research Center, talks about the most important characteristic of a successful project manager.
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