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 ASK Magazine
What Makes a Good Manager?
By Todd Post
This issue of ASK we look at several projects that recovered from serious problems after a critical change was made in how they were managed.
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 Stories
 
 Story: Right on Time, Radically
Right on Time, Radically
By Ken Lehtonen
I could literally hear the team's cohesiveness. It was something of a mystical moment.
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 Story: Radical Is Temporary
Radical Is Temporary
By Larry Barrett
We achieved a remarkable level of productivity and quality during the time we developed the new code.
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 Story: Walking a Fine Line
Walking a Fine Line
By Mary Bothwell
When things got behind schedule the instrument manager didn't have the experience to know what was needed to catch up.
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 Story: Sounds Clear Enough
Sounds Clear Enough
By Alan Zak
There's a reason that project management is a full-time job.
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 Story: Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby
By Angelo (Gus) Guastaferro
It was going to require a delicate touch for me to step in and help him understand that this was what was best for the project.
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 Special Feature
 
 Special Feature: APPL's Project Management Development Process -- The PMDP Roadmap
APPL's Project Management Development Process
The PMDP Roadmap
In addition to what I've gained through the curriculum and hands-on experience, I've benefited from all of the people that I've met through the process.
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 Features
 
 Feature -- Transition Time: Zero
Transition Time: Zero
By W. Scott Cameron
The project manager of one of our biggest projects had requested to be removed from the job immediately.
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 Feature: Passing the Baton -- Lessons in Regret
Passing the Baton: Lessons In Regret
Terry Little
I had failed miserably in preparing the way for my inevitable successor.
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 Practices
 
 Practice -- Managing History: A Practicum
Managing History: A Practicum
By Stephen J. Garber
Roger was very good about offering to help after he left. Sometimes I turned to him to ask his advice on situations.
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 Interview
 
 ASK Talks with Tom Gavin
ASK Talks with Tom Gavin
More than 40 years after he began work as an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Tom Gavin shares some of his project management lessons learned.
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