The WBS is to serve as the basis for program/project technical planning scheduling, cost estimating and budgeting, contract scope definition, documentation product development, and status reporting and assessment (induding integrated cost/schedule performance measurement) Risk Management is a continuous process that identifies risks; analyzes their impact and prioritizes them; develops and carries out plans for risk mitigation acceptance, or other action; tracks risks and the implementation of mitigation plans; supports informed, timely, and effective decisions to control risks and mitigation plans; and assures that risk information is communicated among all levels of a program/project Back to PM Coach Home Page. Data collected in support of the APPl accredited curriculum The "PM Coach/Distance Learning Survey 3/99 was conducted from March 1 to March 31, 1999 in the form of an online survey announced to nasa staff Over two hundred participants sent their responses. of these 203 had answered most or all questions. One sent only a comment, answering no other questions
The WBS is to serve as the basis for program/project technical planning, scheduling, cost estimating and budgeting, contract scope definition, documentation product development, and status reporting and assessment (including integrated cost/schedule performance measurement). Risk Management is a continuous process that identifies risks; analyzes their impact and prioritizes them; develops and carries out plans for risk mitigation, acceptance, or other action; tracks risks and the implementation of mitigation plans; supports informed, timely, and effective decisions to control risks and mitigation plans; and assures that risk information is communicated among all levels of a program/project Back to PM Coach Home Page. Data collected in support of the APPL accredited curriculum. The "PM Coach/Distance Learning Survey 3/99" was conducted from March 1 to March 31, 1999 in the form of an online survey announced to NASA staff. Over two hundred participants sent their responses. Of these, 203 had answered most or all questions. One sent only a comment, answering no other questions
PM Coach/Distance Learning Survey 2/19990 140160 180 Risk Management for Project Manager Managing Fast Track Projects Earned Value Ma Performance Based Contracting 口Yes Grants Management E No Cooperative Agreements 38 口NAA Expanded Work Breakdown Structure owBS) International Program Management (IPM Systems Engineering Handbook SEH. Common Benchmark SEH Advanced Benchmarks S,EH. Other Engineering Metrics SEH. Software Metrics ass-soea3 Acquisition Full Cost Accounting/FMP Cost structure Configuration Managemer Strategic Planning Tools Cost Estimating The participants were asked to agree or disagree with Suggested Quarterly Distance Learning Topics and suggested Self-Paced On-Line Topics which among many separate topics contained two groups of clustered topics (i. e a topic plus related sub-categories In addition participants could make informal comments. We also asked for the participants' levels of education for demographic reasons. a disabled copy of the original online survey form is also made available here The results of the survey follow below The simple answers:
The participants were asked to agree or disagree with: Suggested Quarterly Distance Learning Topics and Suggested Self-Paced On-Line Topics which among many separate topics contained two groups of clustered topics (i.e., a topic plus related sub-categories) In addition, participants could make informal comments. We also asked for the participants' levels of education for demographic reasons. A disabled copy of the original online survey form is also made available here. The results of the survey follow below: The Simple Answers:
The comments Suggested Quarterly Distance Learning Topics Comments to: "Please indude any other topics you may wish to see conducted through distance learning (1)Risk analysis using simulation based modeling tools with graphics (2)Parametric cost estimating (3) Four dimensions of leadership Basic Project Management at NASA Cost/Proposal development for hardware projects. Schedule development and management Configuration Management Budget process at the working level, not at the congressional approval level the process by which your project is funded and your responsibilities for reporting back the accounting system Business ethics Collaborative engineering techniques Contract management Integration of project elements, contracts, and grants in a program Cost estimation Data on the latest ise and cee technologies and capabilities. Specifically the use of cee-delivered tools and capabilities Developing a WBS Organizing /optimizing project resources
The Comments: Suggested Quarterly Distance Learning Topics Comments to: "Please include any other topics you may wish to see conducted through distance learning." (1) Risk analysis using simulation based modeling tools with graphics (2) Parametric cost estimating (3) Four dimensions of leadership Basic Project Management at NASA Cost/Proposal development for hardware projects. Schedule development and management. Configuration Management Budget process at the working level, not at the congressional approval level - the process by which your project is funded and your responsibilities for reporting back the accounting system Business ethics Collaborative engineering techniques Contract Management Integration of project elements, contracts, and grants in a program Cost Estimation Data on the latest ISE and CEE technologies and capabilities. Specifically the use of CEE-delivered tools and capabilities. Developing a WBS Organizing/optimizing project resources
Effective utilization of electronic communication collaborative tools in project management. Foreign languages (i.e. Russian, German, other countries with which NASA works How about a summary of the information which 7120. 5 is to capture, related to best practices and lessons-learned so that each project manager does not have to reinvent the wheel during formulation? i don t think i would be comfortable taking dasses over the Internet. I prefer live human beings as instructors and as fellow participants What if my server went down? When I am taking an off-site dass, my boss cannot interrupt my training with an urgent and unimportant task. But if I am in my office participating in an on-line dass, interruptions from many sources are likel I have completed courses through Advanced program Management as well as having been a Program Manager for many years. I am looking for more advanced or up-to-date training I would like to see a comprehensive eval uation of CoTs tools which support the project Management function for all of the above topics. I would like to see more practical topics like how to react to budgets that change weekly/monthly. I find that many training courses that I have taken are theoretical, not practical, and many times I'm not able to apply them because of the way nasa management works I would suggest that sitting at your desk(with a computer on-line" and tied in by telephone) is not the right way to learn classroom settings get away from the desk will provide less distractions and likely fewer technical glitches Impacts resulting from Full Cost Accounting Incorporating new technology into an existing project. You have an existing project; you have a plan and a budget but a new technology comes along which promises to make a substantial improvement the quality/effectiveness of the project. How do you evaluate the new technology
Effective utilization of electronic communication & collaborative tools in project management. Foreign languages (i.e., Russian, German, other countries with which NASA works) How about a summary of the information which 7120.5 is to capture, related to best practices and lessons-learned, so that each project manager does not have to reinvent the wheel during formulation? I don't think I would be comfortable taking classes over the Internet. I prefer live human beings as instructors and as fellow participants. What if my server went down? When I am taking an off-site class, my boss cannot interrupt my training with an urgent and unimportant task. But if I am in my office participating in an on-line class, interruptions from many sources are likely. I have completed courses through Advanced Program Management as well as having been a Program Manager for many years. I am looking for more advanced or up-to-date training. I would like to see a comprehensive evaluation of COTs tools which support the Project Management function for all of the above topics. I would like to see more practical topics like how to react to budgets that change weekly/monthly. I find that many training courses that I have taken are theoretical, not practical, and many times I'm not able to apply them because of the way NASA management works. I would suggest that sitting at your desk (with a computer "on-line" and tied in by telephone) IS NOT the right way to learn. Classroom settings (get away from the desk) will provide less distractions and likely fewer technical "glitches". Impacts resulting from Full Cost Accounting. Incorporating new technology into an existing project. You have an existing project; you have a plan and a budget, but a new technology comes along which promises to make a substantial improvement in the quality/effectiveness of the project. How do you evaluate the new technology
for incorporation into your project? How do you budget for this possibility? Integrated Finance Management Program(IFMP Full Cost Integrated product development Teams- How do you make them work? Interagency Agreements and Memorandums of Agreement with foreign countries and within the U.s Is it possible to somehow organize these dasses such that we can earn college credit towards a Master's degree in Business? Is it possible to arrange for individual computer based-training, in lieu of distance-based, to tailor our individual schedule (1)Leadership Theory and skills (2)Political Effectiveness(on-the-job) (3 Capability maturity Model (4)Effective project review techniques (5)Congress OPM--How It Works Looks good Managing project teams that are not co-located NASa budget process and funding sources NASA/govt budgeting processes and requirements NASAs fundamental planning tools: understanding and using the pert/cPm chniq Project Control Safety Management (1) Space Act Agreements on a quick-turn-around basis (2)The 7120. 5A program/project system Systems Engineering Systems Engineering concepts and approaches (1) Systems Engineering Metrics (1)Value of Independent Verification and Validation
for incorporation into your project? How do you budget for this possibility? Integrated Finance Management Program (IFMP) Full Cost Integrated Product Development Teams - How do you make them work? Interagency Agreements and Memorandums of Agreement with foreign countries and within the U.S Is it possible to somehow organize these classes such that we can earn college credit towards a Master's degree in Business? Is it possible to arrange for individual computer based-training, in lieu of distance-based, to tailor our individual schedule. (1) Leadership Theory and Skills (2) Political Effectiveness (on-the-job) (3) Capability Maturity Models (4) Effective project review techniques (5) Congress & OPM -- How It Works Looks good Managing project teams that are not co-located NASA budget process and funding sources NASA/govt budgeting processes and requirements NASA's fundamental planning tools: understanding and using the PERT/CPM techniques Project Control Safety Management (1) Space Act Agreements on a quick-turn-around basis (2) The 7120.5A program/project system Systems Engineering Systems Engineering concepts and approaches (1) Systems Engineering Metrics (1) Value of Independent Verification and Validation
(1)Tailoring 7120.5A (2) Teaming between NASA Centers Tailoring projects Task Management Technology Transfer and commercialization Why not include everything possible from other curriculums? Why exdude anything or are development costs prohibitive? Technology Transfer (1) Technology transfer in the evolving project (2)ISo-Metrics-feeding the beast The role of project managers in a matrix organization The Systems Engineering courses/activities induded in the former PPMi (Great Books, etc.) ime management WBS One of the key benefits of live" training is the interaction and experience sharing that occurs among the participants. I feel that any distance learning program should indlude that aspect of the training if the technology allows Otherwise, self-paced with access to an""or instructor for questions would be sufficient and probably more cost-effective. As with any initiative r the success or failure lies in the details of implementation Good luck! Working with scientists effectively Program/project relationships Product assurance principles and practice Decision-making with uncertainty Suggested Self-Paced On-Line Topics
(1) Tailoring 7120.5A (2) Teaming between NASA Centers Tailoring projects Task Management Technology Transfer and Commercialization Why not include everything possible from other curriculums? Why exclude anything, or are development costs prohibitive? Technology Transfer (1) Technology Transfer in the evolving project (2) ISO-Metrics - feeding the beast The role of project managers in a matrix organization The Systems Engineering courses/activities included in the former PPMI (Great Books, etc.). Time Management WBS One of the key benefits of "live" training is the interaction and experience sharing that occurs among the participants. I feel that any distance learning program should include that aspect of the training, if the technology allows. Otherwise, self-paced with access to an "expert" or instructor for questions would be sufficient and probably more cost-effective. As with any initiative, the success or failure lies in the details of implementation. Good luck! Working with scientists effectively Program/project relationships Product assurance principles and practice Decision-making with uncertainty Suggested Self-Paced On-Line Topics
Comments to: Other elements of the pm coach you would like to see A NASa "Body of Knowledge for Program/Project Management"with a subject index would be good (1) Capability Maturity Models (2 )Leadership Theory and skills (Jim Juran' s Theory of Quality Construction of facilities Descope option identification and implementation Project Management pitfalls to avoid Efficient and effective project statusing techniques (1) Goals and Objectives Analysis (2) Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (1) Grants Management (2)Cooperative Agreements I am not aware of the PM Coach or the aPPl web site. Could you send me the address? Thanks (1) I don't think IPM would be a good self-paced course because of the nuances that are involved in international relations that don t lend themselves well to textbooks. Similarly, with controlling and executing projects, typically the student will have certain problem experiences that he/ she would benefit from having the instructor use as an example of how to apply the course material. Often, we know what the textbooks say but the problem is applying that to our complicated real-world problems (2) Full Cost Accounting is going to be a shock to the NASA PPMs, and will likely need interactive support for Q/A Part of having a true pM coach would be access to the project management knowledge that exists. The APPL could become the pM-link deluxe web site and provide a window into the vast body of knowledge that has been
Comments to: "Other elements of the PM Coach you would like to see." A NASA "Body of Knowledge for Program/Project Management" with a subject index would be good. (1) Capability Maturity Models (2) Leadership Theory and Skills (3) Jim Juran's Theory of Quality Construction of Facilities Descope option identification and implementation Project Management pitfalls to avoid Efficient and effective project statusing techniques. (1) Goals and Objectives Analysis (2) Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (1) Grants Management (2) Cooperative Agreements I am not aware of the PM Coach or the APPL web site. Could you send me the address? Thanks (1) I don't think IPM would be a good self-paced course because of the nuances that are involved in international relations that don't lend themselves well to textbooks. Similarly, with controlling and executing projects, typically the student will have certain problem experiences that he/she would benefit from having the instructor use as an example of how to apply the course material. Often, we know what the textbooks say, but the problem is applying that to our complicated real-world problems! (2) Full Cost Accounting is going to be a shock to the NASA PPMs, and will likely need interactive support for Q/A. Part of having a true PM coach would be access to the project management knowledge that exists. The APPL could become the PM-link deluxe web site and provide a window into the vast body of knowledge that has been
collected worldwide on the topic. I have never used the pm coach and until this survey was unaware of its existence I would suggest that the use of self-paced on-line topics could be used as a prerequisite to actually taking the dlass at a remote site. This would greatly enhance the quality of the class. It may be value-added to have a summary of each of these topics with the ability to dig deeper, as needed. The pm is more of a generalist and relies on specialists in many of these areas; thus the specialist may act ually get more benefit with this information than the pm ogistics and Maintainability in Program/Project Management nASa budget process and funding sources NASA/gowt budget issues Not having used the PM Coach, i cannot appropriately answer what is lacking or what needs improvement Sor Overview of software tools/systems that readily provide project performance metrics. Plus, add a summary of the pros/ cons of each system (1)Program/Project Management Handbook (2)NASA Strategic Management Handbook Scheduling resources Tech transfer and commercialization Why not include everything possible from other curriculums? Why exclude anything or are development costs prohibitive? What is the Systems Engineering Handbook??? It would be nice to have an intuitive way to get to the appl web site from the
collected worldwide on the topic. I have never used the PM Coach and, until this survey, was unaware of its existence. I would suggest that the use of self-paced on-line topics could be used as a prerequisite to actually taking the class at a remote site. This would greatly enhance the quality of the class. It may be value-added to have a summary of each of these topics with the ability to dig deeper, as needed. The PM is more of a generalist and relies on specialists in many of these areas; thus the specialist may actually get more benefit with this information than the PM. Logistics and Maintainability in Program/Project Management NASA budget process and funding sources. NASA/govt. budget issues Not having used the PM Coach, I cannot appropriately answer what is lacking or what needs improvement. Sorry. Overview of software tools/systems that readily provide project performance metrics. Plus, add a summary of the pros/cons of each system. (1) Program/Project Management Handbook (2) NASA Strategic Management Handbook Scheduling resources Tech transfer and commercialization. Why not include everything possible from other curriculums? Why exclude anything, or are development costs prohibitive? What is the Systems Engineering Handbook???? It would be nice to have an intuitive way to get to the APPL web site from the
NASA Home Page. If there is one, i haven 't found it yet The intro to this survey include any additional comments you have at the end of the form s you want to add another entry field for that . or was this the place you intended for other comments, even though it has a specific PM Coach title? This was an excellent survey with issues on technical/business areas. Please send documents for enrollment ime management Tracking workforce assigned to projects Who knew that any courses were offered on- line? ?!! How do i sign up! !??? You guys are doing a great job! !!
NASA Home Page. If there is one, I haven't found it yet! The intro to this survey says: "include any additional comments you have at the end of the form..." Perhaps you want to add another entry field for that... or was this the place you intended for other comments, even though it has a specific PM Coach title? This was an excellent survey with issues on technical/business areas. Please send documents for enrollment. Time management Tracking workforce assigned to projects Who knew that ANY courses were offered on-line??!! How do I sign up!!!!!!???? You guys are doing a great job!!!!!!