Shared Voyage: Learning and Unlearning from Remarkable Projects: The NASA History Series

Dr. Alexander Laufer/ Todd Post/ Dr. Edward J Hoffman

ISBN 10: 1470013290 / ISBN 13: 9781470013295

Published by CreateSpace, 2005

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240 pages. 9.61x6.69x0.60 inches. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # zk1470013290

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Title: Shared Voyage: Learning and Unlearning from ...

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis:

Shared Voyage is about four remarkable projects: the Advanced Composition Explorer (NASA), the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (U.S. Air Force), the Pathfinder Solar-Powered Airplane (NASA), and the Advanced Medium Range Airto-Air Missile (U.S.Air Force). Each project is presented as a case study comprised of stories collected from key members of the project teams. The stories found in the book are included with the purpose of providing an effective learning source for project management, encouraging the unlearning of outdated project management concepts, and enhancing awareness of the contexts surrounding different projects. Significantly different from project concepts found in most project management literature, Shared Voyage highlights concepts like a will to win, a results-oriented focus, and collaboration through trust. All four project teams researched in this study applied similar concepts; however, they applied them differently, tailoring them to fit the context of their own particular projects. It is clear that the “one best way” approach—which is still the prevailing paradigm in project management literature—should be replaced by a new paradigm: Even though general project management principles exist, their successful application depends on the specifics of the situation.

About the Author:

Dr. Alex Laufer is the editor-in-chief of the NASA Academy of Program and Project Leadership magazine, ASK:Academy Sharing Knowledge. He is a member of the Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal, and has served as a member of the Advisory Board of the NASA Academy of Program and Project Leadership. Mr.Todd Post has been writing professionally for close to 20 years. From 2001 to 2003, he was editor of ASK magazine. Under his leadership, ASK expanded from a small electronic publication to a four-color print publication which has won numerous prizes for publication excellence, including two Blue Pencil Awards from the National Association of Government Communicators. Dr. Ed Hoffman is the director of the NASA Academy of Program and Project Leadership. In this capacity for the last 12 years, he has been responsible for the development of program and project leaders and teams within NASA. Drs. Hoffman and Laufer are the co-authors of Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders (Wiley, 2000).