Professional
Development
Nasa JPL
NASA JPL’s Academy of Program and Project
Leadership program provides professional development to teams and
individuals through performance support, knowledge sharing, courses, career
development, university partnerships, and advanced technology tools. Since 1997,
many of NASA’s more experienced practitioners have left in a time that the
number of projects has increased. As a result, a younger and less experienced
work force is \increasingly in charge of more complex projects. This fact is the
catalyst for a need for increased mentoring, support, and development. The
academy program facilitates the transfer of this knowledge and helps to develop
future NASA project leaders.
The program’s five operational areas of expertise are:
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the project management development process,
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training courses,
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project team performance support,
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online project management tools, and
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benchmarking and research.