This paper reports on a research study by the author that examined ten contemporary National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) complex projects. In-depth interviews with the project managers of these projects provided qualitative data about the inner workings of the project and the methodologies used in establishing and managing the projects. The inclusion of a variety of space, aeronautics, and ground based projects from several different NASA research centers helped to reduce potential bias in the findings toward any one type of project, or technical discipline. The findings address the participants and their individual approaches. The discussion includes possible implications for project managers of other large, complex, projects.


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    Title :

    How Project Managers Really Manage: An Indepth Look at Some Managers of Large, Complex NASA Projects


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    Publication date :

    2000-01-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


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    Language :

    English




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