Global Trends in Project Management

Dr. Ed Hoffman, Director NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership

2011 International Institute for Learning, Inc., All rights reserved.

In 2008, the Academy began annually tracking trends in project management.

Talent Management Complexity Project Mgmt Certification Project Academies

Team Diversity

Transparency

Sustainability Portfolio Management Virtual Work

Frugal Innovation Smart Networks

Three years later, we see patterns.

Complexity

Sustainability

Transparency

Voluntary

Involuntary

Frugal Innovation
Cost discipline is an intrinsic part of the process, but rather than simply cutting existing costs, frugal engineering seeks to avoid needless costs in the first place.
Strategy & Business, The Importance of Frugal Engineering, May 2010

CUBESAT

LCROSS

Talent Management

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Portfolio Management

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Project Manager Certification

Companies say the certifications are proof that their current or prospective employees meet an industry-wide standard. And, some companies say a growing number of their clients insist on dealing only with employees who have earned industry designations. - Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2010

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Project Academies
A world shortage of top class managers to run increasingly complex projects and programmes, and the requirement by project-led companies for consistent standards across worldwide activities, is fuelling a global trend for organisations to develop talent through their own internal academies. - Project (Association for Project Management)

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Team Diversity
We possess incredible capacity to think differently. These differences can provide the seeds of innovation, progress,

and understanding.
- Scott Page, The Difference
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Virtual Work
MSS MSS Control Control St. Hubert, St. Hubert, Canada Canada POIC POIC Huntsville, Huntsville, AL AL ISS ISS Mission Mission Control Control Houston, Houston, TX TX Shuttle Shuttle Launch Launch Control Control KSC, KSC, Florida Florida

NASA and International Partner Operations

Columbus Columbus Control Control Center Center Oberpfaffenhofen, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany Germany ISS ISS Mission Mission Control Control JEM/HTV JEM/HTV Control Control Moscow, Moscow, Russia Russia Center Tsukuba, Center Tsukuba, Japan Japan Soyuz Soyuz Launch Launch Control Control Baikonur, Baikonur, Kazakstan Kazakstan H-IIA H-IIA Launch Launch Control Control Tanegashima, Tanegashima, Japan Japan

Rob Carter, CIO of Fed Ex, on learning Ariane Launch Control Ariane Launch Control from Kourou, French Kourou, French Guiana Guiana World of Warcraft (Time, May 25, 2009)

ATV ATV Control Control Center Center Toulouse, Toulouse, France France

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Smart Networks

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Todays trends require a change in mind-set.

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