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Mission & Vision

Mission & Vision

To enable individual and team excellence...

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People

About Us

Learn about the APPEL Director and Deputy Director.

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Course Schedule

Training Schedule and Registration

Download Schedule and register for courses.

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APPEL History

APPEL History

Response to changing needs at NASA over the decades...

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Contact Us

Contact Us

Contact APPEL by phone, e-mail, or mail.

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The Academy offers...

Curriculum

APPEL Curriculum: Fundamental Training for NASA's Technical Workforce

APPEL'S Core Curriculum, supplemented by In-Depth Courses, provides fundamental knowledge for NASA's technical workforce.

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Performance Enhancement

Astronauts perform Hubble servicing

APPEL performance enhancement services increase a project's probability of success by delivering the right support to a project team at the right time.

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Knowledge Sharing

APPEL's Knowledge Sharing Initiative promotes excellence in project management and engineering leadership development.

APPEL's Knowledge Sharing Initiative promotes excellence in project management and engineering leadership development.

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Highlights

  • APPEL Director Ed Hoffman interviews John Mather, Sr. Astrophysicist and Sr. Project Specialist, James Webb Space Telescope Mission, and Dennis McCarthy, Chief Technology Officer, Hawk Institute for Space Sciences

    Video: Masters with Masters #2

    The second Masters with Masters event featured John Mather, James Webb Space Telescope mission, and Dennis McCarthy, Hawk Institute for Space Sciences.

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  • Classroom

    Two New APPEL Courses

    Astronomy for Engineers and NASA Missions will debut in 2010.

  • Project Management Institute Logo

    PMI Recognizes NASA for Project Management Excellence

    The Project Management Institute recognized NASA for its leading-edge, mature program and project management development program.

  • Classroom

    New APPEL Course

    Space System Development: Lessons Learned will be offered at Kennedy Space Center August 3-4, 2009 and at Ames Research Center at a later date.

  • Masters with Masters: Christopher Scolese and Michael Ryschkewitsch

    Video: Masters with Masters #1

    The inaugural Masters with Masters event featured Acting NASA Administrator Chris Scolese and NASA Chief Engineer, Mike Ryschewitsch.

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    Business Opportunity  →

    Request for Information (RFI): APPEL seeks suggestions from outside organizations to improve the efficiency and quality of the services it delivers to NASA stakeholders. Respond by June, 26, 2009, 4:30 pm. EDT.

  • Project Leadership Forum

    Project Leadership Forum

    June 26, 2009 — NASA Headquarters Auditorium. Purpose: To examine challenges facing the project management community and the critical role project leadership will play in coming years.

  • Association of Project Management Project Magazine

    APPEL Featured in APM Publication

    APPEL was profiled in Project, the international Association of Project Management publication. The article examines the establishment of project academies at several organizations.

Overview

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

    About APPEL

    APPEL provides leadership, advice, direction, and support to meet the learning and development objectives of the NASA program/ project management and engineering community.

    — Dr. Edward J. Hoffman, Director

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Sharing Knowledge

PM and SE Development

  • Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program

    Systems Engineering Leadership Development Program

    The SELDP provides leadership development and technical training in systems engineering. Learn about the Program, download the Call for Participants and Nomination Form and access related resources.

  • PM & SE Development Gateway

    The PM&SE Development Program provides guidance on the competencies, professional experiences, and educational opportunities NASA project managers and systems engineers need at each career level. It offers a systematic approach to professional growth and self-improvement and is designed to increase job competency and to support career-planning activities.