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

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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

  • Jay O'Callahan

    Forged in the Stars Performance

    Storyteller Jay O'Callahan will perform his "love letter" to NASA, a story inspired by actual people and events, October 7, 2010, at the NASA Headquarters Auditorium.

  • Masters with Masters

    Masters with Masters #4

    On September 13, 2010, Bobby Braun and Steve Altemus discuss rethinking risk in the fourth Masters with Masters event.

  • Mike Hawes, Associate Administrator, NASA Office of Independent Program Cost and Evaluation, and Lynn Cline, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations Mission Directorate, discuss insights about their careers, the International Space Station, and the future of international collaboration, with Ed Hoffman, Director of the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership

    Masters with Masters #3

    Mike Hawes and Lynn Cline discuss the International Space Station and the challenges and rewards of international collaboration.

  • Masters Forum 19: Passing the Torch 2

    Passing the Torch

    Masters Forum 19 brought together current master practitioners and NASA veterans to share knowledge from the Shuttle and Constellation programs.

  • Principal Investigators Team Masters Forum 2

    Second Principal Investigators Forum

    Principal investigators, project managers, and project scientists gathered to exchange stories and knowledge at the second Principal Investigator Forum in Annapolis, Maryland.

  • Knowledge Forum #2

    Knowledge Forum on Project Effectiveness

    The Academy's second Knowledge Forum addressed how organizations acquire and transfer the knowledge they need to staff successful projects.

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.