NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Virtual Project Management Challenge February 23, 2016

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost Presenters: Today on the VPMC February 23, Vernell Jackson Engineering Systems Resource Manager Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Cynthia Simmons Associate Division Chief Instrument Systems and Technology Division NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What were you responsible for delivering? 3

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What was the situation? 4

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Where did you start? 5

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What was your strategy for recovering the instrument? 6

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Tell me what you need What are we paying for? Everything is negotiable Things Vernell Says 7

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC When/how did you start seeing results? 8

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What obstacles did you encounter? 9

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC How did things end? / What were your results? 10

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What factors contributed to your success? 11

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What are some of the lessons learned from your experience? 12

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Jason Lee Assistant Director Applied Research Team US Government Accountability Office

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) GAO Schedule Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Project Schedules GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs NDIA Planning & Scheduling Excellence Guide Resources: Project Scheduling 14

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost Presenters: Today on the VPMC February 23, Vernell Jackson Engineering Systems Resource Manager Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Cynthia Simmons Associate Division Chief Instrument Systems and Technology Division NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC How did your working relationship start? 16

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What did your partnership look like? 17

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC How did you allocate your time? 18

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC “I need you to come with me.” More Things Vernell Says 19

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What made your relationship so successful? 20

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Dr. Kate Earle Chief Learning Officer Quiet Leadership Institute

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Quiet Leadership Institute | Quiet Revolution | Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking (2012) Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts | TED Talk Extroversion-Introversion Assessment Quiet Leadership Course (NASA Only) Resources: Extroversion-Introversion 22

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost Presenters: Today on the VPMC February 23, Vernell Jackson Engineering Systems Resource Manager Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Cynthia Simmons Associate Division Chief Instrument Systems and Technology Division NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What is a key lesson learned about how to work well with each other? 24

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Audience Q & A 25

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC What advice would you give yourself and each other? Final Question 26

NASA Virtual Project Management Challenge  #askVPMC Project Derailed? Get Back on Track with Schedule and Cost Presenters: Today on the VPMC February 23, Vernell Jackson Engineering Systems Resource Manager Applied Engineering and Technology Directorate NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center Cynthia Simmons Associate Division Chief Instrument Systems and Technology Division NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center