Transferring Knowledge Between Projects at NASA JPL (A) Case Solution
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
PUBLICATION DATE: September 20, 2016
JPL has actually played a big function in lots of area and planetary expeditions, and in specific in objectives to the world Mars. As a project-based company, JPL has numerous chances to discover in between succeeding objectives, however there are likewise numerous obstacles to the advancement and exchange of experience-based knowledge. Jennifer Trosper, job supervisor for the Mars 2020 objective, is attempting to choose whether to look for financing for a hands-on training program structure mini, academic variations of a Mars surface area lorry. The cases attend to a number of other choices, such as identifying the balance in between development and duplication of previous services, provided that Trosper has actually been charged with re-using engineering styles from previous projects, however for a broadened objective. The cases likewise check out generic knowledge-transfer concerns dealt with by JPL's Chief Knowledge Officer, David Oberhettinger, such as the function of documents, uses of official "lessons found out," and how finest to utilize the limited time of the most important JPL engineers.
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