DocumentCode :
3517451
Title :
NASA´s Cost Analysis Steering Group as a Community of Practice
Author :
Bryson, Jonathan G. ; Brill, Steven R. ; McGurk, Sheryl
Author_Institution :
Earth Sci. Projects Div./420, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
fYear :
2008
fDate :
1-8 March 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
7
Abstract :
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other Federal agencies face a wave of retirements in the near future which could lead to a significant loss of experience and knowledge. As a response, the organizations need to utilize multiple strategies to capture, retain, and transfer knowledge and to maintain skill competency. This paper describes the use of the concept of a "community of practice" (CoP) and the initial steps to develop an Agency-wide discipline group for cost estimation and analysis into a more highly functioning community for the purpose of successful knowledge management. CoP resources from academia and other Federal sources are identified. A new model of a Knowledge Curriculum is also introduced.
Keywords :
aerospace engineering; aerospace industry; costing; NASA cost analysis steering group; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; agency-wide discipline group; community of practice; cost estimation; knowledge curriculum; knowledge management; skill competency; Aerospace engineering; Cost function; Financial management; Information analysis; Knowledge engineering; Knowledge management; Life estimation; NASA; Project management; Retirement;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
ISSN :
1095-323X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1487-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2008.4526670
Filename :
4526670
Link To Document :
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