October 12, 2009

Project Management Institute Recognizes NASA for 40 Years of Shared Project Management Excellence

Posted by Arjun Thomas

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading project management organization, will recognize NASA for 40 years of shared project management success on 11 October during PMI^®Global Congress 2009—North America in Orlando, Fla. As PMI celebrates its 40^th anniversary, they also commemorate the 40^th anniversary of a significant NASA milestone – the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

Throughout history, NASA has invested in and applied key principles of project management to support the achievement of its momentous milestones. As a member of the PMI^® Global Corporate Council (GCC), they have taken a critical role in shaping the current project management landscape. The NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership is one of the leading program and project management development programs in the U.S. government – and even around the world. Additionally, in 1998, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Mars Pathfinder Mission project was named PMI Project of the Year for its innovative approaches.

Over the past 40 years, PMI has become a global thought leader in the project management community, and since its founding in 1969, it has grown to more than 500,000 members and credential holders in more than 185 countries.

“NASA has one of the most mature project management programs of any of the U.S. government agencies; they are a model that other organizations look to when they develop their own project management programs,” said Gregory Balestrero, president and CEO of PMI. “What NASA has achieved through its pursuit of project management excellence serves as inspiration for generations and will continue to do so in the future.”

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