1. www.DLR.de • Chart 1 > Standard presentation > Jan. 2012
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

2. www.DLR.de • Chart 2 > Standard presentation > Jan. 2012
DLR
German Aerospace Center
Research Institution
Space Agency
Project Management Agency

3. www.DLR.de • Chart 3 > Standard presentation > Jan. 2012
Locations and employees
7000 employees across Stade  Hamburg
32 institutes and facilities at  Neustrelitz
Bremen   Trauen
16 sites.
Berlin 
Braunschweig 
Offices in Brussels,
Paris and Washington.  Goettingen
Juelich   Cologne
 Bonn
Lampoldshausen 
Stuttgart 
Augsburg 
 Oberpfaffenhofen
Weilheim 

4. www.DLR.de • Chart 4 > Standard presentation > Jan. 2012
National and International Networking
Customers and partners: Governments and ministries, agencies and organisations,
industry and commerce, science and research
World
Europe
Germany

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Research Areas
- Aeronautics
- Space Research and Technology
- Transport
- Energy
- Space Administration
- Project Management Agency

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DLR Space Research and Technology –
Communication/Navigation
Focus:
- Satellite communications: optical communications, transmission standards
(DVB-S2/RCS), applications/services
- Navigation: Galileo operation and operational support, applications
(including indoor navigation)
Highlights:
- Galileo Control Center
- LCT application on TerraSAR-X and NFIRE
Future:
- Development of GALILEO II technologies
- Safety-of-life applications
- Combination of communications, navigation and earth observation

7. www.DLR.de • Chart 7 > Standard presentation > Jan. 2012
Institute of Communications and Navigation
Approx. 150 employees at two Stade  Hamburg
sites:  Neustrelitz
Bremen   Trauen
Oberpfaffenhofen
Neustrelitz Berlin 
Braunschweig 
Main area of research:  Goettingen
- Satellite Communications Juelich   Cologne
- Optical Freespace  Bonn
Communications
- Aeronautical Communications
- Satellite Navigation Lampoldshausen 
- Multisensor Navigation Stuttgart 
Augsburg 
 Oberpfaffenhofen
Weilheim 

8. www.DLR.de • Chart 8 > NASA PM-Challenge > Dr. F. David > February 23, 2012
Implementing a PMO and Developing PM
Expertise at a DLR Institute
Dr. F. David
Vice Director
Institute of Communications and Navigation

9. www.DLR.de • Chart 9 > NASA PM-Challenge > Dr. F. David > February 23, 2012
Initial Situation
End of 2005
- Recent change in Institute management
- Distinct scientific profile, but low impact
- Low earnings from thrid party
based on lots of small projects, no big missions
- Cross functional department just recently etablished
- Mission: enabling the Institute to take over leading positions in
selected, large international key projects
- Evolutionary approach

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Agenda
The PMO as driving force for change
Establishing Best Practices in the Institute
Drawing on project managers´experience
Raising the level of aducation in project management
PM as alternative career path
Defining role and responsibilities of Project Managers
Status and further development

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The PMO as driving force for change
Continuous development in three domains
PM process
Support Staff

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Establishing best practices
PMI Standards
Sponsors
Markets
Experience
DLR Governance

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Drawing on experience of our project managers
The PM working group as exchange network
- Exchange of experience / lessons learned
- Knowledge transfer and peer coaching
- Generation, maintenance, and continuous development of documented
best practices and tools

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Raising the level of education in PM
Training concept and PM career path
Methodological competences Start of Career
- Generic PM processes
- DLR specific processes and interfaces
Contextual competences Orientation Phase 1
- Personnel
management, finance, law, standards, …
Behavioral competences Orientation Phase 2
- Leadership, motivation, communication, cre
ativity, openness, performance
orientation, …
PM Career
PMP

15. www.DLR.de • Chart 15 > NASA PM-Challenge > Dr. F. David > February 23, 2012
Role and responsibility of Project Managers
as defined in the Institute
- The Project Manager is the person responsible for managing the project
and for accomplishing the project objectives within the constraints of the
project
- Project management is recognized as a valid role with accountability and
authority for managing the project
- The Project Manager is appointed by the Director of the Institute and
concludes mutual agreements with line managers on the provision and
usage of resources
- The Project Manager directly reports to the Director of the Institute

16. www.DLR.de • Chart 16 > NASA PM-Challenge > Dr. F. David > February 23, 2012
Status and further development
- Increased impact through leadership in key projects
- Siginificant growth in earnings from thrid party
still based on lots of small and just some big projects
- Significant increase in level of PM education
- Five PMPs certified, two of them leading large cross-departmental projects
Next Step
- Transition from PMO to P3O adressing
- Project Management as well as
- Portfolio Management and
- Program Management

17. www.DLR.de • Chart 17 > NASA PM-Challenge > Dr. F. David > February 23, 2012
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