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In a high stakes environment where mistakes can be catastrophic, how can an organization plan for human error? When does shared expertise within a group prove most valuable, and when might it make more sense to foster cognitive diversity? Why do some after-action reviews successfully establish a consensus-driven vision forward, while others stir up feelings of shame, blame, and guilt? In this episode, Preston B. Cline, co-founder and Director of Research at the Mission Critical Team Institute, shares observations and best practices from working with teams in immersive, all-consuming environments where the margin for error is near zero. 

Independent verification and validation (IV&V) is a significant step in the process of deploying systems for mission-critical applications in the Department of Defense (DoD). In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Justin Smith, senior Agile transformation leader in the SEI Software Solutions Division, talks with principal researcher Suzanne Miller about how to bring concepts from Lean and Agile software development into the practice of IV&V.

Smith describes his experiences at NASA’s Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility as a project manager for the Orion IV&V team. On that project, the developer employed Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) as their development process, which had challenging consequences for established IV&V practices within NASA IV&V. Smith also discusses the ways in which NASA adapted to this change and describes strategies and tactics for reconciling Agile and IV&V.

How can businesses plan for life in the COVID-19 pandemic as it stretches on? What about individuals, families and communities? Find out these answers and more in this episode, a timely interview with crisis management expert Regina Phelps. And be sure to check out the Study Guide for the program! Click on the top left where it says "Pdf" above the date! https://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/covid-19-pandemic-planning-for-businesses-interview-with-regina-phelpshttps://multi-hazards.libsyn.com/

Regina Phelps' Bio

Regina Phelps is President of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Inc. based out of San Francisco, California, USA. She is an internationally recognised expert in the field of crisis and continuity management and exercise design. Since 1982, she has provided consultation and speaking services to clients in four continents. She is a frequent speaker at international continuity conferences such as those of Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ), the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)and the World Conference on Disaster Management. Ms. Phelps is consistently rated as one of the top speakers in her field and is known for her approachable and entertaining speaking style and her ability to take complex topics and break them into easily digestible and understandable nuggets. Experts and novices consistently say that they always learn something new from her presentations.

Ms. Phelps latest book is Cyberbreach: What if Your Defenses Fail? Designing an Exercise to Map a Ready Strategy. Her other books are Emergency Management Exercises: From Response to Recovery and the companion Instructor's Guide. All three are available on Amazon.