Progress in improving project management at the Department of Energy : 2001 assessment / Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for Oversight and Assessment of U.S. Department of Energy Project Management.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Energy.

United States.

Project management--United States.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Department of Energy (DOE) is engaged in numerous multimillion- and even multibillion-dollar projects that are one of a kind or first of a kind and require cutting-edge technology. The projects represent the diverse nature of DOE's missions, which encompass energy systems, nuclear weapons stewardship, environmental restoration, and basic research. Few other government or private organizations are challenged by projects of a similar magnitude, diversity, and complexity. To complete these complex projects on schedule, on budget, and in scope, the DOE needs highly developed project management capabilities. This report is an assessment of the status of project management in the Department of Energy as of mid-2001 and the progress DOE has made in this area since the National Research Council (NRC) report Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy (Phase II report) was published in June 1999.

Contents:

Front Matter

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Overarching Issues

3 Front-End Planning

4 Risk Management

5 Project Reporting and Oversight

6 Independent Reviews

7 Acquisition and Contracting

8 Documentation of Project Management Policies and Procedures

9 Project Manager Training and Development

A Biographies of Committee Members

B Committee Fact Finding and Briefing Activities Through August 2001 and Project Data Request in March 2001

C Phase II Report Findings and Recommendations

D Letter Report of January 2000

E Statistical Process Control with EVMS Data

F Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610209606

9780309170116

0309170117

9781280209604

1280209607

9780309510288

0309510287

OCLC:

559366553