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3 Use of Project Reviews to Improve Execution
Pages 50-56

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... This review process has become more structured recently but is not a completely independent review process. The other structured project review process used by DOE is the procedure developed on the basis of the Phase I NRC report (NRC, 1998~.
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From page 51...
... . An independent review of the Atlas Project of Los Alamos National Laboratory (a project to improve simulation of nuclear weapons performance)
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From page 52...
... . The review of the Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security Upgrades Project at LANL found that although a detailed schedule risk analysis was performed as part of the Critical Decision Review process, other risks, such as construction performance and the effects of ongoing changes to the project management process at LANL, had not been taken into account.
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From page 53...
... External independent reviews of 26 major projects are under way to assess their technical scope, costs, and schedules. The reviews so far have documented notable deficiencies in project performance verifying the committee's conclusion that DOE's project management has not improved and that its problems are ongoing.
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From page 54...
... All programs that have projects with total estimated costs of more than $20 million should conduct internal reviews, provided that the value of the reviews would be equal to or greater than the costs of conducting them. The decision to proceed with internal reviews should be made by program management, depending on past experience with similar projects, the estimated cost of the project, and the uncertainty associated with the project.
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From page 55...
... Environmental Management Quarterly Management Review In addition to the review process specified under the LCAM Order, EM conducts its own quarterly performance reviews in conjunction with all operations offices. These extensive reviews cover many established milestones, line items, and projects in the areas of waste management, environmental restoration, science and technology, and nuclear material and facility stabilization.
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... 1998. External Independent Review: Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Project, Defense Environmental Management Privatization Project No.
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