Documents

Meeting Minutes

Meeting - January 23-24, 2008
Meeting - January 23-24, 2007 - presentation
Meeting - July 18-19, 2006
Meeting - January 31 - February 1, 2006
Meeting - July 26, 2005
Meeting - March 21, 2005
Meeting - February 1, 2005
Meeting - November 6, 2003 (PowerPoint presentation)

Annual Reports

2007 Annual Meeting Presentation: February 2007
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report

General Documents

DUF6-UDS-PLN-109: Risk Management Plan - May 2005
Appendix B: Risk & Opportunity Management - November 2005
Risk Project Review - November 2006
2006 Semi-Annual Meeting Presentation - August 2006
2006 Sami-Annual Meeting Presentation - February 2006
Project Management Working Group Overview

Calendar Year 2006: Achieving Quality in Project Execution.

• Risk Management. Focus is on improving the determination of risk and the quality of Risk Management Plans that are reviewed at each Critical Decision.
• Project Requirements Document (PRD). Inadequately defined, frequently changing requirements are documented as one of the most frequent causes of project failure. This Focus Group is addressing solutions to this problem. A guide and a model PRD are under review by the EFCOG Executive Council.
• Cost and Schedule Estimating. Accurate costs and reliable schedules are critical to good decision-making. This Focus Area is targeted toward improving cost and schedule estimating across the DOE Complex.
• Project Execution Plans. Fundamental to successful execution of any project is an effective, comprehensive, Project Execution Plan (PEP). The purpose of this Focus Area is to improve the quality of PEP provided to decision makers at the CD.
• Contract Fee and EVMS. This Focus Area is a continuation from last year. The stated purpose of EVMS is to provide information for managers. Use of EV indicators as performance measures could reduce their effectiveness as management tools. This Focus Area seeks to identify the appropriate use of EV data. Report in final review.
• Project Performance Reporting. Improving the quality of project reporting is the goal of this Focus Area. The contractor community will provide the best aspects from current reporting for distribution throughout the complex.
• EVMS Surveillance. With more contractor EVMS receiving DOE certification, surveillance has increased in importance. This Focus Area seeks to set standards and provide guidance on how best to execute surveillance.

Calendar Year 2005:  Earned Value Management:

• Clearning House for EVM. The Focus Group developed an EVMS Web Site where the contractor community can obtain the latest information on EVM. The web site includes policies, procedures, guides, best practices and the location of training resources for EVM. Also posted is "How to Prepare for EVMS Certification," a detailed listing of actions gathered from those sites/companies that have highly developed EVMS or have already undergone certification.
• Expanding EVMS Beyond Construction Projects. This Focus Group concentrated on IT, D&D, EM and R&D Projects. Case Studies in each area were completed. This work assisted efforts to apply EVM to appropriate areas across DOE sites Case Studies.

Calendar Year 2004:  Tailored Project Controls:  A graded approach and methodology for applying project controls to a wide spectrum of different projects was developed.