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THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESS
THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW PROCESS
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usually, a contract worn a private sector firm requires that a quality management plan be submitted. In some cases, federal organizations have hired private fins to review the output of another architect-engineer, as well as experts to review specific features of a project.
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Staff offices that provide independent assessments shall support the orderly progression of programs through the acquisition process. DoD has established a Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG)
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The reviews are intended to complement over programs designed by the Quality Assurance Group to improve operations, notably the quality of projects at Vitiation and the performance of the Investment portfolio. Although the World BarUc reviews focus on a specific aspect of project management, namely oversight by the bank staff, He review process is instructive because it recognizes the need for ongoing assessment as part of a comprehensive program of quality assurance and continuous Improvement.
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The ICE team estimate was $140 million less Man the estimate prepared by the Savannah River site M&O contractor. A thorough reevaluation of the technical approach by the site project team identified additional cost reductions, and the project cost estimate was ultimately reduced by $257 million.
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These higher costs are attributable to the operating cost of the DOE staff and management and operating contractors, stringent security requirements, investigative and preparatory costs, complicated and sometimes duplicative regulations, and He inherent costs of operating in a somewhat noncompetitive environment. These factors are discussed In reports prepared for DOE by Independent Project Analysis, Inc.
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In 1993, the Office of Environmental Management commissioned IPA to assess the progress of its environmental restoration program. IPA is a private firm that specializes in measuring project performance according to key parameters
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Even though IPA analyzed individual environmental restoration and waste management projects, the study is a macro-level review that measures trends and highlights problem areas (IPA, 1993~. A follow-up study completed In April 1996 compares the progress of the Office of Environmental Management against the benchmarks established In the earlier study.
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Therefore, one of the significant issues for DOE is to integrate program-based attitudes with projectbased thinking, in other words, to convert waste management programs into definable projects. Providing specific project definitions In the early stages of environmental restoration projects (as well as some waste management projects)
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In practice, application of the proposed criteria will vary with the type and size of the specific project, and, ultimately, DOE must exercise judgment in selecting projects for review. Recommendations for independent reviews of specific projects appear in Chapter 4.
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