Improving project management in the Department of Energy / / Committee to Assess the Policies and Practices of the Department of Energy to Design, Manage, and Procure Environmental Restoration, Waste Management, and Other Construction Projects, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826245703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 1999
• ISBN: 0-309-17278-0; 0-309-52033-9; 0-585-11685-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 p.)
• Soggetti: Project management - United States; Radioactive waste sites - Cleanup - United States - Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Department of Energy Projects -- 2 Project Management -- 3 Use of Project Reviews to Improve Execution -- 4 Acquisition and Contracting -- 5 Organizing for Excellence in Project Management -- A Evidence of Problems with DOE Project Performance -- B Communication of Project Costs and Durations -- C Characteristics of Successful Megaprojects or Systems Acquisitions -- D Biographies of Committee Members -- E Committee Meetings and Activities -- Glossary -- Acronyms.