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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


ACWP

actual cost of work performed

AE

acquisition executive

AO

Albuquerque Operations Office

AQL

acceptable quality level

ARM

acquisition risk management


BAC

budget at completion

BCWP

budgeted cost of work performed

BCWS

budgeted cost of work scheduled

BICE

Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment


CAP

corrective action plan

CD-0

critical decision 0, approval of mission need

CD-1

critical decision 1, approval of preliminary baseline range

CD-2

critical decision 2, approval of performance baseline range.

CD-3

critical decision 3, approval of start of construction

CD-4

critical decision 4, approval of start of operation or project closeout

CFO

chief financial officer

CII

Construction Industry Institute

CPI

cost performance index

CUI

contingency utilization index


DMAIC

define, measure, analyze, improve, control (six-sigma process)

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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DP

National Nuclear Security Agency Office of Defense Programs


ECAC

estimated cost at completion

EDAC

estimated date at completion

EIR

external independent review

EM

Office of Environmental Management

ESAAB

Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board

EVMS

earned value management system


FAR

Federal Acquisition Regulations

FPM

federal project manager


GAO

U.S. General Accounting Office

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act of 1993


ICE

independent cost estimate

ICR

internal cost review

IPR

internal project review

IPT

integrated project team

ISO

International Organization for Standardization


LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory

LLNL

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LNPL

lower natural process limits

LSL

lower specification limit


M&I

management and integration

M&O

management and operations


NNSA

National Nuclear Security Agency

NRC

National Research Council


OECM

Office of Engineering and Construction Management

OFPP

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

OMB

Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President


PARS

Project Analysis and Reporting System

PBC

performance-based contracting

PDRI

project definition rating index

PED

project engineering and design (funding)

PEP

project execution plan

PMCDP

Project Management Career Development Program

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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PMP

Project Management Practices

PMSO

project management support office

PPM

Program and Project Management manual

PRMS

project review management system

PSO

program secretarial office


RACE

risk-adjusted cost estimate


SC

Office of Science

SLAC

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

SNL

Sandia National Laboratories

SOW

statement of work

SPC

statistical process control

SPI

schedule performance index


TEC

total estimated cost

TEF

Tritium Extraction Facility

TPC

total project cost


UNPL

upper natural process limit

USL

upper specification limit


VE

value engineering

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10266.
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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.

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