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5. DOE's Role As Owner
Pages 28-32

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... The forum included presentations in case study form of successful project management organizations in industry and the importance of project management and preproject planning from DOE's perspective. The forum proceedings were published by the NRC (NRC, 2002~.
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... They develop a corporate language to define and control the project management process as well as performance measures that guide process improvement. The case studies emphasized the importance of the owner's role in front-end planning and senior management involvement in assuring that projects are aligned with corporate missions.
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... FEDERAL PROJECT MANAGERS' FUNCTIONS An NRC report, Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities, states that "ownership and management functions in the facility acquisition process differ. An owner's role is to establish objectives and make decisions." The report indicates that a smart owner should be capable of performing four interdependent functions: (1)
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... Recommendation: The committee believes that in order for DOE to be an effective owner of capital acquisition projects it should: · Consider capital projects critical to organizational success. · Require senior management involvement in project decision making, usually at the $5 million dollar and higher level.
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... 2000. Outsourcing Management Functions for the Acquisition of Federal Facilities.
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