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... and Michael Pappas of the University of Texas were tasked with interviewing 25 individuals familiar with facility projects from 13 federal agencies and developing a set of findings based on a large body of related literature, the interviews, and their own experience. Industry practitioners recognize poor definition of project scope as one of the leading reasons that projects fail to meet owners' objectives and expectations and the contractual requirements related to project cost, schedule, and operational performance.
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... Some agencies use innovative methods to verify the project scope of work, such as planning charrettes, detailed planning checklists, and consensus scope reviews when the project design is 30- to 35-percent complete. Finding 6: One element of an effective crenrolect Planning Process is the structured identification and mana~e— 1 1 J 1 ~7 1 ~7 · ~ am, · ^^ , · , ^^ , · , ~ ~ · , ~~ ~ · · ..
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... Senior managers in the affected agencies need to be involved in addressing the issues outlined in many of these findings. Senior managers are in a position to provide leadership in supporting and implementing the following actions for improving preproject planning efforts and development of project scopes of work: · Develop and implement a standardized preproject planning process using experienced, technically proficient personnel and provide them with adequate resources (people, time, and money)
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... calls this phase "conceptual design" and defines it as "the start of the facility design process...includes preliminary project estimate, site analysis, and conceptual architectural drawings." Conceptual planning also includes the investigation and selection of alternatives regarding site and technology options. Detailed design the final design effort, based on a detailed definition of project scope and the production of construction documents.
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  • planning efforts
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  • operational funds
  • planning processes
  • project requirements
  • submission deadlines
  • contractual requirements

  • acquisition strategy
  • effective scope
  • planning expertise
  • project management
  • planning effort

  • identifying key
  • key stakeholders
  • facility projects
  • project cost
  • design effort

  • effective preproject
  • planning appears
  • planning team
  • requires cultural
  • address risk


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