Setting Priorities for Large Research Facility Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation (2004) / Chapter Skim
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5 Implementing the Recommendations
5 Implementing the Recommendations
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Figure 4 shows the steps in sequence from the development of large research facility project ideas to construction and operation. STEP 1: Involve the broad research community in identifying, evaluating, and ranking ideas for large facility projects.
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The arrows between steps represent the ideas, proposals, or plans for large facility projects progressing from one step to the next; the decreasing width of the arrows represents the successive selection and priority setting among large facility projects.
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Once ideas for large research facilities have been generated and evaluated according to the first group of priority-setting criteria, the research community, via NSF directorate advisory committees, should select projects to move to the next stage of developing conceptual plans or proposals by ranking projects with the second group of priority-setting criteria. Consultation with potential international partners is also useful at this stage.
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2National Science Foundation Act of 1950.
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The science and engineering community, NSF, and the NSB have different and complementary roles and responsibilities in the process of proposing, constructing, and operating large research facilities. This figure describes their involvement in the process and demonstrates the relationships between them.
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Implementation plans should clearly delineate construction activities funded through the MREFC account and facility operations funded through the Research and Related Activities (R&RA) account, taking special note of the importance of facility testing and commissioning.
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The budget requests should reflect the ranking embodied in the roadmap and supported by the research community. A budget submission and eventual budget request should encompass the large facility projects to be undertaken over the next 5 years and include a ranked list of the projected new starts and detailed explanations for any deviations from the roadmap.
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To assist with effective management and to assess project performance, large facility projects should be visited and reviewed periodically by panels of outside persons who are experts in the technical subjects that the project entails and experienced in project implementation and management. The review panels should supplement the normal internal projectreview activities and can be consulted in overseeing any major changes in implementation plans to ensure that change is managed effectively.
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For instance, the University of California President's Council of the National Laboratories established a Project Management Panel that convened a symposium in November 2002 about "Project Management Excellence"; and in September 2001, NSF hosted a "Large Facility Projects Best Practices Workshop." Those activities were invaluable and provided many resources.
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