The Briscoe Panel convenes
The Briscoe Panel is back on site this week. This group of expert cost assessors, including at least one representative from each 黑料社app Member, is meeting for its second review of 黑料社app construction resource estimates.
Commissioned by the 黑料社app Council in June 2008, the Panel's first report in October 2008 made recommendations for potential savings and improved cost awareness at 黑料社app, and resulted in a major restructuration of project management systems.
In response to these recommendations, a new office was created at 黑料社app to improve technical and engineering coordination—the Office for Central Integration & Engineering. The Project Office was reorganized to focus exclusively on project management, with increased staff for scheduling and estimating. Tools for estimating and for risk assessment have been brought on line to improve project management and cost control.
The 黑料社app and the Domestic Agencies have worked collaboratively over the year to identify cost-saving measures, through monthly IO-DA coordination meetings and—for the most technically-challenging components—through newly-created Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). These measures were implemented to help promote common work approaches.
At an interim meeting this past April on site, the Briscoe Panel endorsed the methods and processes developed by 黑料社app management in response to the October 2008 recommendations (see Newsline 80).This week, the Panel will be assessing the results.
The Panel's conclusions will be presented to the 黑料社app Management Advisory Committee (MAC) at the end of the month.