Project Control Handbook

PROJECT CONTROL HANDBOOK
DOE Order 413. 3 Implementation Plan

September 2004

U.S. Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration Service Center
Environmental Programs Department

Project Control Handbook

CONTENTS
ACRONYMS iv

PREFACE vi

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 PURPOSE 1
1.2 INTENDED AUDIENCE 1
1.3 EM PROJECTS PLANNING FRAMEWORK 2
1.3.1 Prerequisite Baseline 4
1.3.2 Performance Baseline/Performance Measurement Baseline 4
1.3.3 Post-Completion Baseline 4
1.4 BASELINE MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW 5
2.0 BASELINE DOCUMENTS 6
2.1 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS) 7
2.1.1 WBS 7
2.1.2 WBS Dictionary 8
2.2 RESPONSIBILITY ASSIGNMENT MATRIX (RAM) 9
2.3 PROJECT EXECUTION PLAN (PEP) 10
2.4 PROGRAMMATIC ASSUMPTIONS DOCUMENT (PAD) 10
2.5 TASK SCOPE DESCRIPTIONS (TSD) 11
2.6 BASELINE SCHEDULE 11
2.7 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED SERVICES AND ITEMS (GFSI) 12
2.8 PRIORITY LIST 12
2.9 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN (RMP) 12
2.10 COST PLANS 12
2.11 PERFORMANCE METRICS 13
2.12 BURDEN RATES 14
2.13 ESCALATION 14
2.14 ACQUISITION PLAN OR PROCUREMENT PLAN 14
2.15 PROJECT CONTROL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION (PCSD) 15
3.0 BASELINE DEVELOPMENT 16
3.1 SCOPE 16
3.2 SCHEDULE 17
3.2.1 Schedule Types 17
3.2.1.1 Project Schedule 17
3.2.1.2 Master Summary Plan (MSP) 17
3.2.1.3 Integrated Baseline Schedule 17
3.2.2 Building a Schedule 17
3.3 COST 19
3.3.1 Cost Estimating Classifications 19
3.3.2 Cost Estimating Methodologies 19
3.3.3 Total Project Cost Components 20
3.3.4 Estimate at Completion 20
3.4 RISK MANAGEMENT 21
3.4.1 Contingency 22
3.4.1.1 Cost Contingency 23
3.4.1.2 Schedule Contingency 23

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3.4.2 Programmatic Risk 24
3.4.3 Risk Management Plan (RMP) 24
3.4.3.1 Risk Identification 24
3.4.3.2 Risk impact analysis and quantification 24
3.4.3.3 Risk mitigation strategies development 24
3.4.3.4 Risk monitoring 25
3.4.3.5 Risk documentation 25
4.0 BASELINE REVIEW 26

5.0 BASELINE PERFORMANCE REPORTING 27
5.1 EARNED VALUE PRINCIPLES 27
5.2 REPORTING ELEMENTS 27
5.2.1 Actual Cost Accumulation 27
5.2.2 Variance Analysis and Reporting 29
5.2.2.1 Schedule Variance (Time or Dollars) 30
5.2.2.2 Cost Variance 31
5.2.3 Periodic Reports 31
5.2.3.1 IPABS-IS PEM 32
5.2.3.2 Baseline Performance Report (BPR) 33
5.2.3.3 EM Corporate Performance Measures (Gold Chart) 33
6.0 BASELINE MAINTENANCE 35
6.1 BASELINE CHANGE CONTROL OBJECTIVES 35
6.2 BCP BEST PRACTICES 35
6.3 BASELINE CHANGE TYPES 35
6.4 BASELINE CHANGE CONTROL PROCESS 36
6.4.1 Contractor Baseline Change Process 37
6.4.2 Federal Project Director Baseline Change Process 38
6.4.3 EM-1 Baseline Change Process 38
6.4.4 ESAAB Baseline Change Process 39
Appendix A. Crosswalk - Project Controls Handbook to DOE M 413.3-1 40

Appendix B. TSD Instructions and Example 43

Appendix C. Baseline Performance Report (BPR) Template 49

Appendix D. Baseline Change Proposal Template 51

Appendix E. BCP Review Checklist 53

Appendix F. Glossary 55

Appendix G. References and Recommended Reading 61
Figures
Figure 1: Project Management Document Framework vi
Figure 2: EM Projects Planning Framework 2
Figure 3: Baseline Management Process Overview 5
Figure 4: WBS and Scope, Schedule, and Cost Relationship 6
Figure 5: Baseline Documentation 7

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Figure 6: Generic Work Breakdown Structure 8
Figure 7: Simplistic Contingency and Programmatic Risk Model 22
Figure 8: Estimating Assumptions 23
Figure 9: Performance Measurement Parameters 29
Figure 10. Baseline Change Control Hierarchy 37

Tables
Table 1. Critical Decision and Baseline Relationships 3
Table 2. WBS Dictionary Example 9
Table 3. Responsibility Assignment Matrix Example 10
Table 4. Cost Plan Example (separated into 2 sheets for display only) 13
Table 5. Sample Performance Metrics Table 14
Table 6. Contractor Reporting Elements 28
Table 7. Example Reporting Thresholds 30
Table 8. Reporting Requirements and How They are Met 32
Table 9. Gold Chart Excerpt (taken directly from IPABS-IS) 34

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ACRONYMS

ABC Activity-based Cost GFSI Government Furnished Services &
ACV At-completion Variance Items
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed HQ DOE Headquarters
AFP Approved Funding Program
IPABS Integrated Planning, Accountability,
BAC Budget at Completion and Budgeting System
BCCB Baseline Change Control Board IPABS-IS IPABS-Information System
BCP Baseline Change Proposal IPT Integrated Project Team
BCT Baseline Change Tool ITL Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory
BCWP Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
BCWS Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
BOE Basis of Estimate LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National
BPR Baseline Performance Report Laboratory
LCC Life Cycle Cost
CAM Control Account Manager LEHR Laboratory for Energy-Related Health
CCB Configuration Control Board Research
CD Critical Decision LOE Level-of-effort
CPI Cost Performance Index LRE Latest Revised Estimate
CPR Cost Performance Report LTES Long Term Environmental
CSCSC Cost and Schedule Control Systems Stewardship
Criteria
CTD Cumulative to Date M Manual
CV Cost Variance MARS Management Analysis Reporting
System
D&D Decontamination and MLS Master Logic Schedule
Decommissioning M&O Management and Operating Contractor
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
NNSA National Nuclear Security
EAC Estimate at Completion Administration
EM DOE Office of Environmental
Management O Order
EPD Environmental Programs Department OBS Organizational Breakdown Structure
ER Environmental Restoration OECM Office of Engineering and
ERD Environmental Restoration Division Construction Management
ESAAB Energy System Acquisition Advisory OMB Office of Management and Budget
Board
ETC Estimate to Complete PAD Programmatic Assumptions Document
ETEC Energy Technology Engineering PARS Project Assessment and Reporting
Center System
EVMS Earned Value Management System PBS Project Baseline Summary
PC Project Controls
FPD Federal Project Director PCSD Project Control System Description
FTE Full-time Equivalent PEM Project Execution Module
FY Fiscal Year PEP Project Execution Plan
PMAT Program Management and Analysis
GA General Atomics Team
GE General Electric PMB Performance Measurement Baseline
PSO Program Secretarial Officer

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RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrix
RI Remedial Investigation
RMP Risk Management Plan

SC Service Center
SLAC Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SPI Schedule Performance Index
SV Schedule Variance

TCPI To-Complete Performance Index
TPC Total Project Cost
TRU Transuranic Waste
TSD Task Scope Description

VAC Variance at Completion
VARS Variance Analyses
VE Value Engineering

WBS Work Breakdown Structure
WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WMD Waste Management Division

YTD Year to Date

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PREFACE

The National Nuclear Security Administration Service Center (NNSA SC) Environmental Programs
Department (EPD) is providing handbooks listed in Figure 1 for supplementing U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) Order (O) 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets,
and DOE Manual (M) 413.3-1, Program and Project Management Manual (March, 2003). NNSA SC
EPD developed these handbooks to provide guidance for DOE sites that it directs:

• Energy Technology Engineering Center • Laboratory for Energy-Related Health
(ETEC) Research (LEHR)
• General Atomics (GA) • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL)
• General Electric Vallecitos (GE) • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
• Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory (ITL)

These handbooks provide guidance to Federal and contractor personnel who have project management
responsibilities within the NNSA SC. They provide an understanding of the project management
planning, budgeting, executing, and reporting processes and the processes associated with baseline
reviews, cost estimating, project control systems, decontamination and decommissioning, long-term
environmental stewardship, and value engineering.

Figure 1 briefly describes the handbooks. EPD personnel with project management responsibilities
maintain these handbooks. Copies are available through EPD and at
http://www.doeal.gov/erd/policies_and_guidance.htm. Beneficial comments (e.g., recommendations,
additions, or deletions) and any pertinent data for improving this document are encouraged and should be
sent to EPD’s Webmaster.

Establishes project management requirements for capital assets
Establishes project management requirements for capital assets
DOE O 413.3 acquisition.
acquisition.

DOE M 413.3-1 Provides requirements for implementing DOE O 413.3

Baseline Review Handbook Provides a primer on reviewing project baselines.

Cost Estimating Handbook Describes cost estimating categories, types, and components for
baseline preparation.

Decontamination and Describes the disposition process and provides guidance for
Decommissioning Handbook implementing D&D at facilities declared excess to mission needs.

Long-Term Environmental Stewardship
Handbook Provides LTES planning and execution guidance.

Describes planning, budgeting, executing, and reporting project
control requirements.

Describes VE study planning and execution activities and elements
Value Engineering Handbook
that should be documented in project baselines.
Describes oversight of contractor baselines once contractor executes
Project Oversight Handbook
approved baseline.

Figure 1: Project Management Document Framework

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The National Nuclear Security Administration Service Center (NNSA SC) Environmental Programs
Department (EPD) Project Control (PC) Handbook consolidates standard DOE and NNSA baseline
management practices used on DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) projects.

1.1 Purpose

EPD implements DOE M 413.3-1, Program and Project Management Manual (March, 2003) through the
PC Handbook. DOE M 413.3-1 organizes major project phases into initiation, definition, execution, and
transition/closeout. It identifies critical decision (CD) milestones for project advancement and
accountability to the Secretary of Energy, the Administration, and Congress. This PC Handbook
emphasizes the project baseline and assumes the project is at or beyond critical decision (CD)-2 and in the
execution phase. Appendix A provides a crosswalk between DOE M 413.3-1 and the PC Handbook.

The PC Handbook describes planning, budgeting, executing, and reporting project control processes. It
replaces the Waste Management Division (WMD) Baseline Management Guidance document (June 2001)
and the Environmental Restoration Division (ERD) Project Management Manual (October 2000).

1.2 Intended Audience

NNSA SC EPD developed the PC Handbook to provide guidance for DOE EM sites it directs:

• Energy Technology Engineering Center • Laboratory for Energy-Related Health
(ETEC) Research (LEHR)
• General Atomics (GA) • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL)
• General Electric Vallecitos (GE) • Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
• Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory (ITL)

The PC Handbook provides guidance to Federal and contractor personnel who have NNSA SC project
management responsibilities. If information in this handbook conflicts with contractor internal
requirements or procedures, the contractor should apply the stricter guidance. Contractors must ensure
that subcontractors comply with all applicable contract requirements and the PC Handbook principles.

This handbook uses the following terms for entities that develop, manage, and review baseline
documents:

Contractor. Prime contractors and their subcontractors that execute EM funded projects.
EPD. NNSA SC EPD consists of the ERD and WMD.
EM (or DOE Headquarters (HQ)). DOE EM funds and directs environmental work at the
sites listed above.
Federal Project Director (FPD). The Federal employee responsible and accountable for
overall project success.
NNSA SC. Provides business, technical, financial, programmatic, legal, and management
services that enable NNSA Headquarters and Site Offices to successfully accomplish their
missions. Supports baseline development and performs baseline reviews.
NNSA. Applies to DOE/NNSA complex-wide responsibilities, practices, or requirements.

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1.3 EM Projects Planning Framework

DOE M 413.3-1 compliance is mandatory for capital asset acquisitions, including NNSA projects with
estimated fabrication, implementation, or construction cost greater than $5 million. DOE EM developed a
framework for integrating the DOE M 413.3-1 principles into waste management and remedial activities.
This framework (Figure 2) reflects relationships between EM project life cycle, project management CDs,
and baseline management phases.

Remediation Process

Site Discovery & Response Response Response Response EM Response
Problem Action Action Action Action Completion Action
Definition Evaluation Proposal Selection Implementation Completion

LONG-TERM
RESPONSE ACTION

CLEANUP PROJECT LIFECYCLE

Project Management Critical Decisions

CD-0 CD-1 CD-2 CD-3 CD-4

Baseline Management Documentation
Planning Performance Post-Completion
Baseline Baseline Baseline
R di ti P
Figure 2: EM Projects Planning Framework
EM projects entail understanding scope through discovery, investigation, and characterization and
implementing solutions through alternative analyses, response selection and documentation, and field
cleanup. Both CDs and the EM process follow a systematic and logical sequence. Accordingly, baseline
documentation evolves as the understanding of site conditions increases, site data quality and information
improves, and the range of uncertainties narrows. Project baselines transition from prerequisite then to
performance and finally to post-completion, aligning with CD-0 through CD-4 (Table 1). This handbook
assumes NNSA SC EM projects have achieved at least CD-2, but are not approved for CD-4.



Applicable
EM Phase CD Definition
Baseline
Phase 1: Initiation (pre-CD-0) CD-0: Approve Mission Need
(Initiation Phase)
CD-1: Approve System Prerequisite
Baseline
Requirements and
(Section 1.3.1)
Phase 2: Definition (pre-CD-1) Alternatives, Conceptual
Design Report (Definition
Phase)
CD-2: Approve Acquisition
Phase 3: Execution (pre-CD-2) Performance Baseline, Final
Design Report (Execution
Phase 4: Execution (pre-CD-3)
Phase)
Phase 5: Execution (post-CD-3) Performance
CD-3: Approve Start of Baseline,
Construction/Remediation (Section 1.3.2)
(Execution Phase)
Phase 6: Transition (pre-CD-4) CD-4: Approve Project Transition,
Project Closeout
Phase 7: Close-out (post-CD-4) (Transition/Closeout Phase)
Post-completion
Baseline
(Section 1.3.3)
Table 1. Critical Decision and Baseline Relationships

The Integrated Project Team (IPT) is critical to EM planning framework. IPTs are comprised of Federal
and contractor professionals of diverse disciplines with specific knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary
to support successful project execution. Project Directors, contracting officers, safety and quality, legal,
and technical personnel participate on IPTs. As projects progress from initiation to transition/closeout,
IPTs evolve to incorporate the necessary skills.



The IPT is responsible for the following project planning activities:
Developing acquisition and project contracting strategy
Supporting project performance, scope, schedule, cost, safety, and quality objectives
Identifying and defining appropriate and adequate project scope, schedule and cost
parameters
Performing monthly reviews and assessments of project performance and status against
established performance parameters, baselines, milestones, and deliverables
Planning and participating in project reviews, audits, and appraisals as necessary
Reviewing CD packages for completeness and recommending approval or disapproval
Reviewing change requests and supporting change control boards
Planning and participating in operational readiness reviews
Supporting the preparation, review, and approval of project completion and closeout
documentation.

1.3.1 PREREQUISITE BASELINE

Develop project prerequisite baselines at CD-0 and CD-1 to provide information regarding scope,
schedule, resource needs, and acquisition strategy for the CD-2 performance baseline. Describe the
strategy and requirements for achieving CD-2. Establish project requirements at CD-1 to ensure clear
contract statements of work, a risk-based end state, and criteria for achieving EM completion.

1.3.2 PERFORMANCE BASELINE/PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT BASELINE

Establish a performance baseline at CD-2 and maintain it until CD-4. Define performance parameters,
scope, and a risk-based end state. Provide a schedule that integrates the cleanup tasks with Government
Furnished Services & Items (GFSI) and resource-loaded activities. Risk management and contingency
planning are also critical elements of the performance baseline as cleanup projects inherently have
varying degrees of uncertainty. The EM performance baseline is synonymous with DOE/NNSA
Acquisition Performance Baseline.

The contractor project manager submits the performance baseline to the FPD. The FPD approves it and
submits it to EM HQ for final approval at CD-2. A performance measurement baseline (PMB) is a
performance baseline that DOE has reviewed and validated. The PMB provides the basis for all
performance reporting, e.g., earned value, performance metrics, and management commitments.

The NNSA SC may review the performance baseline and any baseline change proposals (BCPs). EPD’s
Baseline Review Handbook describes the review process.

1.3.3 POST-COMPLETION BASELINE

Post-completion baselines are established at CD-4. Like the performance baseline, the post-completion
baseline defines cleanup performance parameters, scope, schedule, and cost estimates. However, it
addresses activities that occur after EM completion, including institutional controls, long-term response
actions, and other activities and responsibilities needed to maintain the site in a sustainable, safe
condition. Administrative activities such as five-year remedy reviews, permit renewals, and information
management are also described in the post-completion baseline.



1.4 Baseline Management Overview

Approved baselines allow for systematically managed projects by providing the basis for measuring
performance and demonstrating that the project is under financial and managerial control. An approved
baseline provides DOE assurance that the project is inherently less risky because it demonstrates sound
planning, assumptions, and management. An approved baseline reflects high confidence in the baseline,
resulting in DOE’s ability to be a project proponent to EM Headquarters, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), and Congress.

If a baseline does not receive approval, then the FPD must address the deficiencies.

During the execution phase (CD-2 and CD-3), the baseline is reviewed for
the following:
Baseline
Baseline integrity in terms of scope, schedule, and cost elements:
Baseline documentation scope,
Assumptions used in deriving the baseline schedule,
Risk identification, quantification, mitigation, and reporting and cost
Procedures for reporting performance against the baseline
Procedures for managing baseline changes

Contractors must report progress against the PMB. Changes to the PMB are made in accordance with the
contractor’s approved procedures. Figure 3 depicts the overall relationship of baseline management
processes discussed in this document.

Baseline Reporting

Baseline Development Baseline Review

Baseline Maintenance
(Change Control)

Figure 3: Baseline Management Process Overview
Solid lines reflect the general flow for a new project. Dashed lines reflect the
dynamic baseline management occurring for ongoing projects.



2.0 BASELINE DOCUMENTS

Project baseline documents describe project scope, schedule, and cost estimates and are linked by the
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Figure 4). Define the scope before developing the schedule and cost
estimates. Lack of clear scope definition frequently causes negative cost and schedule variances (SV) and
baseline changes. Distributing resource needs throughout the project schedule results in schedule and cost
estimates reflecting information contained in the baseline scope. Section 3 provides scope, schedule, and
cost estimate information.

WBS - The Glue That Ties All Baseline
Elements Together

WBS Numbering System
Hierarchy:
Scope
1.
1.4.
1.4.2.
1.4.2.6.
1.4.2.6.7
WBS
1.4.2.6.7.8. Cost Schedule
1.4.2.6.7.8.10.
1.4.2.6.7.8.10.AA

Cost Accounting Codes Must Tie
To The WBS Numbering System !

Figure 4: WBS and Scope, Schedule, and Cost Relationship

The WBS must crosscut baseline documents (described in this section) and tie together both vertically
and horizontally (Figure 5). For example, horizontal traceability is demonstrated when a particular WBS
level is identified in the responsibility assignment matrix (RAM), the task scope description (TSD), and
the project schedule with consistent scope, schedule, and costs. Vertical traceability is demonstrated by
identifying a work hierarchy from high-level documents, such as the program assumptions document
(PAD), to more detailed documents such as the project schedule and TSDs. The following sections
describe the documents developed to represent the baseline.



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WBS/WBS DictionaryTable of Contents

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PEP Project Summary

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TSDs Detailed description of work, schedule, & costs

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Schedule w/ GFSI Work sequencing & resource loading

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Priority List FY funding priorities
Risk Management Plan Risk analysis, mitigation plans, & tracking
Cost Plans Annualized costs
Metrics Annualized quantities
OH Annual applied overhead rates
Escalation Factors Annual applied escalation rates
Acquisition Plan Services & products procurement
PCSD Management processes

Figure 5: Baseline Documentation

2.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

The WBS has two distinct parts: the WBS and the WBS dictionary. These are developed at the project
start and used throughout the baseline documentation (Figure 5). Figure 6 provides an example generic
and sample WBS.

2.1.1 WBS

The WBS is a hierarchy of related activities and/or products that must occur to accomplish project
objectives. The WBS can be structured in many ways as long as it reflects the way work is performed and
costs can be collected, summarized, and reported using this structure. For instance, the WBS can be
structured by waste type, waste location, or processing method.

The WBS begins at Level 1, representing the entire system. Lower levels are consecutively numbered 2,
3, 4, etc. The contractor maintains the WBS down to at least one level below WBS Level 8, or the
deliverable level. Control accounts (the cost and schedule control focus for each project) usually are
established at or just below the deliverable level for EM projects or at the appropriate level as determined
by the project manager. Assign responsibility for each control account to the project manager or a control
account manager (CAM) responsible for controlling resources and tasks for the control account. Each
contractor maintains a CAM list. Additionally, each contractor establishes, implements, and maintains a
process for controlling control account openings and closings, in accordance with the contractor’s work
authorization procedures. For any opened control account, contractors maintain control account packages,
which include the following at a minimum:

Work authorization record
Baseline scope, schedule, and cost estimates
Cost and schedule performance, baseline variances and corrective actions, and baseline
change control action records.



USDOE Headquarters
Level 1 – Department Level 1.0
Environmental Management (EM-1)

Level 2– Program Level 1.4
Environmental Restoration Program

Level 3 – Field Level Environmental 1.4.X
Programs Dept.

Level 4 – Site or Project Level ETEC GA GE ITL LEHR LBNL SLAC 1.4.X.X

Level 4 – Site or Project
Site or Project 1.4.X.X
Level

Level 5 – Remedial Actions D&D Facilities Prog. Mgmt. LTES TS&D
Summary Subproject 1.4.X.X.1 1.4.X.X.2 1.4.X.X.3 1.4.X.X.4 Facilities
Level
1.4.X.X.5

Level 6 – OU-1 OU-2 D&D D&D Proj. Mgmt. Technical
Project Project Project 1 Project 2 Support Support
Subproject Level
1.4.X.X.1.1 1.4.X.X.1.2 1.4.X.X.2.1 1.4.X.X.2.2 1.4.X.X.3.1 1.4.X.X.3.2

Assessment Project Technical Information
Administration Systems

Level 7 – Characterization Project Controls Regulatory Compliance
Activity Level

Remediation Community Relations Risk Assessment

Short Term Site Closure Records Management
Monitoring

Typical Remediation Typical Project Mgmt. Typical Technical
Activities Activities Support Activities

Figure 6: Generic Work Breakdown Structure

2.1.2 WBS DICTIONARY

Activities associated with each WBS are defined in the WBS Dictionary. The definitions cover the life
cycle scope, not just the estimate to complete (ETC). The WBS Dictionary does not include dates and
costs (because these are included in the TSDs and schedule). A contractor may include the WBS
Dictionary information within TSDs if the scope is described to WBS Level 8 or 9. An example of a
WBS Dictionary is provided in Table 2.



WBS Definition
The laboratory has an ongoing research mission. The site will maintain
most of its 43 square mile property but is considering transfer of up to
7,000 acres to the country for industrial use. Land and facilities that DOE
1.4.2.6. will retain will be remediated to allow for industrial use. The land that has
been released or is scheduled to be released will be remediated to allow
for unrestricted sue. The environmental restoration project is scheduled
for completion in FY2015.
Assessment consists of CERCLA remedial investigation including risk
assessments, feasibility studies including ARAR identification, removal
1.4.2.6.1
actions, and codification of cleanup standards and selected remedy for
Assessment
remedial action in the record of decision. Also included are monitor well
field O&M and compliance monitoring during the assessment phase.
RI consists of investigation, evaluation, and documentation of site
1.4.2.6.1.1 characteristics, nature and extent of contamination, contaminant fate and
Remedial transport, and risks/hazards posed by contaminants identified at the site.
Investigation RI includes information gathering, field investigations, data collection,
(RI) analysis, QA/QC and evaluation, risk assessment, and preparation of RI
documents.
RI planning consists of the preparation and review of plans that identify
1.4.2.6.1.1.1
how the RI will proceed. Work plan, chemical data acquisition plan,
RI Planning
sampling and analysis plan, site health and safety plan, data management
plan, community relations plan, and risk assessment plan are included.
1.4.2.6.1.1.1 Work plan consists of all activities related to the preparation and review of
.1 a detailed scope of work and task and subtask descriptions, and
development of interrelations, schedule, resource requirements, and
Work plan sequencing.
Table 2. WBS Dictionary Example

2.2 Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)

The RAM states the name, title, organization, and phone number of each CAM responsible for the scope,
schedule, and cost performance for each work package defined in the WBS. Elements of the
Organizational Breakdown Structure can be included in the RAM by including the CAM’s department or
organization. Table 3 includes a sample RAM.



WBS WBS Title CAM Title Organization Control Phone Number
Acclount No.
1.0 PRS#16-30 Shirley Jackson Environmental Engineering AB110.1 (505) 555-1211
Scientist Dept.
1.1 Characterization Gilbert Johnson Geohydrologist Geophysics AB110.12 (505) 555-1212
Dept.
1.1.1 RFI Report Sue Smith Env. Eng. Geophysics AB110.121 (505) 555-1213
Dept.
1.1.1.1 Field Work Frank Bell Env. Eng Engineering AB110.1211 (505) 555-1213
Dept.
1.1.1.1.1 Work Plan A Jane Johnson Senior Scientist Geophysics AB110.12111
Dept.
Note: All WBS elements will be included in the RAM.
Table 3. Responsibility Assignment Matrix Example

2.3 Project Execution Plan (PEP)

The PEP summarizes critical information and documentation necessary for managing the project. DOE M
413.3-1 specifies the PEP’s contents. PEP topics (that may be summarized in the PEP and more fully
presented in another document) include:
Mission need statement and project objectives
Organization chart with positions, departments, and names
Organizational Breakdown Structure, including responsibility assignment matrix, roles,
responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities; change control management, support
functions
Project description, including reference to operational, technical, and functional requirements,
and priorities
Acquisition and contracting strategy, including methods used to conduct the various activities
and sub-activities (e.g., what work is conducted in-house and what is performed by contract).
Summary of the following information that is provided in separate documents:
− Schedule (project begin, major milestones, planned design reviews, including critical
design reviews and other reviews, and critical path[s])
− Annual and life-cycle costs
− Metrics by year, including history
− Resource requirements (including budget, staffing, support contracts)
− Site development, permits, and licensing
− Integrated Safety Management
− Quality assurance plan

2.4 Programmatic Assumptions Document (PAD)

The PAD documents key assumptions used to develop the project’s life cycle baseline. Update the PAD
as assumptions change. The PAD accompanies the initial baseline, updates to the baseline, and baseline
reviews. Programmatic assumptions are those that apply to the majority of project activities. The PAD
may be a stand-alone document or the information included in the PEP. Assumptions included are:



Technical assumptions (e.g., overall strategy and assumptions for remedial actions or waste
management, sampling assumptions, document preparation, information and data
management, decontamination and decommissioning (D&D), long-term environmental
stewardship (LTES))
Schedule
Regulatory assumptions (including assumptions for regulatory review periods)
Administrative
Project organization
Prioritization
Budget and cost estimating assumptions (cost estimating types and methodologies,
contingency development, budget cycles)
Programmatic risk development assumptions

Describe activity-specific assumptions in the TSDs.

2.5 Task Scope Descriptions (TSD)

TSDs tie scope, cost estimate, and schedule together for individual tasks using the common WBS.
Provide sufficient detail so an independent expert who has a general knowledge of the scope area but
limited project knowledge can understand them.

Write TSDs to WBS Levels 8 or 9, depending on the project and as negotiated between DOE and the
contractor. Update them annually at a minimum. Instructions and format for preparing TSDs, along with
an example, are included in Appendix B. TSDs include, but are not limited to, the following headings:
WBS number and title
Date prepared and updated
Control account manager and organization
Performance measures
Planned start and completion dates
Annual cost plan and FTE plan
Cost estimating methodology
Work scope and resource requirements
Critical milestones
Project risks
References
Related TSDs
Gantt chart

2.6 Baseline Schedule

The baseline schedule is the primary tool used to manage the project. Section 3.2 discusses schedule
development and requirements in detail.

The schedule is logically built and resource loaded and has a defined critical path or paths. Maintain a
milestone log that will accompany the schedule and include enforceable agreement milestones, EM



corporate performance measures, management commitments, critical path milestones, and other
milestones.

2.7 Government Furnished Services and Items (GFSI)

GFSI includes those activities performed by DOE and other government agency employees necessary for
accomplishing project completion. GFSI activities are integrated into the project schedule. The baseline
links GFSI to required delivery dates. The level of detail should be determined based on complexity of the
project, remaining project life-cycle, maturity of Federal business systems, and any other factor deemed
necessary by the FPD or Project Manager. GFSI activities include the following areas:

GFSI defined in contracts
Budget preparation and submittal
Contract management and oversight
Regulatory reviews and approvals
Document review and approval
Stakeholder interactions
Stewardship/government liability requirements
Activities to meet material needs of Federal organization
Direct Federal contracted work
Any other activity required for completing the project, i.e.
city, county, or state permits

These activities have logical interfaces with the contractors’ scheduled activities. DOE and the contractor
develop the protocol for statusing GFSI activities since integrating these activities with the contractor’s
baseline is necessary.

2.8 Priority List

The contractor develops a list of execution-year work, identifying and prioritizing discrete activities or
groups of activities with associated funding requirements. This makes scope adjustment easier in the
event of funding cuts or funding additions.

2.9 Risk Management Plan (RMP)

The RMP describes the project’s risk management process, methodology, risk analysis results, and
mitigation planning. Section 3.4 provides a detailed description of RMPs. RMPs include, but are not
limited to, the following categories, representing sequential risk management steps:
Risk identification
Risk impact analysis and quantification
Risk mitigation strategies development
Risk monitoring
Risk documentation

2.10 Cost Plans

Cost plans are usually included in all planning documents to show the total project cost. They should be
signed and approved by the contractor project manager and included in each Baseline Performance Report
(BPR). Cost plans include costs incurred to date (prior year actuals), current year planned costs, and out-



year plans by year. Provide cost plans to WBS level 6, 7, or 8, depending on the project and agreement
between the DOE and the contractor. Table 4 provides an example of a cost plan.

FY 2004 Cost Plan
ABC Laboratory - Environmental Restoration Project Office

Contractor: ABC Laboratory Submitted By: Tom Jones
Location: ABC, New Mexico Reporting Period: April, 2004 Date Prepared: May 21, 2004

History CTD
WBS Level 5-6 Task Title thru FY03 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

1.4.2.6.1 Remedial Actions $20,888,000 $2,540 $2,325 $2,600 $2,800 $2,777 $2,845 $3,500 $3,560 $3,566 $3,800 $3,789 $3,689
Decommissionin
1.4.2.6.2 g $44,336 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Program
1.4.2.6.3 Management $2,093,234 $255 $233 $261 $281 $278 $285 $351 $357 $357 $381 $379 $369
Long Term
Surveillance &
1.4.2.6.4 Maintenance $0 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5
PMB (Unescalated) $23,025,570 $2,800 $2,563 $2,866 $3,086 $3,060 $3,135 $3,856 $3,922 $3,928 $4,186 $4,173 $4,063
Contingency $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Escalation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
PBB (Escalated) $23,025,570 $2,800 $2,563 $2,866 $3,086 $3,060 $3,135 $3,856 $3,922 $3,928 $4,186 $4,173 $4,063

FY04 Outyears
Total FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 (FY10-FY15) BAC

$37,791 $112,506 $362,907 $1,400,000 $1,600,000 $1,800,000 $9,800,000 $36,038,995

$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $44,336

$3,785 $11,266 $36,316 $140,026 $160,027 $180,027 $980,135 $3,608,601

$60 $155 $255 $260 $266 $270 $1,350 $2,676
$41,636 $123,927 $399,478 $1,540,286 $1,760,292 $1,980,297 $10,781,485 $39,694,608
$2,000 $9,914 $31,958 $123,223 $140,823 $158,424 $862,519 $1,328,861
$0 $136,652 $449,747 $1,770,527 $2,065,911 $2,372,918 $13,902,556 $20,698,311
$43,636 $270,493 $881,184 $3,434,036 $3,967,026 $4,511,639 $25,546,560 $61,721,780

Table 4. Cost Plan Example (separated into 2 sheets for display only)

2.11 Performance Metrics

Metrics are included in baseline documentation (PMP and TSDs), IPABS (Gold Chart), and contractual
documents and can include a variety of items, depending on the project. Some metrics are annualized
projections of measurable output project quantities such as numbers of drums shipped to the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) or the number of dispositioned sealed sources. Metrics are best displayed in a
table and must include history (accomplishments to date), yearly projections, a yearly total and a project
total. The table can be included in the PEP or be a stand-alone table. TSDs that include elements captured
on the metrics tables should include the metrics information. An example is provided in Table 5.



History to FY09- FY14- FY21- FY31- FY41- FY51- Total
Description Date
FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08
13 20 30 40 50 60
Comments

Defined per DOE release
Release site
5 4 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 site metrics table and
completions
database.

Some STUs will shut
# operating GW
3 4 4 5 6 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 38 down earlier as VOC &
treatment units
RDX plumes remediate.
Priority to characterize
# Drums
9 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 legacy waste, then newly
characterized
generated
Priority to ship legacy
# Drums shipped 3 6 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 waste, then newly
generated

Table 5. Sample Performance Metrics Table
An extract of these project metrics are the basis for the second type, the EM corporate performance
measures, that are included in Integrated Planning, Accountability, and Budgeting System Information
System (IPABS-IS) and reported in the quarterly BPR. This is a high-level performance metrics table
called the “Gold Chart” and described in more detail in Section 5.2.3.3.

2.12 Burden Rates

The contractor's finance organization provides approved burden rates and makes them available for DOE
review. Rates used, and examples of how rates are applied in the baseline cost estimates, should be
presented clearly and concisely. The “Accounting Disclosure Statement” with “provisional rates”
identifies what is included in the burden pool and the basis on which they are liquidated.

2.13 Escalation

When building a project budget, escalation is applied to cost estimates and contingency for each fiscal
year (FY) (excluding the execution year). This converts base-year dollars to year of expenditure dollars;
referred to as converting “constant” to “current year” dollars in IPABS-IS. Clearly identify escalation
factors in the baseline documentation and ensure consistent application with either OMB-specified
escalation rates or DOE-approved rates.

2.14 Acquisition Plan or Procurement Plan

DOE M 413.3-1 states "the Acquisition Plan delineates in ever increasing detail the processes by which
the Government and/or its contractors will acquire a system, project or product or portions of such
system." However, as stated earlier, the assumption is that the projects for which baselines addressed in
this Handbook are in the execution phase, not at the mission need stage, when a range of acquisition
alternatives are being evaluated. Therefore, using a tailored approach is appropriate for this requirement.

A stand-alone acquisition strategy may not be necessary but rather a section could be included in the PEP.
The contractor can include the strategy used for integrating multiple subcontractors, as an example.
Contractors should have the FPD approve the tailored approach in advance.



2.15 Project Control System Description (PCSD)

The PCSD documents the project control processes used and can be considered a desktop procedure for
those responsible for performing project controls. Document the following processes in the PCSD:

Baseline development
Schedule development
Schedule statusing, updating, and reporting
Baseline change control procedures
IPABS-IS updates
Earned value methods
Progress reporting procedures
Work authorization

Update the PCSD as processes change or new requirements are added or deleted. During baseline
reviews, project control staff may be interviewed as to how they perform some of their processes.
Interview results are typically compared to the PCSD, so it is important the PCSD accurately presents the
practices.



3.0 BASELINE DEVELOPMENT

Realistic baseline development requires that technical work scope, schedule, and costs are fully defined
based on realistic and understandable assumptions and exclusions, documented in the PAD, and identified
and analyzed project risks documented in the RMP. Contractors document baseline development
procedures in the PCSD. Scope, schedule, and cost estimate development activities are described in the
following sections.

3.1 Scope

Project scope describes activities for accomplishing project objectives (e.g., remedial action, waste
management, D&D, or LTES). The DOE, applicable regulators, other stakeholders, and the contractor
should agree on technical approach and planning assumptions prior to baseline development. The scope
serves as the basis for preparing cost and schedule estimates. Describe the overall scope in the PEP and
provide detailed descriptions in TSDs. Scope descriptions include constraints and assumptions and are
used for preparing activity-based cost (ABC) estimates. Appendix B provides TSD required fields,
instructions, and a sample report.

The scope should:
Describe the work to be done and trace through the WBS levels. See D&D
and LTES
Clearly relate to the baseline schedule and cost via the WBS. Handbooks

Be revised so that it remains accurate and up-to-date
Reflect compliance with federal and state environmental, safety,
and health laws and requirements.

For example, waste management project scopes may describe operations based on specific waste streams
(e.g., waste treatment, storage, or shipment; or directing waste minimization, pollution prevention, and
characterization activities). Contractors also may identify and document projected capacity needs for on-
and off-site treatment, storage, and disposal facilities or for new or upgraded facilities.

Program management scope descriptions have special characteristics, differing from activity-specific
scope descriptions in several ways. Program management scope descriptions typically include the
following:
Core or infrastructure requirements.
Requirements for quality assurance, health and safety, and Integrated Safety Management.
Activities necessary for complying with regulatory drivers such as DOE orders; Federal
statutes and regulations (e.g., Federal Facility Compliance Act, Low-level Radioactive Policy
Act, or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act); state environmental regulations; and
negotiated compliance agreements. Regulatory drivers may require deadlines for performing
specific tasks such as periodic reporting, public comment periods, monitoring activities, use
of specific protocols, and work exposure limits, which may affect cost and schedule.
Level-of-effort (LOE) activities. LOE activities are not easily tracked using earned value
project control techniques. To ensure that the project level earned value is appropriately
summarized, contractors may choose to set budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP) equal
to budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS). An alternate approach is tracking program
management costs by spend variances (i.e., actual cost of work performed (ACWP) versus
BCWS). LOE activities should not be on the critical path because schedule delays associated
with LOE work would not cause corresponding delays in the project completion date.



3.2 Schedule

The baseline schedule provides a time-phased, logical sequence of interdependent activities and
milestones defined by technical scope. It contains the lowest level PMB schedule elements. The baseline
schedule provides source data and status of summary schedule reports, integrates the entire work scope,
and assigns resources (hours and dollars). All scheduled activities must be traceable to the WBS and
associated cost estimate. Activity relationships and sequencing should describe lifecycle scope,
constraints, and decision points reflecting a critical path and enabling meaningful total float analysis.
After DOE approves the baseline schedule, contractors should use it as the primary project management
tool. Technical and project control staff must understand the assumptions used in building the schedule
and the principles involved in maintaining it.

Well-constructed and maintained schedules provide critical-path and SV analysis data for timely
management decision-making and required corrective actions. The schedule also:

Establishes the foundation for the PMB, providing a basis for EV assignment, variance
analysis, status reporting, and overall project performance evaluation.
Compares actual to planned performance for activities and milestones.
Facilitates and supports completion date forecasting of project milestones, activities, and
overall project completion.

3.2.1 SCHEDULE TYPES

The primary EPD required schedules are project schedules, Master Summary Plan (MSP), and the
Integrated Baseline Schedule.
3.2.1.1 Project Schedule
Project schedules include planning (also referred to as target or baseline) and forecast (working or status)
schedules. Both schedules are fully integrated, resource loaded networks, separately maintained using the
scheduling software. At project start or during rebaselining, planning and t forecast schedules are identical
for activities that have not started, but will usually diverge when the first forecast schedule is statused. An
approved BCP is required for revising the planning schedule but is not required for forecast schedule
changes. Forecast schedules are updated and compared with planning schedules monthly, to determine
variances in start and finish dates.
3.2.1.2 Master Summary Plan (MSP)
MSPs are one page, presentation quality, Gantt charts depicting major activities, milestones, CDs, and
performance measures from project start through project completion and progress to date. An MSP is only
a snapshot. MSPs need not be electronically generated by the project schedule but should be frequently
updated with project schedule information. MSP milestones must be consistent with milestones in
IPABS-IS and Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS) (Section 5.2.3.1) updates.
3.2.1.3 Integrated Baseline Schedule
Integrated baseline schedules include contractor-generated project schedules, risk mitigation (or
Management) baselines, and the DOE/GFSI baseline. GFSI is described in Section 2.7.

3.2.2 BUILDING A SCHEDULE

Building a schedule is an iterative process beginning at project inception and continuing through project
completion. Knowledgeable project technical staff and experienced schedulers build the schedule,
understanding project constraints (e.g., must be within 90 days of permit approval per permit



requirements), assumptions (e.g., client review not to exceed 10 days), and milestones (e.g., deliverable
due dates). Schedules must include:

Activities aligned with WBS
Resource loaded discrete activities, including subcontractors
Resource loaded LOE activities
Milestones
− Enforceable agreement and regulatory-driven milestones
− EM corporate performance measures
− Management commitments
− Budget
Approved baseline change actions
Predecessor/Successor logic relationships
Total Float
Critical path identification

Project schedules may reflect a rolling wave approach with higher level planning detail of near-term
activities and less planning detail for future work. This approach does not preclude inclusion of all known
project information in the near term. Near term is between two and five years, depending on the
remaining project duration and FPD direction. Beyond the two to five year period, schedule detail should
be based on good technical and project management judgment or current site knowledge, task complexity,
and risk.

Predecessor/successor relationships. Contractors are required to establish activity dependencies in
schedules. A schedule dependency is a timing relationship between two activities that determines the
logical sequence of events. Activities and events should be logically linked. The most common logic
relationship is a finish-to-start relationship (one activity must end before the next can begin). However,
finish-to-start is not the way work is always performed. It is also necessary to include logic relationships
that provide flexibility, such as one activity (successor) cannot begin until 20 days after another activity
(predecessor) starts or one activity cannot finish until 10 days after another activity finishes. Credible
critical paths are not possible if activities are not logically linked.

Total float. Total float is the difference, usually measured in days, between when an activity could start
and finish and when it must start and finish to avoid affecting the critical path and total project duration.
Total float management is one of many tools contractors use for managing projects. It highlights future
work that could be impacted by current schedule delays, enabling early action. To accurately calculate
float, contractors should ensure that activities are logically tied to predecessor/successor activities to
create a closed network and remove inaccurate and inappropriate activity constraints. Negative total float
indicates the project cannot finish on time. Excessive positive float generally indicates lack of a closed
network or incorrect logic.

Critical path. Properly constructed project schedules identify credible project critical path(s). A critical
path includes activities for which any schedule delay causes a corresponding delay in project completion.
Thoroughly develop logical links to ensure an accurate critical path as the basis for forecasting and
decision-making throughout project life. Schedules depict critical path(s) for completing the mission and
the project end state. Critical path(s) descriptions should be documented in the PEP. Critical paths can
change.



3.3 Cost

Cost is the dollar estimate for completing the technical work scope within schedule, regulatory, and
funding constraints. ABC estimating is the preferred cost-estimating methodology. This estimating
methodology breaks project work into discrete quantifiable activities by the WBS.

Include labor requirements (labor dollars = hours x dollars per hour), material, equipment, indirect costs,
escalation, and subcontracted costs in cost estimates. Contingency is added for some environmental
restoration (ER) projects.

3.3.1 COST ESTIMATING CLASSIFICATIONS

DOE commonly uses the following four cost-estimating classifications, reflecting degree of project
definition:
Planning estimates are used when information is lacking (e.g., for new and/or competing
technologies). Planning estimates evaluate and compare potential options or alternatives.
Planning estimate cost elements combine, or are based on, parametric models, empirical data,
analogies, and expert opinions. Reliability ranges from ±50 percent to ±25 percent.
Preliminary estimates are for projects with moderately detailed scope definition (e.g., known
technology and processes). Preliminary estimate cost elements are based on parametric cost-
estimating relationships and use detailed estimating techniques. Reliability ranges from ±25
percent to ±15 percent.
Detailed estimates are appropriate for detailed activity estimates. Reliability ranges from ±15
percent to ±5percent.
Government estimates support procurement actions. Baseline documents are public;
therefore, government estimates are prepared independently, primarily for procurements actions.
They are based on bid documents and specifications and used only for evaluating bids.
Governmental estimates are reconciled competitive offers prior to contract award. Reliability
ranges from ±5 percent to ±10 percent.

Cost estimates are reviewed at each project phase to determine if a more defined cost estimate is
attainable based on actual project history. Estimates are the basis of submittals to the budget formulation
process. ABC estimates are prepared for activities for a three-year period, supporting DOE budget
formulation by establishing estimates for the budget year plus one year. This does not imply that baseline
estimates for out-year work can be omitted, but acknowledges that lack of information may impact
estimate quality.

Estimates for activities required for project completion must be provided and See Cost
assumptions and accuracy documented in TSDs. The best possible estimate or Estimating an
Handbook
existing quote should be provided regardless of the year work is planned. In
addition, backup estimates for subcontracts greater than $100K must be
available to DOE and include estimated costs for material, labor, and
equipment.

3.3.2 COST ESTIMATING METHODOLOGIES

Identify a cost estimating methodology consistent with ABC and with the project phase or level of
definition. Classify the estimate as LOE, specific analogy, existing contract, bottom-up, empirical data,
parametric, estimating models, expert opinion, market quotations, or a combination of methods and
include assumptions for determining the life cycle costs. The contractor is expected to:



Use estimating techniques (if time and budget are available) that provide the most accurate
forecast of expected costs.
Use the most current rates available.
Rely, wherever possible, on historic cost data.
Document labor, material, equipment, and subcontract cost assumptions and exclusions.
Provide assumptions used in developing technical, schedule, and cost.
Provide discrete estimates of direct and indirect costs.
Prepare TSDs that tie scope, schedule, and cost into one document. TSD cost estimates must
include labor, material, equipment, and subcontracted costs. See Appendix B for TSD
preparation instructions.
Escalate estimates based on DOE or OMB approved rates.

3.3.3 TOTAL PROJECT COST COMPONENTS

The total project cost (TPC) includes all costs required for completing the scope within schedule,
regulatory, and funding constraints, including project management. TPC is computed as follows:
TPC = actuals to date + estimate to complete (ETC) + contingency (for ER)

ETC includes the following components:
Time-Phased Cost Profile. Resource and/or cost load schedule activities for determining
annual funding requirements. Employ resource leveling necessary for aligning with realistic
out-year funding expectations and regulatory compliance requirements in the submitted
baseline cost plan and updated cost plans in monthly and quarterly reports.
Subcontractor Estimates. Subcontractor estimates can be either lump sum or hourly
estimates, but must include assumptions used to quantify proposed subcontractor efforts.
TSDs will contain detailed backup for lump sum and major services in excess of $100K, or
amounts specifically directed by EPD.
Level of Effort (LOE). Contractors estimate support effort that cannot be measured as
discrete accomplishments. LOE is a sustained rate of activity for a specific time period.
Assumptions used for developing LOE estimates must be included in baseline PADs or
TSDs.
Burdened Rates. Direct and burdened rates are established yearly for budget estimating
purposes and included in baseline documentation as “Overhead” or “Burdened Rates.” Rate
variations during the year will not be reflected in the baseline. Contractors should include the
algorithms for applying burdened rates in baseline documentation, such as the PAD.
Escalation Factors. Clearly identify escalation factors in baseline documentation and
demonstrate consistency with either OMB-specified escalation rates or DOE-approved rates.
Escalation is applied to baseline estimates each FY to determine the PMB.
Contingency. Annual contingency estimates included for some ER projects are also
escalated.

3.3.4 ESTIMATE AT COMPLETION

EAC = actuals to date + ETC +contingency [for some ER projects]



Estimate at completion (EAC) equals actual incurred costs to date plus remaining estimated costs (ETC).
It does not include contingency. Contractors develop an ETC at the lowest WBS level for determining
required resources for completing remaining tasks in the current working schedule. Contractors use the
latest direct and indirect rates experienced, and may re-confirm supplier and subcontractor commitments
to accurately forecast the ETC. Revised costs and assumptions are communicated to involved
stakeholders. Compare the budget at completion (BAC) to the EAC to derive the variance at completion
(VAC).

A variety of statistical efficiency factors are available for assessing completed work and evaluating
performance trends. This enables valid and objective future performance and EAC forecast calculations.
Efficiency factors complement project manager judgment and experience in assessing project
performance and forecasting future costs. EACs can be computed automatically by most project
management software based on monthly input of actual and/or accrued costs. Reliable revised EACs can be
generated using mathematical algorithms if the original baseline estimates were valid and minimal changes
to original project assumptions have occurred. When projects have not followed the original plan, EAC
computation is inappropriate and a detailed EAC is developed to include information not considered in the
original baseline assumptions.

Contractors document EAC development processes and criteria in the PCSD. Procedures should include at
least annual EAC reviews. The DOE reviews and approves revised EACs, ETCs, assumptions, crosswalks,
and other required documentation.

3.4 Risk Management

Perform risk management for identifying and mitigating inherent project risks. Because projects contain
uncertainty (e.g., changes to funding profiles and/or technical and regulatory requirements), a risk
management strategy is necessary for managing projects responsibly. Uncertainties can impact TPCs
and/or schedules that are based on the “most likely case”. DOE M 413.3-1 states, "risk management is a
structured, formal, and disciplined approach, focused on the necessary steps and planning actions to
determine and control risks to an acceptable level." Begin risk management early in the project and
continue in a proactive manner throughout the project life cycle. The following risk management steps are
defined in Section 3.4.3:

Risk identification
Risk impact analysis and quantification
Risk mitigation strategies development
Risk monitoring
Risk documentation

Document the risk management process (including project risk management philosophy, approach,
objectives, and priorities) and risk analysis results. Both can be included in the RMP (see Section 3.4.3).
DOE may direct EM projects to incorporate risk analysis results in TPCs.

Uncertainties derived from risk analysis are categorized as contingency risk or programmatic risk. The
relationship between contingency and programmatic risk in evaluating risk is shown in Figure 7. Detailed
risk categorization depicted in Figure 7 and Figure 8 is not mandatory, but contractors should consider
this process for establishing a risk framework.



INCLUDED IN BASELINE NOT IN BASELINE

COST ESTIMATE PROGRAMMATIC RISK
Known Scope ("Knowns") Potential New Scope ("Unknowns")
Unlikely
Basic
Contingency Most Likely Likely (Worst
Estimate
Case)
Accuracy of the Computed Computed Computed,
WBS No. Technical Scope Basic Estimate by % or by % or as
(~5-10%) known known appropriate
1.4.2.6.1 Project Management 12,000 - - - -
1.4.2.6.2 Remedial Actions:
1.4.2.6.2.1 TA-33 18,000 1,800 750 - -
1.4.2.6.2.2 TA-54 22,000 2,200 650 11,000 44,000
1.4.2.6.2.3 TA-49 8,500 850 1,200 - -
1.4.2.6.3.4 Decommissioning 2,300 230 12 - -
1.4.2.6.4 TSD Facilities 550 55 4 275 1,100
1.4.2.6.5 LTS&M 23 2 5 - -
======= ====== ===== ===== ======
Subtotals (Expected Value) (PMB) $63,373 $5,137 $2,621 $11,275 $45,100
IN-SCOPE OUT OF COPE

Probability Of Probability Of
HIGH 100% 99 - 90% 89 - 80% 79 - 40% 39- 1% LOW
Occurrence Occurrence

Environmental Liability
Ownership Cost Plan * Held Outside of Project
Contractor/CPM PM Baseline (PMB)-----> 63,373 Baseline
* Ownership = DOE
DOE/PO Contingency-----> 7,758
====== Program Vulnerability
DOE/FPD Project Budget Base (PBB)-----> 71,131 * Held outside of Project
Baseline
* Ownership = HQ/EM
APPROVED PROJECT BASELINE

Figure 7: Simplistic Contingency and Programmatic Risk Model

3.4.1 CONTINGENCY

Contingency estimates are intended to cover inadequacies in basic known scope estimates and resulting
schedule delays. It accounts for incomplete design, unforeseen and unpredictable conditions, or uncertainties
in project or subproject scope. For example, receiving more transuranic (TRU) waste for characterization
than planned and more WIPP shipments than planned are instances of contingency risk, rather than
programmatic risk. Contingency associated with current FY activities should be substantially less than out-
year amounts since near-term work is better defined than out-year work. Contingency is calculated after
base cost estimates are derived by determining risks associated with achieving the work scope.

Figure 8 depicts that project efficiencies can accelerate schedule completion and reduce costs, or conversely,
that realized programmatic risks could delay project schedule completion and increase costs.



Schedule Estimate (yrs)
Cost Estimate (CY $)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1X
Potential Cost Avoidance

All Project Efficiencies
All Programmatic Risks
Basic Estimate "Best Case" - BOE/TSD Realized
Realized

"Most Likely Case" - EPD Approved
Contingency Estimate
Baseline/IPABS/PBS

Programmatic Risk
"Worst Case" - EM Program Liability
Estimate

Total Estimate Cost
(Worst Case)

Figure 8: Estimating Assumptions

3.4.1.1 Cost Contingency
Cost contingency is DOE, not contractor, controlled. However, contractors may hold and track
contingency in a project management control account. EPD approves contingency usage in accordance
with established change control thresholds. When DOE approves a BCP requesting contingency use, the
contingency budget is reduced and the PMB increases based on the contractor’s BCP justification.
Changes are reflected in a contractor contingency log.
3.4.1.2 Schedule Contingency
Schedule contingency is allotted time to compensate for potential occurrence schedule delays. Schedule
risk factors include technical data gaps, infrastructure constraints, labor productivity levels, labor
availability, characterization and cleanup plan completeness, project complexity, applicable technology
availability, stakeholder involvement, regulatory delays, and constructability issues. Schedule
contingency should explicitly address identified risks, especially those likely to have the greatest project
execution impact. Schedule contingency does not cover schedule delays resulting from funding
reductions.

Schedule contingency may be necessary when unrealistic or overly optimistic activity duration estimates
are used or too many activities are scheduled in parallel rather than using more “finish to start” activities.

The received contingency amount is commonly developed using Monte Carlo simulation methods. To
perform these simulations, activity duration range estimates are developed for inclusion in the risk
analysis. For example, excavating contaminated soil may take two days for best case, ten days for worst
case, and five days for most likely case. The Monte Carlo computer simulation performs basic scheduling
calculation iterations using activity duration values sampled from the range estimates. An appropriate
schedule contingency amount is allocated during project execution as necessary. The contingency
allocation is managed and documented through approved baseline changes.



3.4.2 PROGRAMMATIC RISK

Programmatic risk covers work having a medium level of project definition and out-of-scope work with
low levels of project definition. Programmatic risk is an estimate of potential new scope or additional in-
scope work and can equal more than 100% of the base cost estimates.

3.4.3 RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN (RMP)

The RMP is a required part of the project baseline documentation. It documents the entire risk
management process and includes the project's risk management approach and project personnel’s risk
management roles and responsibilities. It also includes the actual risk analysis results (risk identification,
impact, etc.).

The amount of detail in the RMP should be proportionate to the project’s potential risk consequences.
Update the RMP with a frequency commensurate with the magnitude of identified risks and the project
phase but no less frequently than annually.

Sections 3.4.3.1 through 3.4.3.5 present the steps necessary to develop an RMP.
3.4.3.1 Risk Identification
Identify possible risks by consulting key personnel; drawing upon experiences; and evaluating current
technical issues and alternatives, regulatory/political climate, budget projections, value engineering
sessions, alternative analysis, and other relevant data sources. Identify risks at activity levels or the level
considered most appropriate by the project team. Project team brainstorming sessions are appropriate to
initiate this process. The agreed upon list of identified risks should be documented in the RMP. DOE M
413.3-1 suggests the use of a “risk screening” checklist to assist in determining whether the identified risk
should be included in the risk management process.
3.4.3.2 Risk impact analysis and quantification
This risk management step is the most labor intensive. The DOE encourages the use of tailoring in
determining risk commensurate with dollar value, complexity, and project visibility. Performing risk
analysis depends on project complexity and size. Avoid shortcuts where negative risk potential is high.

Determine the probability of occurrence and cost, schedule, and technical consequences if the risk occurs
and provide yearly cost consequences. Contractors may choose from several methods for quantifying
risks. These include probability multiplied by consequence, simulation (such as Monte Carlo), expert
opinion, and decision trees. Substantiate risk estimates with reasonable assumptions.

DOE’s October 2000 draft Project Management Practice, Section 8, Risk Management, includes tables
that describe typical criteria for defining probabilities and consequences. These probability and
consequence tables are used with qualitative and quantitative methods of risk quantification. Project
Management Practice Section 8 includes a sample risk assessment form for documenting the necessary
risk information in the RMP. The FPD may direct some ER projects to incorporate risk analysis results
into the TPC.
3.4.3.3 Risk mitigation strategies development
The project team should select the risk mitigation, or handling, strategy for each risk, identifying the
optimum set of steps to balance risk with other factors, such as cost and timeliness. Handling strategies
generally fall into one of four major categories (reduce or mitigate, accept, avoid, or transfer). Document
in the RMP these selected strategies. See DOE’s October 2000 draft Project Management Practice,
Section 8 for descriptions of these major categories.



3.4.3.4 Risk monitoring
Risk monitoring is the tracking of risk action items developed from risk handling strategies, the
evaluation of new risks, and the reevaluation of changes in previously identified risks. Because the
monitored information and indicators are so diverse, appropriate tracking tools will vary among projects.
Define a tracking system and tracking tools commensurate with project size and complexity. Unfavorable
trends from risk tracking indicate that risks were not fully or properly defined or that mitigation strategies
were not adequate. In such cases, reevaluate the risk analysis. As the project matures, the project team
must reassess risks and strategies. Reevaluation frequency should correspond to project change and
uncertainty dynamics.
3.4.3.5 Risk documentation
Risk documentation is the recording of the risk management steps in the RMP. It describes the identified
risk from cradle-to-grave. That is, the RMP must describe the risk, estimated impacts, handling strategy,
and final disposition. Final disposition documentation includes whether the risk was realized (and at what
final cost or schedule impact compared with the estimate), not realized, or the manner it was mitigated.



4.0 BASELINE REVIEW

DOE reviews baselines to assure baseline1 integrity. Reviews are performed minimally prior to each CD
for assessing project readiness for proceeding to the next phase. Reviews are also conduced, as necessary,
with significant baseline changes due to technical redirection, new scope addition, large funding shifts,
and other situations. See DOE M 413.3-1 and the Baseline Review Handbook for review typed
descriptions and review team selection.

Baselines are usually reviewed at the project location. The contractor presents the baseline review team
with a stand-alone package. The review team will assess the scope, schedule, and cost adequacy without
needing to request additional information during the review. The Baseline Review Handbook provides a
checklist against which the review team will evaluate the baseline. The baseline documentation should:

Include all baseline documents listed in Section 2
Be a stand-along information package
Be traceable to the previously approved baseline.

Review team members document their findings on the Baseline Review
Comments and Findings Form. Review team members clearly identify
findings, information sources, and recommendations for addressing See Baseline Review Handbook
findings. The contractor responds to the recommendations on the forms
and provides a timeframe for implementation. Once recommendations are
satisfactorily implemented, the review team members officially close out
the findings on the form. The Baseline Review Handbook is devoted to
describing the how’s, why’s, when’s, and where’s of reviewing EM project
baselines.

1
Baseline reviews are only one review type DOE or other independent entities perform for ensuring DOE
management that technical, schedule, and fiscal commitments are being met. Others include Independent
Cost Reviews, Independent Project Reviews, External Independent Reviews, and Readiness Reviews.
DOE M 413.3-1 describes these various reviews.



5.0 BASELINE PERFORMANCE REPORTING

Baseline performance reporting is fundamental for determining how the EM project is performing against
the approved baseline. This section describes the processes for assessing and reporting progress, including
various analyses and reporting requirements. Contractors should use this handbook as a basis for
preparing internal baseline analysis and reporting procedures.

Contractors are required to status and report baselined activities to DOE on a regular basis. Contractors
are also required to report status against appropriate milestones or performance measures. The DOE uses
IPABS-IS, specifically the Program Execution Module (PEM), as their official HQ reporting mechanism.
The PEM reports status at the project baseline summary (PBS) level on planned cost, schedule,
milestones, and performance measures. The DOE also requires periodic performance reporting and
program reviews.

5.1 Earned Value Principles

DOE M 413.3-1 requires that projects implement an earned value management system (EVMS). EVMS
provides contractor and DOE managers with accurate data for monitoring project execution. It provides
the tools for measuring work progress and facilitating sound DOE and contractor decision-making. An
EVMS objectively measures progress against baselined scope, schedule, and cost. The EVMS may be
tailored to the project size, risk, and visibility. The contractor is responsible for implementing an EVMS
whose elements include:
Planning project work scope through project completion.
Integrating project scope, schedule, and cost objectives against which accomplishments may
be measured.
Objectively assessing accomplishments at the work performance level.
Analyzing significant variances from the plan and forecasting impacts.
Providing data to higher levels for management decision-making and implementation of
management actions.

Budget is established for each scheduled work elements and is referred to as BCWS. As these work
elements complete, their values are “earned” and referred to as earned value or BCWP. Work progress is
quantified, and the earned value metric is compared with the actual expenditures for performing the work
(referred to as ACWP) and what was scheduled for accomplishment (BCWS). Without earned value, only
planned expenditures (BCWS) and actual expenditures (ACWP) can be compared, which does not
indicate how much of the planned work was actually accomplished (BCWP). Earned value provides the
data for calculating variances and other related performance indices, as discussed in the sections below.

5.2 Reporting Elements

Table 6 lists contractor performance reporting elements. Reports may be calculated for WBS levels on a
current and cumulative to-date basis. The reports are expressed in terms of dollars, time (days),
performance or output metrics, or milestones. Table 6 depicts some data elements and dollarized
variances.

5.2.1 ACTUAL COST ACCUMULATION

To ensure accurate cost reporting consistent with internal cost reporting systems, the ACWP reported on
the contractor cost performance report (CPR) should be identical to the costs reported for that month in
DOE’s Management Analysis Reporting System (MARS). The MARS is the official DOE system for



funds and cost status. Actual costs from MARS are automatically downloaded as ACWP each month. Use
a reconciliation process to ensure that ACWP reporting and cost invoicing are synchronized. Where
actual costs reported and actual costs invoiced are different due to report and invoice cycles timing, the
costs in the next reporting cycle should be adjusted to reflect accrued costs for the two or more periods
affected. The contractor should have an accrual process in place and documented in the PCSD. Enter
accrued costs into the MARS in order to be used in the project control system reports. Explain exceptions
in contractors’ monthly reporting to the EPD.

Element Examples Formula
Data Elements • Planned value (BCWS)
• Earned value (BCWP)
• Actual costs (ACWP)
• Budget at Completion (BAC) Sum of BCWSs
• Estimate at Completion (EAC) Cumulative ACWP + ETC
Dollarized • Schedule variance (SV) BCWP-BCWS
Variances • Cost variance (CV) BCWP-ACWP
• Variance at Completion (VAC) BAC-EAC
• Spend variance BCWS-ACWP
Schedule • Schedule variance in days (project schedule) Planning (target) schedule minus
Variances forecast (working) schedule
(days)
Performance • Cost Variance % (BCWP-ACWP)/BCWP*100
Indices • Cost Performance Index (CPI) BCWP/ACWP
• Schedule Variance % (BCWP-BCWS)/BCWS*100
• Schedule Performance Index (SPI) BCWP/BCWS
• To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) (BAC-cumBCWP)/(BAC-cumACWP)
Performance Annualized EM metrics include:
Metrics • Waste retrieved
(outputs such • Treatment (amounts treated)
as volume and • Storage (amounts stored or removed from
count) storage)
• Disposal (amounts sent for disposal)
• Number of shipments
• New waste generated
• Number of release sites complete or remedial
actions complete
Milestones • Budget Milestones
(Who does • Project start/complete
what by what • Critical Decisions
date?) • Regulator or Enforceable Agreement
Milestones
• Management Commitment Milestones
• Other milestones
Table 6. Contractor Reporting Elements



Figure 9 graphically depicts commonly used earned value performance indicators.

ETC Projected ACWP at
Completion (EAC)

Projected Cost
Overrun at
BCWS Completion
(VAC = BAC-EAC)
ACWP
BAC

Projected
Delay in
CV Project
Completion
SV Formulas
CV = BCWP - ACWP
$ SV = BCWP - BCWS
VAC = BAC - EAC

BCWP

Time Time
Now Planned Projected
Completion Completion

Figure 9: Performance Measurement Parameters

5.2.2 VARIANCE ANALYSIS AND REPORTING

The baseline is the basis for project performance analysis and reporting. A thorough analysis provides the
project management staff with the following:
(1) Consistent assessment of accomplished work
(2) Information for deriving corrective actions when significant baseline variances, or deviations,
develop
(3) Tools for forecasting future trends.

The analysis requires a review of actual costs an, earned value, and schedule status against the PMB and
baselined metrics and milestones. Corrective action planning requires an understanding of the data
elements and variances for project recovery. Analysis results and identified corrective actions enable the
project management staff to effectively control the project.

Variance analyses identify problems, determine reasons for plan deviations, formulate corrective action
plans, and report the results, based on performance to date and estimates of future conditions. Evaluate
variances at the cost account level and summarize up through the WBS. Variances exceeding approved
reporting thresholds are incorporated in the contractor’s quarterly BPR.

Established variance thresholds enable management to focus attention and resources on the most
significant variances. Contractor project managers should ensure that thorough performance analyses
occur and include identification of:



Variance causes
Cost, schedule, and regulatory project impacts
Recovery prognosis (planned corrective actions and trending analyses).

Contractors prepare and maintain a reporting and analysis procedure for EPD review, comment, and
concurrence, which is normally included in the PCSD. At a minimum, these procedures should be
consistent with this handbook and reflect unique project-specific conditions. Contractors establish
variance thresholds for determining and reporting significant cost and schedule exceptions. These
variance thresholds should be more stringent than the FPD thresholds. Table 7 includes example
contractor variance thresholds for preparing BPR variance analyses.

Variances exceeding DOE-established thresholds require analysis and appropriate corrective action. DOE
reporting thresholds may be adjusted based on contractor performance and reissued to the contractors.
Negative variances can be carried over from one fiscal year to the next without requiring rebaselining.

If DOE approved reporting thresholds have not been developed, the contractor recommends thresholds for
DOE review. If the contractor finds these approved reporting thresholds to be inappropriate following
several reporting cycles, the contractor formally requests deviations from these thresholds, which includes
the reasons for the requests. The FPD makes a determination on the request and provides a written
response to the contractor.

WBS Variance Current Reporting Cumulative Variance at
Level Type Period (3 months) Year to Date (Project) to Date Completion

8 CV & SV ± 10% or $50K ± 20% or $200K ± 20% or $500K ± 20% or $1M

(Whichever is (Whichever is (Whichever is (Whichever is
lower) lower) lower) lower)

8 Schedule 1 month 2 months or any 3 months or any 6 months or
(Time) delay that slips delay that slips any delay that
activity into a activity into a slips activity
new FY new FY into a new FY

Table 7. Example Reporting Thresholds

5.2.2.1 Schedule Variance (Time or Dollars)
A SV is defined as BCWP minus BCWS and is normally expressed in dollars.
SV = BCWP – BCWS
Express SV in terms of time or dollars, depending on whether the planning and forecast schedules or
BCWS and BCWP are compared. When the variance is expressed in terms of time, the project
management and project control staff evaluate it relative to the project schedule. This evaluation
quantifies the extent of the schedule deviation, analyzes the schedule deviation in relation to the critical
path, and determines whether variance analysis is warranted.

Whether the variance is expressed in terms of dollars, it is referred to and defined as BCWP less BCWS.
If reporting thresholds are exceeded for either time or dollars, the variance analysis must include the
following:
Net Variance. The variance value in dollars or days.



Cause. Explain the specific variance causes. Examples of causes include delays from vendors,
rework, unforeseen complexities, tooling problems, increased/reduced productivity/efficiency of
labor resources, or insufficient resources.
Impact. Address the impact that a schedule slippage will have on other tasks or baseline elements
within the project, i.e., project end date, performance measures, milestones, cost, and
stakeholders/regulators. Potential cost escalation resulting from end date slippage is determined.
The CAM addresses any current or potential problem areas for possible corrective action.
Corrective action. After the cause and impact are determined, formulate corrective action plans
for mitigating any unfavorable variance impacts. The CAM reviews and approves these plans.
The plans include a detailed explanation of the corrective action, how the action is expected to
impact the variance and other baseline elements, who will take the action, and a date by which the
action is completed. These corrective action plans also address required interfaces with other
organizations.

Related performance indices are the SV percentage and SPI, which are defined below. An SPI of one or
greater indicates that the project is on, or ahead of, schedule.
SV% = (BCWP-BCWS)/BCWS*100
SPI = BCWP/BCWS

5.2.2.2 Cost Variance
CV is defined as BCWP minus ACWP and is expressed in dollars and by cost element.
CV = BCWP – ACWP
If reporting thresholds are exceeded, the variance analysis must include the following:
Net Variance. The variance value in dollars.
Cause. Explain the specific variance causes. Each cost element is reviewed for potential
contribution to the overall variance. Some of the causes of the variance may not be within the
control of team leaders or functional managers, such as allocable costs. Contributors to a CV may
include labor rate differences, manpower levels, attrition, or material price.
Impact. The impact to the calculated EAC is identified by cost element. The cost performance
index (CPI) may be used to statistically determine a revised EAC, but this result does not
alleviate the requirement to perform an independent assessment of the remaining effort.
Corrective action. Consider work-around or corrective action plans for achieving the approved
budget. This may involve reallocating resources or developing another approach. The plan
contains a detailed explanation of what corrective action is being or will be taken, how the action
is expected to impact the CV, how the corrective action will be implemented, and when it will
become effective. The CAM reviews and approves the corrective action plan.

Related performance indices are the CV percentage and CPI, which are defined below. A CPI of one or
greater indicates that the project is at or under budget.
CV% = (BCWP-ACWP)/BCWP*100
CPI = BCWP/ACWP

5.2.3 PERIODIC REPORTS

Contractor reporting requirements come from several DOE organizations, e.g., DOE/NNSA-HQ, EM, and
EPD. The requirements share some common attributes and are listed below.



Earned value and completed metrics
Cost and schedule variances
Recovery plans for getting back on track
Revised ETCs
Identified cost and schedule efficiencies
Newly identified risks and status of previously identified risks
Log of internal and external baseline changes
Contingency log (for those projects which include contingency in baseline)

FPDs also require periodic status presentations from the contractors.

Table 8 includes some of the general requirements and the vehicles for meeting these requirements.

Owner Requirement Met through:
• BPR
• DOE M 413.3-1 • Quarterly status
DOE-HQ/OECM
• PARS presentations to DOE
• PARS entries via IPABS-IS
• IPABS
DOE-HQ/EM • EM Corporate • IPABS-IS
Performance
Measures
• BPR
• PC Handbook (this
FPD/EPD • Quarterly status
document)
presentations to FPD/EPD
Table 8. Reporting Requirements and How They are Met

5.2.3.1 IPABS-IS PEM
The IPABS-IS PEM requires monthly updates. Check the IPABS-IS manual for the most current and
complete information on the PEM’s content, format, due dates, and completion instructions. The IPABS-
IS users’ manual is available at the IPABS-IS website, https://ipabs-is.em.doe.gov/ipabs/ under the report
module link. The NNSA SC Administrator can arrange for an IPABS-IS login identification and
password.

As of March 2004, PEM monthly requirements include the following information collected at the PBS
level:
PARS field updates for BCWP and ACWP (See PARS requirement below)
Corporate Performance Measures updates for PBSs with these metrics
Milestones for all PBSs with HQ-level milestones
Milestones status and variance narrative for HQ-level milestones
Projected carryover and project unobligated funding at FY end

DOE O 413.3-1 requires that projects with a TPC of $5 million or more provide a monthly project status
using OECM’s PARS. For EM funded projects, PARS data are entered into designated fields in IPABS-



IS in order to avoid duplicate data entry. PARS data for EM is spread throughout the IPABS PEM. The
purpose of PARS is delivering reliable, accurate, complete, and timely project status and analysis
information to DOE senior managers and key program stakeholders. The FPD is responsible for this
update requirement. The data must be entered electronically no later than 14 days following receipt of the
contractor’s monthly progress reports. Explain any missing data. Fields required for PARS validation
should not be left blank.

The information for each record consists of three types of data.
1. Profile data. This data are entered one time and is used for identifying the project, points of
contact, and other identifying information. Nearly static data are found in the PEP and the project
data sheet (if used). Enter this data in the General Information Tab of the PEM.
2. Event data. These data are associated with the project life cycle, such as decision data, milestone,
budget, funding, and other information, and changes infrequently.
3. Status and performance data. This information is available monthly from the contractor’s project
control system (and other sources) and provides actual progress and overall project status. Enter
this data in the Cost/Schedule, Performance Measures, and Milestones tabs of the PEM.
5.2.3.2 Baseline Performance Report (BPR)
Contractors submit the quarterly BPR. It is the most comprehensive contractor required report.
Instructions and report contents are listed in Appendix C, BPR Template. However, BPR format and
contents should be approved by EPD prior to implementation. The report is submitted quarterly and is due
to EPD no later than the 20th calendar day of the month following the end of the fiscal quarter. If the 20th
falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is due on the following Monday.
5.2.3.3 EM Corporate Performance Measures (Gold Chart)
The EM Corporate Performance Measures are the performance measures selected by EM as part of their
“Corporate Performance Measures” in the Congressional Budget Request for a particular year. Enter
target values in the “Budget Formulation” module. These are not editable in IPABS-PEM. However,
actuals are statused monthly via IPABS-PEM under the “Performance Measures” tab. The “Performance
Measures” tab collects quantities of achieved performance measures for each project or PBS against the
planned quantities. The FPD has overall responsibility for these updates. Examples of the types of metrics
collected are cubic meters of transuranic waste shipped for disposal at WIPP and numbers of remediations
completed. Information on updating performance measures can be found in Chapter 2 of the IPABS Users
Manual.

The IPABS report module produces a report of these performance measures, which has become known as
the “Gold Chart”. A portion of the Gold Chart from the IPABS-IS report module is displayed in Table 9
below.



Table 9. Gold Chart Excerpt (taken directly from IPABS-IS)



6.0 BASELINE MAINTENANCE

This section describes baseline change control rules and processes, including baseline change
descriptions, control thresholds, baseline change control boards (BCCBs), responsibilities, and contractor
change control procedure requirements. Project baselines approved by DOE are managed using a rigorous
change control system that reflects current and future changes. Baseline change proposals (BCPs)
describe changes to the last approved baseline, reasons for changes, and major effects of the changes. All
baseline documents must be maintained to support future baseline reviews. Contractors should also have a
documented procedure for archiving obsolete documents.

6.1 Baseline Change Control Objectives

Baseline changes are inevitable due to uncertainties in scope, funding, schedule, and costs. After baselines
are approved, contractors must monitor performance regularly to determine if events require baseline
adjustments and to identify, document, and communicate baselined work scope changes. Baseline change
control objectives are:
Provide EPD and contractors a consistent, formal decision-making process for defining,
documenting, evaluating, approving, and incorporating baseline changes throughout project life
cycles.
Ensure that EM project baselines are accurately and promptly maintained without integrity loss.
Identify changes as they occur so cost and schedule impacts can be evaluated early.
Ensure communication between EPD, contractors, and contractor teams
Ensure approved BCP procedures used for processing changes.

6.2 BCP Best Practices

Apply the following rules when preparing BCPs:
Do not make retroactive changes. Submit proposed changes to the FPD for endorsement 30 to 45
days before the change approval is required.
Do not make changes eliminating cost and/or SVs. Variances must be continuously reported until
the task is completed or re-planned through BCP submittal and approval.
Do no implement changes without verification of sufficient funding availability.
Do not implement changes without BCP approval.
Do not propose multiple, smaller BCPs to remain under specified thresholds.
BCPs should generally involve only baseline change, ensuring traceability for each subject.
However, multiple changes may be submitted in one BCP if justification and cost and schedule
impacts for each subject are included. Multiple changes in one BCP may be appropriate if:
• Escalation and burden rate changes affect all WBSs.
• Revised regulator requirements affect all cleanup levels.

6.3 Baseline Change Types

Baseline changes are either DOE directed or contractor initiated.
DOE Directed Change. Directed changes are imposed on projects by authority or command, with
direction to implement. Authority may be in the form of congressional appropriations, HQ-
approved funding changes, Program Secretarial Officer (PSO) direction, new or revised policy
directives, regulatory or statutory requirements, or FPD. Contractors are required to prepare BCPs



for FPD submittal defining the cost, schedule, and technical impacts. Directed changes are not
used for correcting CVs or SVs. FPDs are usually notified of directed changes from HQ and are
responsible for providing necessary written guidance for implementing changes to contractors.
Contractor Initiated Change. Contractors initiate most changes based on schedule, budget, or
technical work scope changes and determining breached control levels. Contractor initiated
changes shall not be used as a means of correcting CVs or SVs.

BCPs are categorized by urgency, as described below.
Emergency change. A change needed for preventing life-threatening situations. Emergency
changes are implemented immediately (or as soon as practicable) to prevent further life
threatening or environmental safety and health issues. FPDs or designees must be informed of
emergency conditions immediately. Normally, BCPs documenting cost, schedule, and technical
baseline changes are issued after emergency changes are implemented.
Priority change. A change correcting a potentially unsafe or hazardous condition, preventing
possible injury to personnel or immediate damage to plant/equipment, enabling significant cost
reductions, or avoiding significant cost increases based on an immediate decision. Priority
changes also result from regulatory compliance orders or enforcement actions. Priority changes
are usually implemented before initiating a formal BCP. FPD or designees must approve priority
changes in advance. BCP documentation is processed when received.
Routine changes. Changes required as part of project management. Routine changes can affect
cost, schedule, or technical baseline elements. They may be required for reducing cost or
schedule, including improved technology, or for other project enhancements. Routine changes are
used for correcting document errors, adding clarifying notes, or substituting alternate baseline
documentation that does not affect the baseline cost, schedule, or technical elements.

6.4 Baseline Change Control Process

BCPs must be endorsed by each lower-level BCCB before consideration by the highest-level BCCB from
which approval must be received. A BCP must be approved by the BCCB corresponding to thresholds at
Levels 1 through 4. The four management control levels for projects are described in DOE M 413.3-1 and
include:

Level 1, Under Secretary/NNSA Administrator
Level 2, Assistant Secretary (PSO)/Assistant Administrator
Level 3, Federal Project Director
Level 4, Contractor BCCB, contractor organization

In general, baseline changes made by contractors, whether directed or project initiated, are reviewed and
approved by DOE for Levels 1, 2, and 3. Contractors may make Level 4 changes without receiving DOE
review and approval. Figure 10 indicates the baseline change approval process flow.



EM-1
EM-1
ESAAB
ESAAB CCB
CCB
(via BCT)
(viaBCT)
Total Project
L l
Y Y Subproject
L l
DOE M EM
FPD
FPD 413.3-1 CCB
FPD
FPD
Approval
Approval N Thresholds Thresholds N Approval
Approval
Breached? Breached?

FPD
FPD
BCCB (Level 3)
BCCB(Level 3)

Y
Contractor
Contractor
Level 3 prepares
prepares
Thresholds
breached? VARs &
VARs&
N BPR
BPR

CCB=Configuration Control Board Contractor
Contractor Level 4
BCCB=Baseline Change Control Board
ESAAB=Energy System Acquisition BCCB
BCCB Thresholds
Advisory Board Y breached? N
VARS=variance analyses (Level 4)
(Level4)

Figure 10. Baseline Change Control Hierarchy

6.4.1 CONTRACTOR BASELINE CHANGE PROCESS

Contractors prepare and maintain baseline change control procedures in PCSDs or PEPs. Before
implementation, FPDs must approve change processes, which at a minimum should include:
FPD established Level 3 baseline change control thresholds.
BCCB member designation and responsibilities.
Procedures.
Standard processing forms, including change control logs.
Record-keeping system description.

FPDs determine change control Level 3, triggering approval authority. Contractors establish thresholds
for local (Level 4) change control.

Contractor BCCBs approve all directed or project-initiated BCPs before submittal to the FPD BCPs are
submitted to FPDs regardless of whether changes require FPD approval (Level 3 breaches) or EM-1 and
ESAAB (levels 1 and 2 breaches) approval. Additional EM-1 and ESAAB requirements are described in
sections 6.4.3 and 6.4.4.



Contractors prepare BCPs in documents explaining change causes, impacts (cost, schedule, technical,
regulatory), and before and after cost plans and Gantt charts. Generally, the elements listed in Appendix
C, BCP Template, should be included. BCP supporting documentation must contain regulator
concurrence if a regulatory milestone is impacted.

All contractor change control activities must be communicated to FPDs through contractor change control
logs submitted quarterly in the BPR. Contractors assign BCP numbers and include the title and cost,
scope, and schedule impacts, and disposition (approved, not approved, pending, assigned action items).
Yearly and total cost impacts also should be included.

Under routine circumstances, contractors submit BCPs requesting baseline change approvals for changes
breaching level 3 thresholds. Requests should be made as far in advance of the proposed start as possible,
(30 to 45 days) to allow FPD review and processing time.

Contractors incorporate approved BCP changes into project baselines before the end of the next
accounting month and in the next monthly report or notify the FPD if unable to meet the monthly
reporting deadline.

6.4.2 FEDERAL PROJECT DIRECTOR BASELINE CHANGE PROCESS

FPD options for evaluating BCPs, all of which may involve program analyst assistance, include:
Assembling a BCCB composed of technical and project control members for either a specific
BCP or group of BCPs; the degree of formality is dependent upon the FPD.
Personally reviewing the BCP.
Requesting informal review by a few individuals.

FPDs and EPD individuals reviewing BCPs use the BCP Review Checklist included in Appendix D for
identifying missing or incomplete items. Contractors are required to provide additional information
requested by FPDs in a timely fashion. FPDs provide contractors with written documentation of approval
or disapproval.

FPDs can issue contractors temporary authorization with a not-to-exceed funding limit, so that work can
proceed before BCP approval. Emergency changes may be approved by telephone or fax, followed by
contractor preparation and submittal of emergency BCP documentation before the next accounting month.

6.4.3 EM-1 BASELINE CHANGE PROCESS

In September, FPDs indicate agreement with IPABS baseline information through IPABS-IS Gen 2 report
signoff. Ongoing baseline changes are not immediately reflected in IPABS. EM requires contractor
change control log usage for documenting changes between FPD approved Gen 2 reports.

FPDs may delegate change control log reporting to EPD program analysts. PMAT requires the logs at
least five working days before each quarterly review. The PMAT Team Leader forwards logs quarterly to
EM, including all changes (even Level 4). Program analysts may use existing logs if all required BCP log
template fields are included.

Changes breaching level 2 thresholds are documented through the IPABS Baseline Change Tool (BCT).
The thresholds relate to EM’s configuration control criteria, which are changes to:
Performance Management Plan



Cleanup end states/end points
EM Corporate Performance Metrics (Gold Chart)
Performance Measures/Performance Incentives
Annual baseline cost
Life-cycle cost
PBS structure
WIPP transportation baseline

The IPABS Manual provides instructions for electronically documenting the baseline change, roles and
responsibilities, and schedule information for using the BCT.

6.4.4 ESAAB BASELINE CHANGE PROCESS

Level 1 breaches as described in the Manual are

Technical Any change in scope and/or performance that affects
mission need requirements or is not in conformance
with current approved Project Data Sheet.
Schedule 6 months or greater increase (cumulative) in the
original project completion date.
Cost Increase in excess of $25M or 25% (cumulative) of the
original cost baseline.

The Manual also mentions that Congress must be notified if the project change results in a 25 percent
increase in the total project cost, the same cost threshold for which ESAAB requires approval authority.



Appendix A. Crosswalk - Project Controls Handbook to DOE M 413.3-1

DOE M 413.3-1 Project Control Handbook
FOREWORD
SECTION I: REQUIREMENTS
1. ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Section 2.14, Acquisition Plan or Procurement
OVERVIEW 1-1 Plan
1.1 Introduction and Key Terms
1.2 Acquisition Management System
1.3 Program and Project Relationship
1.4 Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
Evaluation Process
2. REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Introduction and Key Terms Appendix F, Glossary
2.2 Requirements and Authorities Section 1.1, Purpose
2.3 Risk Management Section 2.9 RMP; Section 3.4, Risk Management
2.4 Change Control
2.5 Performance Baseline Deviation
2.6 Tailoring
2.7 Other Requirements
3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3.2 Key Roles and Responsibilities
3.3 Federal Project Directors and Contractor Project
Managers
3.4 Integrated Project Teams Section 1.3, EM Projects Planning Framework
3.5 Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board
SECTION II: GUIDANCE
4. INITIATION PHASE Section 1.3, EM Projects Planning Framework
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Strategic Planning
4.3 Present Performance Assessment
4.4 Performance Requirements Analysis
4.5 Alternatives To Capital Assets
4.6 Mission Need Statement
4.7 Tailoring
5. DEFINITION PHASE Section 1.3, EM Projects Planning Framework
5.2 Conceptual Design
5.3 Risk Analysis
5.4 Acquisition Strategy
5.5 Estimating Costs
5.6 Project Execution Plan
6. EXECUTION PHASE Section 1.3, EM Projects Planning Framework
6.2 Preliminary Design
6.3 Critical Decision-2, Approve Acquisition
Performance Baseline
6.4 Final Design
6.5 Scheduling and Controlling
6.6 Configuration Management
6.7 Critical Decision-3, Approve Start of Construction
6.8 Execution or Implementation
7. TRANSITION/CLOSEOUT PHASE Section 1.3, EM Projects Planning Framework
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Transition and Turnover
7.3 Checkout, Testing, and Commissioning



7.4 Knowledge Transfer
7.5 Documentation
7.6 Lessons Learned
7.7 Logistics
7.8 Readiness Reviews
7.9 Critical Decision-4, Approve Start of Operations
or Project Closeout
7.10 Project Closeout
8. PROJECT BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
8.2 Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
Evaluation
8.3 Constructing a Defensible Budget Request
8-1
8.4 Appropriations
8.5 Application of Inflation to the Financial Forecast
8.6 Project Engineering and Design Funds
8.7 Key Documents
9. PROJECT REVIEWS Section 4.0, Baseline Review
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Project (Program) Management Reviews
9.3 Independent Reviews
9.4 Specific Types of Project Reviews
9.5 Technical Review
9.6 Operational Readiness Review
Section 1.3.2, Performance Baseline/Performance
10. PERFORMANCE BASELINE
Measurement Baseline
10.2 Key Parameters
Section 2.0, Baseline Documents
10.3 Performance Baseline Preparation
Section 3.0 Baseline Development
10.4 Performance Baseline Deviation
11. CHANGE CONTROL
11.2 Controlling Changes
12. EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT Section 5.1, Earned Value Principles
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Management Need
12.3 Management Systems
12.4 Industry Standard
12.5 System Design and Development
12.6 Earned Value Management Implementation
12.7 Criteria Concept
12.8 Performance Measurement Baseline
13. INTEGRATED SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL, QUALITY
Section 2.3, PEP
ASSURANCE, AND SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY
13.1 Safety
13.2 Environment
13.3 Quality Assurance
13.4 Source Documents
13.5 Safeguards and Security
14. RISK MANAGEMENT Section 3.4, Risk Management
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Characteristics of Effective Risk Management
14.3 Risk Management Process
14.4 Risk Identification, Assessment and Mitigation
14.5 Risk Management Plan
15. CONTRACTING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT



15.2 Fundamental Principles
15.3 U.S. Government Contract
15.4 Acquisition Planning Section 2.14, Acquisition Plan or Procurement Plan
15.5 Solicitation Planning
15.6 Evaluation and Selection
15.7 Contract Management and Administration
15.8 Contract Closeout
15.9 Performance-Based Contracting
15.10 Lessons Learned
16. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Design Build



Appendix B. TSD Instructions and Example

This appendix presents annotated guidance for developing TSDs and an example TSD. TSDs include
lifecycle task scope, schedule, costs, metrics, FTEs, assumptions, and risks. Sufficient detail is included
enabling an independent but knowledgeable reviewer to assess its reasonableness relative to scope,
schedule, and cost. The collection of project TSDs should encompass the project lifecycle scope, cost, and
schedule.

Annotated Guidance for TSD Format and Content

The following items correspond to the TSD form and provide instructions for recording the correct
information:

WBS Number/Title: List the appropriate WBS or WBSs and title.

Date Prepared/Updated: Present the date the TSD was prepared or last updated.

Control Account Manager/Organization: Provide the control account manager's name and
organization.

FYXX Performance Measures: List the specific contractual performance measures for the current FY.
(This field will need to be updated annually.)

Planned Start/Completion: Indicate task starting and ending month and FY. Include both EM and non-
EM portions, where appropriate.

Cost Plan/FTEs: Provide a task life-cycle budget and FTE summary table, broken out separately for EM
and non-EM. Break out overhead costs (costs required to "keep the lights on") as a percentage of the total
costs.

Cost Estimating Methodology: Identify the cost estimating methodologies used, such as expert opinion,
parametric, specific analogy, bottom-up, cost review and update, and trend analysis. One or more
estimating methodologies may be used.

Scope of Work and Resource Assignments:
This section consists of two subsections, "Site Status" and "Specific Work Elements." Site Status
summarizes history so the reviewer can evaluate the proposed task relative to what preceded it. “Specific
Work Elements” provide the work description, organizations involved, regulatory drivers, costs, and other
pertinent information required for project understanding. Organize the scope by WBS to provide a tiered
description of information. “Specific Work Elements” consist of an activity-based, step-by-step
description of the tasks for the remaining work, emphasizing the current fiscal year. Enough detail is
provided for enabling an independent, knowledgeable reviewer to grasp the scope of work and relate it to
the estimated schedule and requested resources. The narrative identifies major accomplishments and
required deliverables.

Critical Milestones and Performance Measures: List the life-cycle critical milestones and performance
measures.



Project Risks to Meeting Critical Milestones and Performance Measures: List the assumptions,
exclusions, and any risks potentially impacting the task's scope, cost, and/or schedule. Detailed risk
information is referenced back to the RMP.

References: List technical, regulatory, and other documents providing additional detail for the reviewer.

Related TSDs: Reference other TSDs potentially effecting scope, schedule, or cost, or otherwise aiding
reviewer project understanding.

Schedule (Gantt Chart): Include a Gantt chart of the TSD activities and milestones.



Example Task Scope Description
TRU Waste Characterization and Certification
WBS Number/Title: 1.3.1.3.1J.06.06.04.HJ Non-Destructive Assay Testing
WBS Level 6 Reference: 1.3.1.3.1J.06 Waste Operations

Date Prepared/Updated: April 6, 2001.

Control Account Manager/Organization: Howard Granzow/PM-DS

FY01 Performance Measures: Refer to TSD WBS Level 6 1.3.1.3.1J.06 Waste Operations.

Planned Start/Completion: FY99/FY15 (EM), continuing for DP.

Budget/FTEs: Refer to Tables 1 and 2 for a budget summary. Resource tables providing a detailed
breakdown of costs and personnel are attached.

Cost Estimating Methodology: Cost estimates were prepared based on professional expertise, historical
data from previous years, and a bottoms-up activity-based approach.

SCOPE OF WORK AND RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTS

1.3.1.3.1J.06.06.04.HJ Non-Destructive Assay Testing

Site Status

This TSD describes non-destructive assay (NDA) testing on legacy and newly generated TRU waste prior
to WIPP shipment. The WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) requires that TRU waste generators
identify and determine the mass of each isotope present in each container of waste shipped to the
repository. LANL uses NDA methods to identify which isotopes are present and their masses through a
non-invasive process (i.e.: the container is not penetrated or breached). Currently work is performed at the
TA-54 Radioactive Non-Destructive Assay (RANT) facility. However, the NDA testing unit is a mobile
unit. Once permits and procedures are in place the unit can be moved to TRU-waste retrieval or
generation areas, such as Area G and TA-50. Onsite NDA will be more cost efficient and reduce waste
transport between LANL technical areas, which sometimes requires road closures.

As part of the assays and associated costs, the following activities are part of this TSD work scope: day-
to-day technical management, data acquisition, drum handling, data evaluation, QA at the generation
level, equipment inspection and maintenance, procedure writing, capital equipment acquisition, PDP
participation, training, travel, expert consultation, emergency support, service contracts storage manifest
retrieval, storage manifest review, database interface with operators, database updating and trend analysis.

Specific Work Elements

NDA Testing and Analysis: TRU waste drum packages are moved to the RANT facility for NDA. The
identification of isotopes present in each container is necessary information for any of the NDA methods
used to determine mass. Based on process knowledge, a list of suspected radionuclides, plus a standard
fixed set of radionuclides is created for analysis. Every container must be analyzed using an isotopics
analysis system, such as the Fixed Energy Response Function Analysis with Multiple Efficiencies



(FRAM) system prior to additional assay on any of the mass determination NDA systems. The mass
determination systems are the High Efficiency Neutron Counter (HENC), the Passive Active Neutron
(PAN) system, and the Segmented/Tomographic Gamma Scanner (TGS). Due to species interference and
other problems that might affect equipment accuracy, sometimes more than one equipment system is
necessary to quantify the activity of each radionuclide in a drum. For each container, NDA measures the
activity of each radionuclide to determine which isotopes are present and their respective masses based on
the radioactive emissions of these materials. Certain isotopes during their decay process emit detectable
levels of particles or radiation without any inducement and are appropriate for passive scanning
procedures. Other isotopes only emit detectable levels when stimulated by the addition of neutrons during
active scanning.
Several NDA methods have been developed to address the range of isotopes that may be present in LANL
TRU waste streams. The following is a description of the primary NDA-testing methods:

• FRAM System - The FRAM system records gamma spectral data using a germanium detector and
computer controlled spectroscopy software as in traditional gamma spectroscopy, but analyzes these
data using a specialized peak fitting routine for special nuclear material (FRAM software program) to
determine which isotopes are present in a container. The FRAM is used as a screening tool to
evaluate the isotopic composition of plutonium and the ratio of certain radionuclides relative to it,
identify interfering isotopes that could affect the results of quantitative NDA instruments, and assist
the operator to decide which assay system(s) to use to quantify the TRU waste in the container.
The FRAM instrument counts radioactivity from the container for durations intended to meet
acceptable statistical detection limits. The “loading” or quantity of TRU material present in a
container affects the count time (i.e.: higher loading usually requires shorter count times). After
FRAM analysis is complete the container is removed from the instrument and returned to local
storage while the data are compiled, checked, and assessed. Activities are performed in parallel as
much as possible to maximize throughput.
• HENC Operations - Following FRAM analysis, containers are analyzed using the HENC system. The
HENC system is an advanced passive neutron counter that measures the transuranic nuclide mass and
uses IAEA Neutron Coincidence Counting (INCC) software. It was developed under a cooperative
research agreement between LANL and Canberra Industries, specifically for measuring plutonium in
scrap and waste. The system conducts passive multiplicity assays corrected using the add-a-source
technique. Historical results indicate that the HENC system successfully determines mass values for
approximately 80% of the containers processed. Therefore, baseline planning schedules and estimates
assume that containers will be analyzed using the HENC system and that 20% of those containers will
require additional analyses with the PAN or the TGS systems.
• PAN Operations - The PAN assay system is a second-generation differential die-away neutron assay
system. It uses a neutron generator to measure transuranic radionuclide content. It can be operated in
the active mode for low-level measurements or the passive mode for higher-level measurements.
Passive data are corrected for matrix effects using the data from a short active measurement
completed on waste containers tested.
• TGS - The TGS assay technique combines high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy with three-
dimensional imaging to produce reliable quantification of special nuclear material. The technique
corrects for inhomogeneities of the matrix and non-uniform distribution of special nuclear material
within the container and is generally more accurate than non-imaging gamma-ray assay techniques.

The current throughput capability of the NDA process is approximately 2,400 containers per year.
Containers requiring NDA include existing containers in the legacy inventory and new containers
resulting from repack activities. The typical team required to effectively handle the containers, calibrate



instruments, conduct the analyses, compile, check, and assess data for the FRAM includes 3 technicians
and 2.5 technical staff members (TSM - includes engineers, chemists, etc.). The typical team required to
effectively handle the containers, calibrate instruments, conduct the analyses, compile, check, and assess
data for the HENC, PAN, and TGS includes 4 technicians and 3.5 TSMs. The total number of full-time
employees (FTEs) is 13, which includes 7 technicians and 6 TSMs to maintain the current NDA
throughput capability. This FTE estimate includes funding both from EM and DP.
Data Package Preparation and Review: Following NDA testing, data are reviewed and validated by data
collectors under strict WAP QA/QC protocols. LANL is also implementing a computer automation
process that will perform review activities for some data aspects. Once the data are validated, a data
package is prepared that includes the raw data, review checklists, QA/QC analysis, and computer printout
data. A hard copy and an electronic copy of each data package are ultimately sent to the records center.

Critical Milestones and Performance Measures:

• Permits and procedures will be in place to mobilize the NDA unit as needed by
FY02.
• NMED audit will be resolved in a timely manner to meet the 14-shipment performance
measure for FY01.

Project Risks to Meeting Critical Milestones and Performance Measures (see RMP):

• Permits will not be acquired by FY02 to allow the NDA unit to be mobilized as
needed.
• NMED audit might not be resolved in a timely manner to meet the 14 shipment
performance measure

References:

• WIPP WAC
• RCRA Part B Permit - WAP
• Various DOE Orders
• Various LANL Procedures

Related TSDs:

1.3.1.3.1J.06 Waste Operations



Table 1: EM ETC Cost Plan ($K) and FTE Plan for NDA Testing
(WBS Level 9)

Cost Category FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Labor
Material/Equip
Subcontractor
Total
1
RTBF
(% of Total)
FTEs2

Table 2: DP ETC Cost Plan ($K) and FTE Plan for NDA Testing
(WBS Level 9)

Cost Category FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Labor
Material/Equip
Subcontractor
Total
1
RTBF
(% of Total)
FTEs2

1
RTBF = Readiness in Technical Base and Facility
2
FTEs = Full-Time Equivalents (University of California (UC) Labor only)



Appendix C. Baseline Performance Report (BPR) Template

1. Signature Page: Review and signature sign-off signifying the report was reviewed. The contractor
Project Control Manager, Contractor Project Manager, and FPD sign the report. Include dates with
signatures.

2. Contents page.

3. Executive Summary:

• Summary of major quarterly accomplishments for the quarter and issues/concerns.

• Project Status: Provide ongoing operations and other activities related to future goals and
capabilities. Examples include the following:
Status of IPABS-IS budget milestones and EM Corporate Performance Measures
Volumes and types of waste stored, treated, and disposed through the reporting period
Status of specific waste management projects, such as "Drums removed from TWISP
pads” and status of DVRS facility construction
Numbers and types of sealed sources recovered from the licensed sector
Development effort status of sealed source storage containers and subcontractor
capabilities
Issues, problems, or impediments affecting continued project operations, costs, and
schedule and a highlight of those requiring DOE action
• Project level CV and SV for current period (quarter), year to date (YTD), and cumulative to date
(CTD).

4. Cost Performance Report (CPR): Provide a report of current period (quarter), YTD, and CTD
BCWS, BCWP, and ACWP, as well as, BAC and EAC at WBS Level 7 or at a level agreed to by the
contractor project manager and FPD. Include subtotals and total.
5. Performance Charts:
• Provide graphs depicting CTD BCWS, BCWP, and ACWP for total project and also for each
WBS Level 7 element, or at a level agreed to by the contractor project manager and the FPD.
• Provide performance indicator charts displaying CPI, SPI, and TCPI for total project and also for
each WBS Level 7 element, or at a level agreed to by the contractor project manager and the
FPD.
6. Narrative and Table of Variances: The narrative section addresses the current period (quarter), YTD,
and CTD CVs and SVs, and at-completion variances (ACVs) exceeding established reporting
thresholds at Level 7, or at a level agreed to by the contractor project manager and the FPD.
Thoroughly discuss variance causes, impacts, and corrective actions. Describe variance changes from
the previous quarter and the factors influencing the data. Explain negative and positive trends.

7. Total Float Analysis. Discuss total float usage, usage rate, and negative and positive trends.

8. Risk Status: Provide a status of previously identified project risks from the RMP, Also provide newly
identified risks not previously included in the RMP. Include reasons for the anticipated risk, expected
impact, and corrective actions currently planned or taken.



9. Cost Plan: Include historical BCWS through the previous FY, execution year BCWS by month, and
annual BCWS for the outyears at WBS level 7, or at a level agreed to by the contractor project
manager and the FPD. Historical data through and including the current reporting period, should
match the project BCWS in IPABS-PEM.

10. Milestone Exception Report: Include the following milestones in this section: overdue, project
overdue, or forecasted for completion within six months of report date. New or modified milestones
from last report are highlighted. Identify milestones tracked in IPABS-IS such as budget and
performance measure milestones.
11. Baseline Change Activity Log: Provide a table of internal and external submitted BCPs, indicating
schedule and cost changes.

Note: Data submitted in the BPR matches IPABS-IS unless exceptions are explained to and approved by
the FPD.



Appendix D. Baseline Change Proposal Template

Introduction
The contractor uses the BCP template for describing level 3 proposed baseline changes to the FPD. The
FPD, in turn, uses the completed BCP template when levels 1 and 2 thresholds are breached. Each BCP
stands on its own and provides enough information for an independent third party to trace the changes and
understand impacts.

BCP content
1. Contractor Name: Enter the name of contractor submitting the BCP.
2. BCP Number: Enter a unique identifier for each BCP. The contractor assigns a sequential number
that includes the current FY and up to a three-digit number. For example, the first BCP number in
FY04 is "CONT-04-001."
3. Date Prepared: Enter the date the BCP is prepared.
4. Type: Enter the change type (directed or project initiated as defined in Chapter 6 of this handbook).
5. Processing Designation: Check the applicable box for "emergency, routine, or priority change" as
defined in Chapter 6 of this handbook.
6. Originator: Enter the name, phone and fax numbers, and organization of the person to whom the FPD
can address questions or status reports. This originator understands the issues and impacts and is
responsible for expeditiously coordinating responses.
7. Description:
WBS #. Subproject Title - Enter the applicable WBS and subproject title.
Change To. Indicate affected areas (i.e., technical, schedule, and/or cost).
General Description. Enter a brief explanation, referencing the impacted PBS(s)/Summary
Deliverable(s). Appendices are included for enhancing the reviewer's understanding.
8. Change Justification: Describe the reasons for the change. In some cases, regulatory requirements
cause scope changes. Evidence of regulatory concurrence is included in supporting BCP
documentation if a regulatory milestone changes.
9. Impact Assessment: Describe the significant technical, cost, and schedule impacts. The following
describes required BCP appendices and/or reference information, depending on the change type:
Technical Change. Any information for further defining or determining the technical merits
of the change.
Cost Change.
a. The total cost change impact as well as the before and after BCWS time phasing.
b. Total contingency and before and after contingency time phasing.
Schedule Change. Impacts and before and after conditions of regulatory milestones,
subproject or project end date, deliverables, budget milestones, and performance measures.
10. Assessment of Alternatives:
a. Describe and analyze all reasonable BCP alternatives for informed BCP decisions.
b. Describe impacts if the BCP is not approved.



11. List of Appendices or References: List all documents, reports, and plans used for preparing the BCP
and those attached as supporting BCP documentation. Include notes and footnotes if appendices are
not self-explanatory.
12. Submitted By: Include the contractor representative, generally the project manager, typed name,
signature, and signature dates.



Appendix E. BCP Review Checklist

CONTRACTOR/PROGRAM OR PROJECT: _______________________
BCP NUMBER: ______________
The following are potential review items. Negative or conditional responses will not be accepted. The
reviewer must resolve all concerns or questions and initial each potential review item when accepted.

ADMINISTRATOR:
____1. The BCP Proposal form is completed properly and signed.
____2. The "before" and "after the change" cost plans, or BCWS profiles of the baseline, are included.
____3. The "before" and "after the change" logic schedules or Gantt charts are included, as well as the
Master Logic Schedule (MLS).
____4. The “before” and “after” change performance measures.
____5. A crosswalk is included.
____6. The contingency log is included indicating "before" and "after the change" effects.
____7. The cost estimating back-up material is included.
____8. Additional comments are attached. (Contact Record)
____9. Documented assumptions are provided.
____10. Contingency analysis is included.

FEDERAL PROJECT DIRECTOR:
____1. BCP justification is adequate including regulatory agreement, if applicable.
____2. The change in scope of work is properly prioritized.
____3. Changes affecting installation priority list are noted.
____4. The schedules and resources applied are reasonable.
____5. It appears that the installation has considered all aspects.
____6. All change related contractual aspects have been met.
____7. All programmatic issues have been reviewed and addressed in the BCP.
____8. Additional comments are attached. (Contact Record or notes)

TECHNICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT:
____1. The technical write-up provides adequate justification for the technical change
____2. Risks for not making the change as well as risks with the change are adequately explained.
____3. Impacts to other baseline scope are described and understood.
____4. The technical write-up or BCP appendix provides concurrence from the regulator for regulatory
changes...

PROJECT CONTROL OFFICER:
____1. The Current (before change) cost plan is in agreement with the most recent monthly report.
____2. The justification for the scope change included on the BCP is adequate.
____3. All charges, including error corrections, are made to the current reporting period; no retroactive
changes are made.
____4. MSPs or Gantt charts properly depict "before" and "after” change conditions, including the MSP.
____5. The BCWS crosswalk, ("before" and "after” change) is correct.
____6. The contingency log clearly reflects the BCP changes.

COST ESTIMATOR:
____1. The program’s collection of task scope descriptions presents the complete baseline through
closure.



____2. An estimate summary is provided and appears to include the entire baseline scope requirements.
____3. BCP cost changes relate to the new scope of work.
____4. Additional comments are attached (Contact Record).
____5. Individual scope descriptions are complete and include assumptions as necessary.
____6. Task scope descriptions effected by a BCP have been amended and are included.

BUDGET ANALYST
____1. Adequate funds are available for supporting base cost BCP increase.
____2. Sufficient contingency funds are available for funding the BCP.
____3. The contractor has furnished the most current Approved Funding Program (AFP) data.
____4. Assumptions regarding uncosted carryover are documented.



Appendix F. Glossary

Activity-based cost (ABC) estimating. ABC is a cost-estimating technique based on defining processes
and activities. Each activity is defined in terms of a unit of measure; quantities and unit costs of labor-
hours, materials, equipment, and subcontracted services; and burdened value(s).

Actual cost of work performed (ACWP). ACWP includes actual costs plus accrued costs. The contractor
records ACWP at the deliverable level or lower for accumulative expenditures in the reporting period.

Annual. Annual refers to scope, schedule, and cost changes affecting any single fiscal year.

Baseline. The quantitative expression of the project scope, schedule, and cost against which the status of
resources and progress can be measured. The field maintains the project baseline as a collection of
documents, including resource loaded schedule networks, cost estimates, and documented assumptions.
The baseline is the key component of the PCS because it documents the program plan for performing the
work and provides the information required by DOE business practices for evaluating resources and
program performance. For planning purposes, project baselines should reflect full regulatory compliance
and should be based on reasonable out-year funding assumptions. The degree of baseline detail should be
consistent with the project phase and should adopt the “rolling wave” approach, such as greatest level of
detail for near-term (FY plus 2 years) activities. The baseline is often referred to as the performance
measurement baseline (PMB).

Baseline Change Control Board (BCCB). BCCBs are the site office and contractor level baseline change
control boards. These boards report up to EM’s CCB.

Baseline change proposal (BCP). The contractor normally generates the BCP for documenting baseline
changes. It should provide a complete description of a proposed change and its resulting baseline impacts.
The BCP serves as an audit tool for baseline changes. The BCP must be submitted in accordance with the
baseline change control guidelines contained in the change control section of this document.

Budget-at-completion (BAC). BAC is equal to the sum of all BCWS or resource allocated activities.
BAC does not change unless the budget is changed through the baseline change control process.

Budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP). BCWP is the value of work performed or accomplished
relative to the total budgeted value (BCWS) of a task. Both this value and the budgeted value can be
expressed in terms of any relevant units (dollars, man-hours, gallons, tons, etc.). BCWP is a field on the
CPR.

Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS). BCWS is the baselined dollars corresponding to scheduled
work within a given time period. The sum of all BCWS equals the BAC. Although the BCWS plan and
the cost plan are not technically identical, EPD and its contractors use these terms synonymously.

Budget milestone. Budget milestones are commitments for performing work and meeting specified
performance objectives in return for a given amount of funding. They establish accountability for
achieving results. The contractors and FPD jointly develop one or more budget milestones per PBS for
the execution year and are entered into the IPABS-IS. The Assistant Secretary for EM tracks execution
year budget milestones from a roll up of the installations and field. These commitments consist of high
visibility project milestones, site critical path milestones, and other major milestones. Budget milestones
are statused in the IPABS PEM and BPR.



Change control. A documented process applying technical and management review and approval of
changes to technical, schedule, and cost baselines.

Contractor. The term contractor as used in this document refers to management and operation (M&O)
contractor unless otherwise stated. Synonymous with contractor and M&O contractor is site contractor.

Configuration Control Board (CCB). The CCB is the EM-1 baseline change control board to which all
lower level (site office and contractor) BCCBs are submitted. It is a multi-discipline functional body of
representatives designated and chartered by DOE EM for ensuring the proper definition, coordination,
evaluation, and disposition of baseline changes. The CCB oversees the EM configuration control process
and is comprised of three individuals (two board members and one chairperson) who are appointed to the
board by EM-1 for a one-year term. The CCB is supported by an appointed Secretary, who prepares
formal Board meeting minutes for communicating Board deliberations, Board assigned actions, Board
decisions, and Board policy changes.

Corporate Performance Measures. EM Corporate Performance Measures are included in IPABS-IS and
statused monthly. They support budget justification and allow DOE to measure contractor progress.
Corporate Performance Measures are subject to change control in IPABS. The reporting module of
IPABS-IS produces a report of these performance measures and is referred to as the “Gold Chart”.

Cost Performance Index (CPI). A measure of cost performance based on the ratio of earned value
(BCWP) to actual costs incurred (ACWP).
CPI = BCWP/ACWP
A CPI of 1.0 indicates perfect performance, greater than 1.0 indicates exceptional performance, and less
than 1.0 indicates poor performance.

Cost Performance Report (CPR). The CPR provides the data for variance analysis and corrective action
planning because it displays BCWS, BCWP, ACWP, SVs, CVs, EAC, BAC, and VAC by a WBS level
agreed to by the FPD. The CPR is submitted in the BPR.

Cost plan. The cost plan includes historical BCWS through the previous FY, baselined (BCWS) dollars
by month for the execution year, and baselined (BCWS) dollars by year for the outyears at an agreed
upon WBS level, generally level 6 or 7. The sum of historical data through and including the current
month data, should match the project’s BCWS in IPABS-PEM. The cost plan defines the activities in
monthly increments for the current FY, thus providing time-phased data upon which performance can be
measured and reported to EPD. Although the cost plan and the BCWS plan are not technically identical,
the EPD and its contractors use these terms synonymously.

Cost variance (CV). The CV is the dollar difference between the work performed (BCWP) and actual
cost (ACWP) and is displayed in the CPR at an agreed upon WBS level.
CV = BCWP – ACWP

Cost variance percent (CV%). The CV percent is the percentage that a task is over- or under-spent. CV
percentages greater than zero indicate the task or project is under spent, and CV percentages less than
zero indicate the task or project is over spent. CV percentages may be displayed in the CPR at an agreed
upon WBS level.
CV% = (BCWP – ACWP)/BCWP * 100

Critical Decision (CD). A formal determination made by the AE, at a specific point in a project that
allows the project to proceed. CDs occur during the course of a project. Example CDs are prior to
commencement of pre-conceptual design, commencement of execution, and turnover.



Cumulative-to-date (CTD). Cumulative to date includes collected data from the inception of the project
through the current reporting period.

Environmental Restoration Division (ERD). The EPD division that oversees planning, budgeting,
execution, and reporting and evaluation activities for ER projects at the sites listed in this Handbook’s
preface. It also provides input to decision making concerning dispositioning properties and facilities that
do not support DOE's evolving missions (excess facilities), and assists communities in planning the future
use of DOE site that are to be transitioned back to local ownership (land transfers).

Estimate at completion (EAC). EAC is synonymous with latest revised estimate (LRE). It is the total
cumulative costs to date (ACWP) plus the estimated cost of remaining work (ETC). EACs change as
project costs are tracked and estimates are updated. EAC indicates the most likely final cost of the project.

Estimate to complete (ETC). The current, best-estimated costs for completing remaining project work.
ETCs are adjusted to reflect current information, such as expected performance, pending rate changes,
and escalation. One method for computing ETC is:
ETC = BAC/CPI

Federal Project Director (FPD). As defined in DOE M 413.3-1, the FPD resides at either the field or HQ
and serves as the single point of contact between Federal and contractor staff for matters relating to the
project and its execution. The Program Secretarial Officer may delegate certain authorities and
responsibilities to the FPD.

Fiscal year (FY). The U.S. government FY begins on October 1 and ends on the following September 30
of every year.

Gold Chart. The Gold Chart is the IPABS-IS report containing EM Corporate Performance Measures.
These performance measures are statused monthly in IPABS-IS Project Execution Module. These
performance measures are reported to the Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management and are
subject to baseline change control.

Independent cost estimate. A “bottoms-up” documented, independent cost estimate for the express
purpose of serving as an analytical tool for validating, cross checking, or analyzing cost estimates
developed by the FPD.

Integrated Planning, Accountability, and Budgeting System (IPABS). The objective of IPABS is to
establish a single integrated EM corporate database to support budget, performance, technical analyses,
and inquiries for eliminating redundant requirements and reporting systems and providing a single source
for data management. IPABS-IS should correlate to baselines. The IPABS-IS is IPABS user interface for
data input and reporting.

Life cycle. Project inception through project completion.

Management Analysis Reporting System (MARS). The DOE software system used for tracking and
reporting actual costs on a monthly basis.

Management and operating (M&O). "Management and operating contract" means an agreement under
which the Government contracts for the operation, maintenance, or support, on its behalf, of a
Government-owned or -controlled research, development, special production, or testing establishment



wholly or principally devoted to one or more major programs of the contracting Federal agency (Federal
Acquisition Regulations System Section 17.601).

Milestone. A milestone is an important or critical event with no duration required for achieving project
objective(s). Milestones are comprised of a noun; modifiers; active, results-oriented verb; and a date.
Milestones can signify activity starts and completions.

NNSA Service Center (NNSA SC). The NNSA Service Center includes the NNSA and EM personnel and
facilities. In reference to this handbook, NNSA Service Center personnel, specifically EPD, support the
FPD in providing oversight to DOE’s interests at designated national laboratories, production plants,
environmental management sites, and the contractors who manage and operate these sites for DOE.

Office of Engineering and Construction Management (OECM). The OECM is a DOE HQ organization
within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer. It serves as DOE’s principal point of contact relating to
program and project management and develops policy and assists in the planning, programming,
budgeting, and execution process for the acquisition of capital assets in coordination with the PSOs and
project management support offices.

Office of Environmental Management (EM). DOE created this organization in 1989 to mitigate the risks
and hazards posed by the legacy of nuclear weapons production and research. Included are an
unprecedented amount of contaminated waste, water, and soil, and a vast number of contaminated
structures that will remain radioactive for thousands of years. EM is composed of the Offices of ER and
Waste Management.

Office of Environmental Programs Department (EPD). The NNSA SC department responsible for
supporting FPD oversight of waste management and environmental restoration work at DOE EM projects
at plants and laboratories.

Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB is housed within the Executive Office of the President
and provides the most objective analysis possible for the President. It has the lead role within the
Executive Branch for maintaining Federal fiscal discipline, allocating scarce resources, and promoting
program efficiency. OMB provides leadership and assistance in financial management, procurement,
information collection and dissemination, and other government-wide management functions. These
responsibilities are carried out working cooperatively with the Congress and congressional agencies such
as the Congressional Budget Office and the General Accounting Office. The OMB assists the President
by (1) reviewing agency proposals and programs on a variety of topics from budgets to regulations; (2)
assuring that these proposals and programs are consistent with relevant statutes and Presidential
objectives; (3) providing analysis and advice on a variety of subjects; and (4) developing government-
wide policies for the effective and efficient operations of the Executive Branch.

Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS). The project’s functional organization. Control accounts are
identified at a natural intersection point of the WBS and OBS.

Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). The time-phased budget (BCWS) plan plus any
undistributed budget against which project performance is measured.

Priority list. A prioritized list of discrete execution year work scope and associated budget used for
determining funding cut and funding addition impacts.

Program Management and Analysis Team (PMAT). PMAT is the organization within EPD that oversees
EPD business practices. It interprets EM guidance for EPD divisions; provides information on project



control, project management, and DOE orders; and ensures policies and procedures are followed,
especially those connected with EM corporate database quality (IPABS-IS) and PBS consistency. PMAT
also helps develop policies and procedures for supporting various study and working groups, develops
funding strategies in concert with the BRMD, and prepares reports for the EPD Manager.

Project. A unique effort that supports a program mission, having defined start and end points, undertaken
to create a product, facility, or system, and containing interdependent activities planned to meet a
common objective or mission. Project types include planning and execution of construction, renovation,
modification, line items for maintenance and repair, environmental restoration, deactivation and
decommissioning efforts, information technology, and large capital equipment or technology
development activities. Tasks such as basic research, grants, ordinary repairs, maintenance of facilities,
and operations are not considered projects. For simplicity, this document uses “projects” when referring
to both programs and projects.

Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS). The OECM developed web-based database for
collecting and reporting projects’ scope, schedule, and cost across the complex. EM responds to PARS
data requests by updating designated PARS fields within EM’s IPABS-IS.

Project Baseline Summary (PBS). The PBS is the main source of summary EM project information
needed to support planning, budgeting, execution, and reporting/evaluation. IPABS-IS collects data by
PBS, and EM funds projects by PBS. The majority of ERD and WMD projects have one PBS. PBSs are
the common denominator for the planning, budgeting, execution, and reporting/evaluation functions.

Project risk. A factor, element, constraint, or course of action on a project that introduces an uncertainty
of outcome and the possibility of technical deficiencies, inadequate performance, schedule delays, or cost
overruns that could impact a mission. In the evaluation of project risk, the potential negative or positive
impacts and the probability of occurrence must be considered.

Schedule performance index (SPI). The ratio of the value of work accomplished (BCWP) to what was
planned (BCWS) in the specified time period.
SPI = BCWP/BCWS
A SPI of 1.0 indicates perfect performance, greater than 1.0 indicates exceptional performance, and less
than 1.0 indicates poor performance.

Schedule variance (SV). The SV provides the dollar difference between the work performed (BCWP)
and the work scheduled (BCWS) and is included in the CPR.
SV = BCWP – BCWS

Schedule variance percentage (SV%). The SV percent provides the arithmetic difference, expressed as a
percentage, between work performed (BCWP) and work scheduled (BCWS). It is a measure of the
percentage that a task is ahead or behind schedule. SV percentages greater than zero indicate the task or
project is ahead of schedule and less than zero indicates the task or project is behind schedule. SV
percentages may be included in the CPR.
SV% = (BCWP - BCWS)/BCWS * 100

To-complete performance index (TCPI). The TPCI is the ratio of the value of the work remaining to be
accomplished to the budget remaining to be spent to finish the activity.
TCPI = (BAC – BCWP cumulative)/(BAC – ACWP Cum.)
If the ratio is greater than the cumulative CPI, the TCPI indicates that future efforts must be more
efficient than has been experienced to date so as not to exceed the BAC. If the ratio is less than the
cumulative CPI, the TCPI indicates that the balance of the effort could be accomplished at less than the



BAC provided that the balance of the activity is performed at the same efficiency factor experienced to
date.

Total float. The amount of time an activity can be delayed from its early start or finish dates before it
impacts the project end date.

Total project cost (TPC). The sum of all costs identified for a project. TPC and TEC are equivalent for
WM and ER projects.
TPC = actuals to date + ETC + contingency (for ER projects)

Variance-at-completion (VAC). The VAC is the difference between the budget at completion (BAC) and
the estimate at completion (EAC).

Waste Management Division (WMD). The EPD Division responsible for oversight of waste management
projects and programs at the laboratories and production plants included in this handbook’s preface.

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS is a product-oriented family tree subdivision of the work
required to produce the end product. The WBS is structured in accordance with the way work will be
performed and reflects the way in which project costs and data will be summarized and eventually
reported.

Year-to-date (YTD). Year to date includes collected data from the inception of the current, or execution,
year through the current reporting period. It is for the execution year only; it does not include any data
prior to or beyond the execution year. It is used when referencing ACWP, BCWP, and BCWS in CPRs.



Appendix G. References and Recommended Reading

References
DOE, 2003, DOE M 413.3-1, Program and Project Management Manual, March 2003.

DOE, 2000, Project Management Practices, Draft. October.
http://oecm.energy.gov/policies_guides/practices.pdf

DOE, 2000, DOE O 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets,
October 13, 2000.
NNSA SC, EPD, Cost Estimating Handbook, (TBD)
NNSA SC, EPD, Baseline Review Handbook, April 2004
NNSA SC, EPD, Decontamination and Decommissioning Handbook, September 14, 2001
NNSA SC, EPD, Long-Term Environmental Stewardship Handbook, 2003
NNSA SC, EPD, Project Oversight Handbook, (TBD)
NNSA SC, EPD, Value Engineering Handbook, (TBD)

Recommended Reading
ANSI/EIA-748, Earned Value Management System, August 28, 2002

DOE, Jess Hill Roberson (EM-1), Environmental Management Federal Baseline Development Policy,
October 27, 2003

DOE G 430.1-1, Cost Estimating Guide, March 28, 1997

DOE O 412.1, Work Authorization System, April 20, 1999

DOE O 430.1, Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM), August 24, 1995

DOE P 141.2, Public Participation and Community Relations, May 2, 2003

DOE P 413.1, Program and Project Management Policy for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
Acquisition of Capital Assets, June 10, 2000

DOE P 450.4, Safety Management System Policy, October 15, 1996

DOE P 455.1, Use of Risk-Based End States Policy, July 17, 2003
DOE, FM-50, DOE Cost Estimating Guide, Volume VI, Cost Guide, November, 1994
DOE, IPABS-IS Data Requirements, December 18, 1998, http://www.em.doe.gov/ipabs/
DOE, IPABS-IS Guidance, December 1999 – present, http://www.em.doe.gov/ipabs/
DOE, IPABS Handbook, February 16, 1999. http://www.em.doe.gov/ipabs/



DOE, Office of Environmental Management, DOE EM-15 Environmental Management FY 1996
Performance Plan, June 1996
DOE, Office of Field Management, Life Cycle Asset Management Good Practices Guides, March 1996.
Risk Analysis and Management, GPG-FM-007
Project Execution and Engineering Management Planning, GPG-FM-010
Performance Analysis and Reporting, GPG-FM-006
Performance Measures, GPG-FM-020
Interface Management, GPG-FM-013
Engineering Tradeoff Studies, GPG-FM-003
Baseline Change Control, GPG-FM-009
Configuration and Data Management, GPG-FM-012
Critical Decision Criteria, GPG-FM-002
Work Scope Planning, GPG-FM-008

DOE, Office of Project Management, EM-6, Office of Environmental Management Project Definition
Rating Index (EM PDRI) Manual, Revision 0, March 6, 2000
DOE, Office of Training and Human Resource Development, Project Risk Analysis and Management,
course number PMCE02
DOE, Office of Waste Management (EM-30) Standard Operating Practice and Procedure (SOPP), 2.2.2,
Managing Baseline Change Control, 1992
DOE, Office of Waste Management (EM-30), Management Policies and Requirements (MPR), 1992.
DOE, Waste Management Division, Performance Measurement Processes, June 2001
DOE/MA-0040, Cost and Schedule Control Systems Criteria for Contract Performance Measurement,
Work Breakdown Structure Guide, October 1981

Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government through Leadership in Environmental Management
National Research Council, 1999. Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy, National
Academy Press
OMB Bulletin 95-03, Planning and Budgeting for the Acquisition of Fixed Assets, June 1995
OMB Circular A-109, Major Systems Acquisition, April 1979

U.S. Congress, H.R. 826, Government Performance and Result Act, February 1993
U.S. Office of the Inspector General, Audit Report-Best Practices for Environmental Management
Baseline Development, DOE/IG-0476, July 2000


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