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Volpe Center Highlights - Spring 2005

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Volpe Center Project Management Practices

Over the last year, the Volpe Center has developed and is executing project management practices to improve cost, schedule, and quality accountability. While the Center will continue to build its business relationships based on years of trust, robust technical ability, and sponsor continuity, it will also continue to respond to evolving business management needs with methods and technologies that are becoming industry standards.

As part of this effort, a Project Management Office was formed, charged with researching, developing, and implementing new project management practices at the Center. The resultant practices will enhance project tracking, reporting, and reviews; improve the overall management of projects via formal project management plans, risk management plans, and quality assurance plans; and promote smooth project closeout. A project management information system will store all project information as well as the tools that Volpe managers need to initiate, manage, and control costs, schedules, and deliverables. Volpe managers are being trained in the new systems, and have access to a new internal Web site on Volpe project management practices, tools, resources, and activities.

The renewed emphasis on project management recognizes that, in today's competitive environment, meeting schedules and delivering within cost estimates are as important as maintaining technical excellence.

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