MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND QUALITY METHODS Sample Clauses

MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND QUALITY METHODS. Project Management. WRMA applies rigorous project controls to each project. Our project management methodology – based on principles from the Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) sixth edition – is a comprehensive, practice-based methodology that incorporates standards, tools, and techniques cultivated and refined on hundreds of projects working with state and federal agencies. Table 12 highlights central components of our management methodology. Table 12. WRMA's Project Management Components Component Summary Benefits for Florida Project Governance  Establish a joint Florida-WRMA project governance structure for executive decision making, change management, and issue resolution  Increase executive buy-in  Ensure "big picture" goals and objectives are always in sight Planning and Scheduling  Create, adhere to, and report progress based on an approved Project Management Plan (PMP) and Work Breakdown Structure  Maintain a SharePoint project management repository accessible to Florida customers  Use Earned Value Management to illuminate schedule variances (planned vs actual)  Provide transparency and access to current project status and information  Validate customer expectations to ensure "no surprises" later in the project Staff Management  Clearly define roles and responsibilities for all staff, including Florida staff as needed  Clearly define team organizational structure, including interfacing Florida team(s)  Ensure team members understand their tasks, accountability, and reporting relationships  Identify the right team from the start to eliminate time-consuming staffing changes later in project Risk and Problem Management  Maintain a Risk Register to prioritize, track, and manage risks and resolutions and an Issues Log to track problems, their root causes, and ultimate resolutions  Incorporate lessons learned into future risk and problem management activities  Proactively identify risks to reduce their likelihood and impact  Quickly overcome challenges by applying effective resolutions that minimize impact to project  Build a culture of continual improvement Cost Management  Track and monitor costs throughout the project; and report cost information in status reports  Use Earned Value Management to illuminate budget variances (planned vs actual)  Cost transparency to drive decision making  Provide a consolidated and easily understandable metric to track project work, time, and funds Communications. Clearly defined communic...