Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy
| Author | : National Research Council |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 1999-10-22 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780309066266 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0309066263 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (263 Downloads) |
Download or read book Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-10-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Department of Energy has been at the center of many of the greatest achievements in science and engineering in this century. DOE spends billions of dollars funding projects-and plans to keep on spending at this rate. But, documentation shows that DOE's construction and environmental remediation projects take much longer and cost 50% more than comparable projects undertaken by other federal agencies, calling into question DOE's procedures and project management. What are the root causes for these problems?