Chapter 3 – Table 3.3 – Major project selection criteria
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SELECTION CRITERIA |
EXPLANATION |
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High development, operating or maintenance costs: acquisitions with life-cycle costs that meet thresholds included in NAO 216-108 ($250M in FY 05) |
While all projects require some level of oversight, the intent is to provide senior level input to those projects that have major fiscal impact. |
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High/broad scope of impact to agency’s mission |
Projects that are broad in scope are by nature high risk due to the organizational interaction and coordination required to maintain cost, schedule, and performance. Projects that do not have a high/broad scope of impact to the Agency’s mission can be effectively monitored at the individual LO/SO or program level. |
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High fiscal and management risk |
High-risk projects require the active engagement of senior managers in order to resolve identified risks and maintain cost, schedule, and performance objectives. Projects that do not have high fiscal and management risk can be effectively monitored at the LO or program level. |
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Unique product, service or result—not a bundling of efforts |
It is difficult, if not impossible, to track all the permutations of a bundled effort. Bundled efforts tend to be program efforts rather than specific projects. |
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New acquisition starts vice current and ongoing levels of effort |
The intent is to track efforts that have a defined beginning and end, not those that are operational in nature and continuously provide NOAA products and services. |
