Progress in Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy: 2001 Assessment (2001)
Chapter: Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations
F
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACWP
actual cost of work performed
AE
acquisition executive
AO
Albuquerque Operations Office
AQL
acceptable quality level
ARM
acquisition risk management
BAC
budget at completion
BCWP
budgeted cost of work performed
BCWS
budgeted cost of work scheduled
BICE
Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
CAP
corrective action plan
CD-0
critical decision 0, approval of mission need
CD-1
critical decision 1, approval of preliminary baseline range
CD-2
critical decision 2, approval of performance baseline range.
CD-3
critical decision 3, approval of start of construction
CD-4
critical decision 4, approval of start of operation or project closeout
CFO
chief financial officer
CII
Construction Industry Institute
CPI
cost performance index
CUI
contingency utilization index
DMAIC
define, measure, analyze, improve, control (six-sigma process)
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DP
National Nuclear Security Agency Office of Defense Programs
ECAC
estimated cost at completion
EDAC
estimated date at completion
EIR
external independent review
EM
Office of Environmental Management
ESAAB
Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board
EVMS
earned value management system
FAR
Federal Acquisition Regulations
FPM
federal project manager
GAO
U.S. General Accounting Office
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
ICE
independent cost estimate
ICR
internal cost review
IPR
internal project review
IPT
integrated project team
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LNPL
lower natural process limits
LSL
lower specification limit
M&I
management and integration
M&O
management and operations
NNSA
National Nuclear Security Agency
NRC
National Research Council
OECM
Office of Engineering and Construction Management
OFPP
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
OMB
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
PARS
Project Analysis and Reporting System
PBC
performance-based contracting
PDRI
project definition rating index
PED
project engineering and design (funding)
PEP
project execution plan
PMCDP
Project Management Career Development Program
PMP
Project Management Practices
PMSO
project management support office
PPM
Program and Project Management manual
PRMS
project review management system
PSO
program secretarial office
RACE
risk-adjusted cost estimate
SC
Office of Science
SLAC
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
SNL
Sandia National Laboratories
SOW
statement of work
SPC
statistical process control
SPI
schedule performance index
TEC
total estimated cost
TEF
Tritium Extraction Facility
TPC
total project cost
UNPL
upper natural process limit
USL
upper specification limit
VE
value engineering
