Map the Decision Process (MDP)

Overview

This project described and mapped the decisions-making process, including participants, timing, milestone, inputs and outputs (deliverables), to improve productivity of scenario-based project planning.

This was the first project identified in the Capital Projects technology Roadmap for Element 1: Scenario-based Project Planning, and therefore is the predecessor to all other projects in that Element Area. Work on this project began in early 2005 and was completed in the summer of 2005. The final deliverable will be a work process map for the Scenario-based Project Planning activity.

Project Activities

Definined the necessary Roadmap project control plans, including charter, schedule and project plan, resourcing plan (in terms of skill sets and work hours), communication plan, financial plan, etc.).
Staffed and initiated the project.
Identified the high-level steps in the SbPP process.
Identifyied the decisions made in each step of the process, and the information flows (inputs and outputs) of each step. Included the information/knowledge needed by each participant in the decision-making process and the source, including business and client requirements, for the facility and prioritization of those wants.
Re-engineered and streamlined the work process to create a "next-generation" work process.
Documented and published the results.

Project Participants

Jehu Burton, DuPont (Team Co-champion)
Sylvia Rappenecker, The Dow Chemical Company (Team Co-Champion)
Janet Alvarez, The Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Godfried Augenbroe, Georgia Institute of Technology
Marvin Black, S&B Engineering
Gary Chanko, Fluor
George Crawford, CH2M HILL
Jack DeBrunner, The Procter & Gamble Company
LCDR Jack Dempsey, U.S. Coast Guard
Ben Fergus, CH2M HILL
Dr. Martin Fischer, CIFE, Stanford University, CIFE
David Hammond, Office of Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard
Dr. Karen Lee Hansen, California State University, Sacramento
Nancy Hough, DuPont
Craig Howard, Design Power
Dr. Ghang Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard Lopez, DuPont
Frank Miller, Rohm and Haas
Mark Mummert, Rohm and Haas

Project Deliverable

The project participants listed above continue to develop and update the decision sequence and influence map. To view the latest map go to the project deliverables web page under the "products" tab above.