Conduct of Engineering

Title:	Conduct of Engineering
Publication date:	10/16/2015
Effective date:	10/16/2015

BRIEF

Policy Summary

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to fulfilling its mission obligations in a safe, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible manner by performing engineering and technical work under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices by trained, qualified, and authorized personnel.

Who Should Read This Policy

Persons who seek funding for, develop, manage, and/or execute scientific/engineering projects at Berkeley Lab
All Engineering Division staff members and contributors

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Title:	Conduct of Engineering
Publication date:	10/16/2015
Effective date:	10/16/2015

POLICY

A. Purpose

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to fulfilling its mission obligations in a safe, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible manner by performing engineering and technical work under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices by trained, qualified, and authorized personnel. This policy provides clear and uniform guidance on developing, managing, and executing scientific/engineering projects at Berkeley Lab.

B. Persons Affected

Persons who seek funding for, develop, manage, and/or execute scientific/engineering projects at Berkeley Lab
All Engineering Division staff members and contributors

C. Exceptions

None

D. Policy

Berkeley Lab is committed to fulfilling its mission obligations in a safe, cost-effective, timely, and environmentally responsible manner by performing engineering and technical work under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices by trained, qualified and authorized personnel. Project directors, principal investigators, or researchers seeking funds for Berkeley Lab projects must engage the Project Management Office (PMO) early in the funding-request process.
1. The Engineering Division applies DOE Order 413.3B, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, in managing its projects; and has adopted DOE STD-10732003, Configuration Management Program, as a framework for defining its configuration management processes.
2. Engineering uses a graded approach in the application of engineering process guidelines.
The Berkeley Lab Engineering Process Guide (EPG.lbl.gov) describes details for project-management, configuration-management, and graded-approach methods. This enables the effective implementation of sound work practices in support of the Laboratory's mission and engineering-process policy; establishes a baseline for executing all engineering activities in a consistent, repeatable manner; and provides a single point of reference for communicating established engineering procedures.
1. Project management elements that PMO must follow include defining an execution plan that covers scope, schedule, budget/cost management, resources, and then managing and tracking progress of the agreed-to plan.
2. Configuration management elements include design control, work control, change control, document control, and assessments.

E. Roles and Responsibilities

Role	Responsibilities
Associate Laboratory Directors	Have responsibility and authority to ensure that the work of their respective organizations is high quality, including on-time and in-budget completion
Engineering Division Director	Must ensure that: Budgets, schedules, and resources for Engineering projects are well-defined and managed Engineering output is performed under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices by trained, qualified, and authorized personnel Engineering staff proactively communicate with their customers
Division directors (non-Engineering Division)	Have responsibility and authority to ensure that the work of their respective organizations is high quality, including on-time and in-budget completion
Engineering Division senior managers	Must ensure that: Budgets, schedules, and resources for Engineering projects are well-defined and managed Engineering output is performed under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices by trained, qualified, and authorized personnel Engineering staff proactively communicate with their customers
Engineering staff	Are responsible for ensuring that engineering output is performed by trained, qualified, and authorized personnel under a disciplined system of procedures, standards, and practices Proactively communicate with their customers
Procurement staff	Provide supporting services to Engineering but with adherence to Berkeley Lab Procurement policies and standards
Project directors, principal investigators, researchers	Are encouraged to engage the Project Management Office (PMO) prior to the funding-request process
Project Management Office (PMO)	The PMO is responsible for promoting and facilitating a disciplined approach to managing Berkeley Lab projects with a focus on ensuring the quality of project deliverables and the overall performance of project management at the Laboratory.

Detailed information located in the Engineering Process Guide (EPG.lbl.gov).

F. Definitions/Acronyms

Term	Definition
EPG	Engineering Process Guide
DOE	Department of Energy
PMO	Project Management Office

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