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The following terms are used in Project Management Oversight (PMO) for New Starts and Core Capacity projects. The following is a description of the phases and categories.
Phases Project Development (PD)This phase of the New Starts process involves performing...
Title: UTA Light Rail Construction in the Salt Lake City Central Business District
Phase(s): Construction
Category: Schedule
Date: March 2, 1998
1. BackgroundThe Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is constructing a Light Rail Transit (LRT or TRAX) project...
Title: Unplanned Delays Can Provide an Opportunity to Review Design
Phase(s): Final Design
Category: Schedule
Date: April 4, 1997
1. BackgroundIn San Jose, California, the 7.5 mile Tasman West Light Rail Project has strong local support. The light rail...
Date: 2013
Project Name: PMO Effort for SW Moody Ave Street Reconstruction and Streetcar Project
Abstract: This paper seeks to provide insight and guidance on the design, testing and installation of a new type of running rail used on streetcar projects. Problems...
Title: Railcar Procurement Schedule Recovery
Phase(s): Preliminary Engineering and Final Design
Category: Schedule
Date: April 4, 1997
1. BackgroundThe "Lessons Learned" statement presented is derived from PMOC experience with the Metro-North Railroad...
Date: 2011
Project Name: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit (HBLRT) Extension to 8th Street, Bayonne, NJ Hoboken Ferry Terminal Rehabilitation – Phase III, Hoboken, NJ
Abstract: This lesson looks at two projects undertaken by the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT) and...
Title: Delegation of Authority
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering
Category: Cost
Date: January 17, 1995
1. BackgroundOn a major capital project there will be a number of design and construction changes, with construction changes encompassing the...
Title: Reliability of Capital Cost Estimates Resulting from Early Planning Studies
Phase(s): Pre-Preliminary Engineering and Preliminary Engineering
Category: Cost
Date: N/A
1. BackgroundThe evolution of the technical development of an urban rail...