Design Management Plan Review Checklist

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DMP document ID: Version No.:

Project Name:

Designer Company Name:

Design
Project Lifecycle Stage:

Important Note: This checklist is to be retained as an on-line record. It should be used as one completed form per
reviewer.
For detailed workflow information, refer to procedure “Develop the Project Management Plan” from Section 7 of the
Project Management Manual.

SUMMARY OF THE REVIEWER’S COMMENTS & APPROVAL / REJECTION DECISION

The reviewer is required to complete this summary section in order to formally record his approval or rejection of
the Design Management Plan:

Reviewer’s Decision
Reviewer’s Name Reviewer’s Position
select one option only
Accepted, without reservation
Accepted, but with some
reservation
Rejected

RESERVATIONS
Provide details of any caveats or reservations regarding approval of the Design Management Plan.
State ‘Not applicable’ if there are no such caveats or reservations.

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Complete the checklist below, observing the required appendices to the Design Management Plan and
substantiating whether or not the Design Management Plan is properly aligned with the NWC Project Management
Plan.
Use ‘Yes’ for a positive response and ‘No’ for a negative response.
Use the ‘Comment’ area as appropriate to identify any reservations.

2. THE DESIGN TEAM Yes No Comment

2.1 Organization chart

2.2 Appended team directory

3. CHANGE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

3.1 Responsibility for monitoring and

controlling of design work

3.2.1 Appended table of approved change

requests

3.2.2 DMP version up-to-date with approved

change requests

4. SCOPE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

4.1 Appended design WBS

4.2 Formal process for acceptance and

handover

4.3 Formal scope changes

5. SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

5.1 Development of the design schedule

5.2 Controlling the design schedule

5.3.1 Design office progress monitoring

5.3.2 Validation of design progress reports

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6. COST MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

6.1 Cost estimating at NWC-stipulated

‘classes’

6.2.1 Project target budget

6.2.2 Adjustment of the project target budget

6.3 Design to the target budget

7. QUALITY MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

7.1.1 Internal sources of quality requirements

7.1.2 External sources of quality requirements

7.2 Appended schedule of formal design

reviews

7.3 Design acceptance

8. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

8.1 DMP record of changes to the design team

8.2 DMP handover to new internal/external

Design Manager (if this position has been
changed since last DMP release)

8.3 Special training requirements

8.4 Management of the design team

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9. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

9.1.1 Control of project information to NWC

9.1.2 Control of project information from NWC

9.1.3 Monitoring of information-related actions

9.1.4 Archival of the design records at project

closure

9.2 Distribution of information

9.3.1 Design progress reports

9.3.2 Management reports

9.4.1 Identification and mapping of stakeholders

9.4.2 Communication plans for individual

stakeholders

10. RISK & VALUE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

10.1. Schedule of project risk & value workshops

1

10.1. Appended table of risk & value register

2 entries assigned to the design Consultant

10.2 Identification of risks & value

improvements

10.3 Qualitative analysis of risks & value

improvements

10.4 Quantitative analysis of risks & value

improvements

10.5 Design team action plans for assigned risk

& value register entries

10.6 Monitoring and controlling of the risk &

value action plans

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11. PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

11.1 Assistance to the tendering process

11.2.1 Formal monthly report

12. HSE MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

12.1.1 Appended table of design team actions

12.2.1 arising from HAZID studies

12.1.2 Appended table of design team actions

12.2.1 arising from Environmental Impact
Assessment

12.2.2 FMECA study

12.2.3 HAZOP study

12.3.1 Design acceptance (HSE perspective)

13. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

13.1 Financial reports for project stakeholders

14. CLAIM MANAGEMENT Yes No Comment

14.1 Formal identification of potential claims

14.2 Formal approval or rejection of claims

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