Functional Area: Policies and Organization
Action Item 4
Identify structured decision-making process gaps and potential remedies, with particular attention to the recommendations from “Review and Decision Making in Reclamation.”
Team Lead: James Hess, Associate Director Operations, Commissioner’s Office
Team Members:
- Karen Weghorst, Civil Engineer, Safety, Security, and Law Enforcement
- Randy Peterson, Program Manager, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Region
- Tino Tafoya, Program Manager, Snake River Area Office, Pacific Northwest Region
- Jayne Harkins, Deputy Regional Director, Lower Colorado Region
Objectives:
- Provide recommendations and guidance in an effort to increase Reclamation’s managerial abilities by implementing consistent, yet adaptable, approaches to decision making across Reclamation.
Tasks:
- Assess of how well the current decision-making processes support consistent implementation of Reclamation policy and long-term goals.
- Identify the extent to which recommendations and approaches in the 2004 report are being implemented, including positive results, lessons learned and gaps where best approaches are not being implemented widely or consistently.
- Make recommendations to increase the implementation of best practices and address gaps where there are identified problems with a lack of structured and consistent decision making processes.
- Identify potential training needs and provide recommendations to the Human Resources/ Workforce Teams.
Milestones:
- July 2006: Distribute survey to Reclamation Managers and Employees through Team members.
- Sept 2006: Release Draft Team Report for Review by Advisory Team and Executive Sponsor.
- Nov 2006: Finalize report and Complete Implementation Plan.
- Dec 2006: Distribute Final Report and Implementation Plan.
Products: (If you would like to provide comments on any draft products, visit the Draft Products page.)
- Report of recommended improvements to decision-making processes
- Decision-Making Implementation Plan
Last Updated:
January 10, 2007