Appendix B Sample IPQMS Checklist: Public Works Projects

Appendix B
Sample IPQMS Checklist

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
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A. Phase 1: Planning, Appraisal and Design
1. Prepare purposes and goals of project.

a) Clarity of project statement
b) Identification of potential problem areas in design, manpower
needs, financial needs and timetables
2. Extent of preliminary design

a) Manpower needs for preparation
b) Reliability of design data and assumptions
3. Selection of overall project manager (or project management team)

who will have responsibility and accountability for entire project.
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4. Detailed layout of feasibility studies and analyses to determine if
available resources (financial, manpower, materials, technological)
are adequate to ensure a successful project. These studies also pro-
vide necessary baseline data for subsequent tasks.
a) The technical feasibility studies (project location and layout,
subsurface conditions and problem areas, technology needs,
availability of construction materials, training of technical
personnel, labor market, water supply needs, waste treatment
requirements)
b) The financial feasibility analysis (investment analysis, pro-
jected capital needs at various stages)
c) The economic feasibility analysis (local economic benefits,
cost-benefit studies of alternative designs, effect on employ-
ment)
d) The market and commercial feasibility studies (as appropri-
ate)
e) The administrative, organizational, and managerial studies
f) The environmental baseline studies
g) The environmental impact studies (estimate impact of pro-
posed project, both short- and long-term)
h) The social and political impact studies
5. Outline procedures to be used for the appraisal process.

a) Determine how many stages the process should go through
b) Have the appraisal team make necessary on-site inspections
6. The final design should clearly and explicitly satisfy the purposes
and goals of the project.
a) Alternative designs should be considered as appropriate
7. The final design must include measurable targets for attaining pur-
poses and goals (measuring the project’s outputs).
a) Relevant building codes must be satisfied
b) Provisions must be made for environmental impact assess-
ments
8. Plans, specifications, job descriptions and work schedules must be

prepared in detail.
9. Provisions must be made for continuous evaluation of each task,

also serving as the basis for a post-evaluation plan.
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10. Baseline data obtained from the feasibility studies should now be
organized to prepare guidelines and checklists for both control cri-
teria for subsequent tasks in the IPQMS and troubleshooting any
problems that might arise.
B. Phase 2: Selection, Approval, and Activation
1. The final selection and approval of the project design must include
a final financial plan for funding of the project, with assurances that
budgets and timetables are coordinated.
2. Outline the necessary linkages with the various agencies and civic
groups interested in, and concerned with, the project.
3. The overall project manager must carefully review all project tasks
in light of personnel needs, position descriptions, and budgets to or-
ganize the project internally.
4. A preliminary control system such as the critical path method

(CPM) or the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) is
now prepared and approved by the overall project manager. This
must include:
a) Work/activity scheduling
b) Authority, responsibility, and supervision
c) Communication channels among divisions and with support-
ing organizations
d) Relationships between technical and administrative divisions
e) Resource procurement and allocation
f) Monitoring and reporting
g) Public participation, as appropriate
5. Anticipate the possible need for on-the-job training for a select

number of persons, who will assume more responsibility on future
projects.
C. Phase 3: Operation, Control and Handover
1. Be prepared for intense activities as the various tasks and functions

become operational in the start-up of the project.
2. The overall project manager must review the control system (CPM
or PERT), and adjust if necessary to optimize coordination and con-
trol of the many diverse operations.
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a) The flow of necessary resources
b) The viability of information flows and feedback systems
c) The ability to troubleshoot any problems that might arise: per-
sonnel, technical or financial
3. Responsibility for on-going evaluation of each task with weekly (or

daily if necessary) meetings with the overall project manager to as-
sure smooth operations. Any request for changes in construction
must be carefully checked to ensure safety and timetables are main-
tained.
4. Have a plan for a smooth handover of the project to its owner or ad-
ministrator, with arrangements to transfer unutilized or excess re-
sources to other projects or organizations.
5. Project completion report.
D. Phase 4: Evaluation and Refinement
1. Prepare an evaluation report consisting of the on-going evaluations

in phases 1 to 3, and a post-completion evaluation.
a) Include evaluation parameters developed from the feasibility
studies (phase 1)
b) Measure and analyze the difference between projected and ac-
tual results
2. Will the evaluation results lead to the formulation of proposals for

further projects?
3. What lessons and insights were learned from the project?

a) Was there an analysis of the reasons for deviations in imple-
mentation from the operating plan?
b) Did the analysis reveal both long- and short-term lessons?
4. How can these lessons be applied to refine future projects?
5. How can these lessons be applied to future policy decisions on

project management?
6. How can these lessons be used to ensure total quality and cost ef-
fectiveness in all future programs and projects?
7. How can these lessons be utilized in project management education

and training?
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A. Phase 1: Planning, Appraisal and Design

1. Prepare purposes and goals of project.

2. Extent of preliminary design

3. Selection of overall project manager (or project management team)

5. Outline procedures to be used for the appraisal process.

8. Plans, specifications, job descriptions and work schedules must be

9. Provisions must be made for continuous evaluation of each task,

B. Phase 2: Selection, Approval, and Activation

4. A preliminary control system such as the critical path method

5. Anticipate the possible need for on-the-job training for a select

C. Phase 3: Operation, Control and Handover

1. Be prepared for intense activities as the various tasks and functions

3. Responsibility for on-going evaluation of each task with weekly (or

5. Project completion report.

D. Phase 4: Evaluation and Refinement

1. Prepare an evaluation report consisting of the on-going evaluations

2. Will the evaluation results lead to the formulation of proposals for

3. What lessons and insights were learned from the project?

4. How can these lessons be applied to refine future projects?

5. How can these lessons be applied to future policy decisions on

7. How can these lessons be utilized in project management education

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