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| Resource Library > Technology Transfer > Programs and Initiatives > Performance-Based Management > Implementation |
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Implementation
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| Implementation of PBM is an overall team effort |
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PBM is an overall team effort. In general, the service headquarters (HQ) or Restoration Program Management Office (R-PMO) provides the overall program direction to the installation and their service center (e.g., AFCEE) which then work together to integrate the appropriate aspects of PBM into projects. The status of these PBM projects is tracked and relayed back to the HQ and R-PMO so that the policies and guidance materials can be updated as necessary, as well as allow the program budget to be adjusted and goals evaluated. One significant area where PBM implementation can benefit a program is establishment of an exit strategy with realistic and achievable remedial action objectives (RAOs).
Implementation
Realistic and achievable RAOs must be the foundation of a restoration program. The RAOs must address how clean the site can be made within a reasonable timeframe. The RAOs must consider and/or implement up-to-date restoration knowledge and technologies, exposure control and land use control options, exposure point treatment, and the adverse impacts of the remedial action on the environment. Thus, the primary focus of PBM is the exit strategy.
A Phased Approach to Implementing PBM
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| PBM occurs through a phased approach |
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PBM for a site occurs through a phased approach. A PBM request is made by the installation to the R-PMO. Then either a PBM visit by a third party assesses the site, using the tools and strategies outlined in PBM, or an annual restoration program review via an in-house assessment is completed. This level of review is referred to as Phase I implementation of PBM. In Phase II, a detailed PBM evaluation is completed, followed by a results-based implementation of the PBM recommendations in Phase III. In Phase IV, monitoring, tracking, and evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of the implemented recommendations is conducted.
Applying Incentives to Implement PBM
Although some of the components of PBM are established practices, the overall approach of PBM is a new concept. Already the program is showing progress, and future applications at both active and non-active installations are planned. However, PBM cannot be implemented without customer support and involvement. AFCEE cannot force its customers to implement PBM or its components. Leadership support and cooperative partnership is the only solution to successfully implement PBM. Regulators, project managers, contractors, and stakeholders must all be educated in the process and become involved. The root causes to failures in implementing PBM include the following:
- Lack of implementation of RPO team recommendations
- Lack of positive incentives to implement recommendations (leadership needs to support implementation of approved recommendations)
- Perceived and real negative incentives to implement optimization
Incentives to implement PBM recommendations include the following:
- Contractors can get incentives to work with results-based contracts
- Regulators and project managers need to have incentives that assure them that they will not lose their jobs if PBM is successful
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