Lessons From the PAST Will Save TOMORROW

1
Lessons From the PAST Will Save TOMORROW
Desiree Reagan (reagdk_at_inel.gov)
November 7, 2003
2
Purpose

• To share experience of implementing an
  application developed at the INEEL with another
  DOE site

3
Agenda

• About the application Lessons Learned System
• Yucca Mountain Project
• Implementation at YMP
• OUR Lessons Learned

4
About the application Lessons Learned System

• Provide a way to document safety-related lessons
  learned and best practices, with easily
  retrievable information
• Workflow
• Submittal (offline)
• Information entry
• Verify
• Clarify
• Categorize
• Approval
• Searching/Reporting
• Administration

5
About the application Lessons Learned System
(contd)

• Application components
• Database-driven
• Integration with other applications
• User feedback capability
• Automated authentication
• User maintainability
• Document upload/additional reports
• Customizable search
• Program audit information

6
Yucca Mountain Project

• INEEL/YMP agreement
• YMPs Lessons Learned application

7
Implementation at YMP

• Conference calls
• Application overview
• Technical requirements
• Hardware
• Software
• Determine necessary modifications
• Employee data
• Special reports
• Determine implementation methodology
• Modifications
• Installation/Testing
• Follow-up support

8
OUR Lessons Learned

• Documentation
• Written
• Programmatic
• KISS
• Sharing is good!
• YMP cost savings estimated at 210K
• Information 1800 items transferred to YMP
• Understand server configuration
• Document process
• Licensing issues