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Several utihties are burning or have successfully test-burned I DE. Eor example, the results of a pilot project at Wisconsin Power Light (WP L) were so successful that the utihty installed its own system to shred tires, thereby assuring a steady supply of uniformly sized tire chips. The tire processing plant will enable the utihty to manage about 20% of the 5 x 10 waste tires generated each year in Wisconsin. 

A We absorb all costs at the business unit level, that is, the divisions. However, corporate is setting the agenda for this work. Each division has been asked to include the costs of integration into its current planning cycle. Where this impacts short-term planned performance, we will adjust the plans. However, from the next planning cycle onward the plans will include these costs—and the benefits of the new system. There vmII be one exception to this the conceptual plan and pilot project will be developed and funded by corporate. 

A We expect to complete a pilot project by the middle of next year and begin work in the divisions within six months of the pilot project completion. We expect to have the new systems in place throughout the company within three years. 

Pilot project. An appropriate pilot project can be extremely beneficial to the overall success of the integration project (see Chapter 6 for more information). In particular ... 

A pilot project allows you to debug your design and project management processes. 

A pilot project generally ensures the complete project is implemented smoothly and a clear understanding of the value of the project is established. Of course, a failure at the pilot stage can lead to cancellation of the overall project. If the pilot is not successful, it is important to analyze the reasons for failure so that any decision to continue or abandon the integration is made rationally. 

Selecting the scope and location for the pilot project is important. The pilot must provide a realistic test for integration, without being unrealistically ambitious. The ideal subject for a pilot will have staff who are motivated to make integration work, yet have obvious inadequacies in their existing PSM and ESH management. 

These data on improvement will be critical for justifying the full project. If the results are insufficient, there is a possibility that the full project will not be authorized. However, it is unreasonable to expect that the full benefits of integration will be achieved during the life of the pilot project. Some benefits are gained only as the staff become familiar with the new systems. You may be able to use experience of other quality management projects to forecast the full impact of integration. 

The team should be realistic about the time required to see improvements in end-of-pipe measures in most cases the pilot project success will be measured on efficiency improvements and other in-process measures alone. In this case it is important to demonstrate that all PSM and ESH issues are being managed. You should consider having a management systems audit (validation) conducted by a group independent of the integration project team. This may be done in conjunction with the next scheduled audit. This may be a corporate or divisional audit function or a consultant engaged specifically for this task. 

Establishing success criteria in advance of the pilot project improves the credibility of the findings and conclusions. 

The team should also measure the success of the pilot project itself— compared with the plan how long did each activity take, or how many new processes were developed, or how many programs and elements needed to be developed or upgraded compared with your plan This will allow you to reconsider the overall project cost estimate and revise it if necessary. 

Before Schedule for and expected duration of the pilot project and selection of pilot location (see Attachment 6.1 Sample Pilot Project Advance Communication at the end of this chapter)... 

Keep the pilot project design and installation as similar to the full project as possible. In this way, any lessons learned from the pilot will be most easily transferred to the full project. 

Attachment 6. i. Sample Pilot Project Advance Communication... 

The Osprey River facility is about to undergo a revolution Osprey River has been selected for a pilot study to integrate all aspects of EHS into a single management system. This is the first stage of what will be a company-wide project. The pilot project will b e used to test the design and installation strategies and to firm up the costs and benefits of the overall project. 

Levy, E. M. Ehrhardt, M. Kohnke, D. Sobtchenko, E. Suzuoki, T. Tokuhiro, A. Oil Pollution, Results of MAPMOPP, The IGOSS Pilot Project On Marine Pollution (Petroleum) Monitoring Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, Paris. 1981 35 pp. Levy, E.M. Ambio 1984, 13, 226-235. 

Yahne CE, Miller WR, Irvin-Vitela L, er al Magdalena pilot project motivational outreach to substance abusing women street sex workers. J Subst Abuse Treat 23 49-53, 2002... 

Karshmer JF, Karshmer AI. Fland-held computing in the patient care setting. A pilot project. The Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care 1995 7-11. 

Audebert HJ, Clarmann von Clarenau S, Schenkel J, Furst A, Ziemus B, Metz C, Haberl RL. Problems of emergency transfers of patients after a stroke. Results of a telemedicine pilot project for integrated stroke accommodation in southeast Bavaria (TEMPiS). Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2005 130 2495-2500. 

Audebert HJ, Rukla C, Clarmann von Claranau S, Kuhn J, Vatankhah B, Schenkel J, Ickenstein GW, Haberl RL, Horn M. Telemedicine for safe and extended use of thrombolysis in stroke, the Telemedic Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care (TEMPiS) in Bavaria. Stroke 2005 36 287-291. 

Audebert HJ, Kukla C, Vatankhah B, Gotzler B, Schenkel J, Hofer S, Furst A, Haberl RL. Comparison of tissue plasminogen activator administration management between tele-stroke network hospitals and academic stroke centers the Telemedical Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care in Bavaria/Germany. Stroke 2006 37 1822-1827. 

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