NWCG Project Definition, Prioritization Criteria, Roles & Responsibilities

The project list provides a transparent snapshot of the NWCG program of work; past, current, and future. The project list is not intended to be all encompassing for daily staff work assignments and should be not assumed that projects will not move up or down in priority. The NWCG staff spreads daily work assignments across multiple priorities as the entire program of work moves forward.

What is a project?

• Has multiple steps (tasks) and/or people involved.
• Not day-to-day job-related work or ongoing maintenance, occurs outside daily work.
• Has an end date, or requires significant work on a cyclical basis.
• Requires more than a couple of days to complete.
• Considered a significant revision or is a new publication or training course.
• May include agency specific request that comes to NWCG due to staff skillset.

Prioritization Criteria

• Time Sensitive: H/3 – Immediate need; timing is critical, M/2 – Some urgency, but not critical, L/1 – No urgency
• Committee priority: H/3 – Steward has established this as a high priority, M/2 – Steward has established this as a medium priority, L/1 – Steward has established this as a low priority
• Level of effort remaining: H/1 – Considerable level of work involved to finish project, M/2 – Moderate level of work involved to finish project, L/3 – Minimal level of work involved to finish project
• Size of audience: H/3 – 5001-10000, M/2 – 1001-5000, L/1 – 1-1000
• Standards tied to a position? (Y/N) – Is this project tied to existing standards and/or is an existing standard
• Required training? (Y/N) – only applies to training courses; required the PMS 310-1
• Existing projects that need to be finished? (Y/N) – May not be the highest priority based on new criteria, but needs to get finished
• Current material significantly outdated or nonexistent? (Y/N) – essentially providing no or outdated information related to the training or standard.
• Political sensitivity? Y/N – Deemed politically sensitive by NWCG Exec Board or multiple agencies

Roles & Responsibilities

• NWCG Primary Staff (Program Mgr, Coordinators, Training Program Mgr, Publications Mgr, Web Mgr)
  • Convene monthly to update and reassess project priorities (additions, deletions, priority reassessment) (w/ IPSC & Training Delivery Committee assigned reps)
  • Present to Executive Board monthly for concurrence and maintain current priority list on website
• NWCG Committees
  • Submit new project requests to NWCG (figure out what a project request looks like)
  • Provide input on priorities for the projects under their stewardship
• Course Delivery Committee
  • Collaborate with NWCG Training Program Manager on course revision priorities
• IPSC
  • Assist in setting priorities based on agency needs
• Exec Board
  • Review priorities monthly and provide input/readjustment as necessary

Current Priorities List

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