1. Standard Design Process (SDP) Change Management Ashley Taylor TVA

2. Overview – SDP Change Management
Why Do We Need It?
Review of Industry Template
Breakout Preview

3. Why Do We Need It?
Change Management: A structured approach to transition individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state through risk evaluation, planning, communication and implementation
An effective Change Management Plan is key to the success of any change, including the SDP
An industry Change Management template was developed to assist the industry in managing this change, covering several key areas

4. Procedure / Program Impacts
Develop Utility SDP interface procedure
Identify / update impacted Utility procedures (Engineering and others); streamline where possible
Evaluate existing NRC, CAP and INPO commitments for relevance
Walk through with Document Control / Records Group
Review / update existing contracts and design interface agreements
Review / update impacted software programs

5. Training / Qualifications
Identify / train site SMEs
Complete Training Needs Analysis
Develop and Conduct Engineer / Stakeholder training (using industry materials), including “gap” training (old vs. new process)
Conversion to standard qualification
Update of impacted Training documents (existing lesson plans, qualification cards, etc.)

6. Communications Identify change leaders
Site and Corporate
Consider fleet/alliance meetings during implementation
Over-communicate with:
Upper management
Engineers and Stakeholders
QA, NRC resident, CFAMs, Training
Records Management
Distribute newsletters, updates

7. Risk Management
Assign Engineering personnel to perform oversight of SDP (e.g., meeting observations, quality reviews, etc.)
Perform review of change type screenings during initial implementation
Periodic telecons with fleet / site management to discuss status and comments
Implement industry set of Performance Indicators to track/monitor progress

8. Software Implementation
Develop project plan for implementing new industry standard software
Obtain funding and set up contract
Determine impacts on procedures / programs
Develop plan for software training
Develop risk mitigation plan for software implementation
Develop plan for communication of software changes

9. Effectiveness Review / Monitoring
Develop assessment objectives to evaluate implementation effectiveness
Perform a snapshot self assessment at site to evaluate implementation
Periodic telecons with site/fleet management or other sites to discuss status and comments

10. Breakout Preview
Review change management template and actual examples of Utility change management plans
Solicit feedback and operating experience from other utilities regarding their implementation of the SDP
Answer any specific questions relating to the implementation of the SDP

11. QUESTIONS?