Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs

Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309063388
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309592673
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1999
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 127
  • Language: English
  • Peer Review in Environmental Technology Development Programs
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
    • DEFINITION OF PEER REVIEW
    • BENEFITS OF PEER REVIEW
      • Improving Technical Quality
      • Improving the Credibility of the Decision-Making Process
    • PEER REVIEW PROCESS
    • USES OF PEER REVIEW
    • ASSESSMENT OF OST'S PEER REVIEW PROGRAM
      • Linkage of Peer Reviews to Management Decisions
      • Selection of Projects for Review
      • Review Criteria
      • Selection of Reviewers
      • Documentation for Peer Reviews
      • Openness of Peer Reviews
    • REDUCING THE "BACKLOG"
    • EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT MECHANISMS
    • POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF PEER REVIEW WITHIN OST
    • OST'S "ORGANIZATIONAL" CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP
  • 1 Introduction
    • OST'S PEER REVIEW PROGRAM
    • CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
    • PARALLEL EFFORTS
    • STUDY PROCESS
    • REPORTS
  • 2 Elements of a Credible Peer Review Program
    • DEFINITION OF PEER REVIEW
    • BENEFITS OF PEER REVIEW
      • Improving Technical Quality
      • Improving the Credibility of the Decision-Making Process
    • PEER REVIEW PROCESS
      • Selection of Projects to be Reviewed
      • Definition of Review Objectives and Selection of Review Criteria
      • Selection of Reviewers
        • Qualifications
        • Conflict of Interest
      • Planning and Conducting the Review
        • Confidentiality of Technical Information
        • Anonymous Versus "Open" Peer Reviews
      • Use of Peer Review Results in Decision Making
  • 3 Uses of Peer Review
    • PROPOSAL EVALUATIONS
    • PROJECT MATURITY EVALUATIONS
      • Entrance into the Applied Research Stage
      • Entrance into Engineering Development
      • Entrance into the Demonstration Stage
      • Predeployment Reviews
    • PROGRAM BALANCE EVALUATIONS
    • NEEDS DETERMINATIONS
  • 4 OST's Peer Review Program
    • TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT DECISION MODEL
    • ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
      • Peer Review Coordinator
      • Headquarters Peer Review Program Manager
      • FA/CC Program Managers
      • Principal Investigators
      • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
      • ASME Peer Review Committee and its Executive Panel
      • Peer Review Panels
      • Institute for Regulatory Science
    • SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES TO BE REVIEWED
    • DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR REVIEW
    • TYPES OF REVIEWS
    • SELECTION OF REVIEWERS
      • Selection Criteria
      • Panel Formation
      • Conflict of Interest
    • REVIEW CRITERIA
    • REVIEW SESSION
    • REVIEW REPORTS
    • FEEDBACK OF PEER REVIEW RESULTS INTO PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS
  • 5 Analysis of OST's Peer Review Program
    • DEFINITION OF PEER REVIEW
    • BENEFITS OF PEER REVIEW
    • PEER REVIEW PROCESS
      • Selection of Projects for Peer Review
        • Prioritizing Projects for Review
        • Timing of Reviews
        • Grouping Projects in a Single Review
      • Definition of Peer Review Objectives and Selection of Review Criteria
        • Peer Review Objectives
        • Peer Review Criteria
      • Selection of Peer Reviewers
        • Qualifications
        • Panel Formation
        • Conflict of Interest
      • Planning and Conducting the Peer Review
        • Documentation
        • Confidentiality of Technical Information
        • Anonymous Versus ''Open'' Peer Reviews
      • Usefulness of Peer Review Results
        • Peer Review Reports
        • Feedback Procedures
  • 6 "Triage" Approach for Reducing Project Backlogs
  • 7 Improving the Effectiveness of OST's Peer Review Program
    • LINKAGE OF PEER REVIEWS TO MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
    • EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT MECHANISMS
      • Benchmarking
      • Metrics
    • POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF PEER REVIEW WITHIN OST
    • OST'S "ORGANIZATIONAL" CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP
  • References
  • Appendix A Description of OST's Technology Investment Decision Model1
    • TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT DECISION MODEL
      • Stage 1: Basic Research
      • Gate 1: Entrance into Applied Research Stage
      • Stage 2: Applied Research
      • Gate 2: Entrance into Exploratory Development Stage
      • Stage 3: Exploratory Development
      • Gate 3: Entrance into Advanced Development Stage
      • Stage 4: Advanced Development
      • Gate 4: Entrance into Engineering Development Stage
      • Stage 5: Engineering Development
      • Gate 5: Entrance into Demonstration Stage
      • Stage 6: Demonstration
      • Gate 6: Entrance into Implementation Stage
      • Stage 7: Implementation
  • Appendix B Description of OST's Review Program1
    • Department-Level Reviews
      • Program-Level Reviews
      • Project-Level Reviews
  • Appendix C Biographical Sketches
  • Appendix D Acronyms

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