F4E Annual Report 2009 - Fusion For Energy - Europa

AreaOverall QMSActivity/MilestoneDevelopment of F4E Management Systems ManualDevelopment F4E Process Map (face of QA Intranet)Preparation (with IT) of the QA-Helpdesk serviceQuality AuditIssue of the Quality Audit and Quality Surveillance ProcessesQuality Lead Auditor and Auditor Training (by DNV)Issue of the 2010 Quality Audit PlanDocumentationAssist and promote the development of the Document Management SystemDevelopment of Signature and Sign-Off Authority policiesDevelopment and Proposal of the Document Classification and Marking to theICS workgroupIssue F4E General Documentation PoliciesRisk ManagementIssue the general Risk Management Process (methodology)Issue Project Risk Management Process (operational)Development of the Corporate Risk Management approach (Organisation)Process Mapping developmentF4E is implementing a process approach in line withthe IAEA GS-R-3 requirements (International AtomicEnergy Agency Safety Requirements No. GS-R-3).The Management System is more efficient as itscapacity to meet F4E’s requirements grows. This waythe efficiency of the system is continually assessedand measured through the monitoring indicatorsof processes and the fulfilment of the specifiedobjectives.The F4E process map provides a quick, user-friendlyand pragmatic gateway to procedures, instructionsand documents.Quality support to the Operational ProjectsOne of the major QA activities is the support tothe operational projects to ensure the correctimplementation of the quality programme. Theseactives can be divided in:··Support and review of the ProcurementArrangements and ITER Task Agreements toensure conformance with the F4E QA Programme,IO-DA coordination meetings in quality and safetyand issue of the implementation templates.··Full support to the technical departments onquality issues of Contracts and Grants, verificationof the calls documentation (including full review ofthe Management Specifications) for compliancewith the F4E QA Programme and issue of thefollow-up documentation templates;··Verification of the Suppliers Quality Plans,Supplier quality audits and full support on QA tothe kick-off meetings.Main Results··Management Systems Manual developed;··Quality Audits framework for 2010 launched;··Risk Management framework developed;··32 processes approved and being implemented (out of90 identified); 13 processes under review/development;10 support processes being developed under the newelectronic Human Resources and Missions software;··70% of the Management and Implementation Processesdone or in review.··Development of Checklists for existing core processesand simplification of some existing processes creating asimplified entry scheme for each complex process.ANNUAL REPORT 2009 FUSION FOR ENERGY55