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Danelec's system for performing design/consulting activities (which represent the Danelec's process) under controlled conditions in terms of technical adequacy with respect to contractual obligations and budget is discussed here.
Process control activities include:
-  Control of in-house developed design/consulting projects;
-  Control of field activities.

CONTROL OF IN-HOUSE DEVELOPED PROJECTS
The main phases of process control are:
-  Project planning and organization.
-  Project development and verification.
-  Formalization of results.
-  Project validation and revision.
Project Planning and Organization  
Upon technical revision of the contractual documents, a project planning is prepared by the Project Manager and proposed to the Technical Manager.
A copy of the accepted or, eventually, revised plan is initialized by the Project Manager, filed in the project file and transmitted to the Quality Manager.
The project planning explicitly references the contractual documents and
-  Establishes the necessary basis for the project, including sources from client.
-  Establishes the type of checking, review and approval.
-  Ensures the adequate number of qualified staff.
-  Defines the responsibilities and authorities.
-  Ensures the availability of sufficient and adequate facilities for the project.
-  Defines the form of the deliverables.
-  Identifies the operating instructions and technical policies in use for the project.
-  Indicates milestones for the completion of the project tasks and the performance of quality audits.
Prior to initiating the activities, the Project Manager discusses the scope of the work, contractual and regulatory requirements and applicable quality control procedure with the assigned staff, during a project kick-off meeting.

Project Development and Verification
Design and consulting activities are planned and controlled in order to ensure their completion within the foreseen time and budget, fulfilling the contractual requirements. Procedure No.4 "Planning and Control of Projects" deals with this matter in detail.

As an integral part of project development activities where models, computations or software are developed, verification (checking) is performed according to one of the following types:
-  Formal check, independent check of calculations, computer programs input, drawings,   logs and tables.

-  Check of sound results, independent check by means of alternative calculations             
-  Check by the originator; check performed by the person who prepared the document. Applicable type of checking is specified in the project plan.

Project Results
Results of design and consulting activities are transferred to the client by means of documents such as reports, drawings and tables. Documents are signed by the Project Manager and usually bear the initials of the key contributors. Transmittal to client is performed under the responsibility of the Technical Manager.

Documents containing project results are classified as final or preliminary. Preliminary documents are marked with an appropriate stamp. If a preliminary document contains unchecked data, it will be marked as PRELIMINARY UNCHECKED.

Project Validation
Validation of the project is performed at completion. Validation is performed by a person who has not been directly involved in the preparation of the documents and who has the technical and managerial experience to assess the adequacy of the results. A record of the review is maintained in the project file.

Project Revisions
Any revision to project documents is subjected to the process as the original document. Revised documents are clearly identified and bear a summary explanation of the reasons for the revision.