DRAFT 

PURSUING SPG OBJECTIVES 

OBJECTIVE ACTIVITY ON OBJECTIVES FOR 

PLANNING PERIOD MONTHS: FY 

2005/2006 

OUTCOME 

5-8/05 9-12/05 1-4/06 5-8/06 

1. Involve managers 

and scientists in science 

planning 

 X X Attempt to involve as broad of 

cross section of GCD AMP 

entities as possible 

2. Outline and follow 

objective process 

 X X Develop, approve and follow 

objective processes in planning 

3. Incorporate CMPT in 

SPG 

 X X Incorporate CMPT objectives 

and tasks into SPG. Complete by 

7/06 

4. Incorporate LTEP in 

SPG 

 X Incorporate LTEP objectives and 

tasks into SPG. Complete by 

7/06 

5. Gain input from 

HBCCP and utilize 

 X Gain input from HBCCP and 

include in final plans. 7/06 

6. Provide input to 

BAHG on AWP and 

budget 

 X Provide input to BAHG and 

GCMRC for AWP and Budget 

proposal. 7/06 

7. Gain input from 

CRAHG and utilize 

 X Gain input from CRAHG and 

incorporate in final MRP. 7/06 

8. Develop adaptive 

management ecosystem 

process 

 X X Develop and incorporate adaptive 

management and ecosystem 

science process in plans by 7/06. 

9. Develop Goal/In 

ranking process in 

planning 

 X Develop and implement goal and 

CMIN ranking process in 

specifying CMINS in FY 

2007/2008 MRP by 7/06. 

10. Develop a process 

for determining desired 

future conditions (DFC) 

of CRE resources 

 Develop a process for 

determining desired future 

conditions for resources in the 

CRE. Recommend to 

TWG/AMWG for adoption in FY 

2007/2008 plans. 

11. Knowledge 

assessment process 

 X Complete knowledge assessment 

and identify knowledge gaps. 

Review by SAs/TWG 3/06. 

12. Develop science 

questions to respond to 

knowledge gaps 

 X Develop and include science 

questions to address knowledge 

gaps. Review by SAs/TWG 
3/06. 

13. Link goals, INs 

science questions 

 X Provide linkage of goals, INs, 

science questions, and GCMRC 

projects in final MRP. 7/06 

14. Assessing core 

monitoring project 

options 

 X X Evaluate proposed core 

monitoring options and 

determine final FY 2007/2008 

core monitoring projects for 

MRP. 7/06 

15. Assessing research 

study options 

 X Evaluate research project options 

for final FY 2007/2008 research 

program in MRP. 7/06 

16.Assessing 

experimental plan 

options 

 X Evaluate all experimental designs 

and experimental options (flow 

and non-flow) for FY 2007/2008. 

3/06 

17. Evaluating statistical 

design issues 

 X Evaluate and determine 

implications of statistical and 

experimental design on ability to 

learn from experiments. Clarify 

to SPG/TWG/AMWG. 3/06 

18. Developing SSP, 

MRP sentence outlines 

 X X Complete SSP, MRP sentence 

outlines; 11/05 

19. Specify project 

science approaches i.e., 

design, parameters, 

metrics, data resolution, 

etc. 

 X Complete specification of 

science project operations for 

research and monitoring; i.e., 

sampling, parameters, metrics, 

resolution. 5/06 

20. Involving general 

science community in 

process 

 X X Obtain reviews of SSP, MRP, 

AWP by SAs, contract scientists, 

other scientists. 9/05; 11/05; 6/06 

21. Involving TWG in 

process 

 X X Obtain TWG review and present 

to TWG (SSP, MRP, AWP) 

22. Involving AMWG 

in process 

 X X Present SPG Plan and SSP, MRP 

and AWP for AMWG review and 

approval 8/05; 3/06; 8/06. 

23. Developing final 

draft SSP, MRP, AWP 

 Complete draft SSP, MRP, AWP. 

5/06 

24. Developing Final 

SSP, MRP, AWP 

 Complete final SSP, MRP, AWP. 

6/06 

25. Engaging 

independent reviews 

 X Complete SA and independent 

science reviews of SSP, MRP, 

AWP. 11/05; 3/06; 6/06