VA Downloads
As the use of Value Analysis has grown within the National Park Service,
tools and templates have
evolved which can help when conducting a Value Analysis. These various
tools and templates can be
downloaded below. They are typically MS-Word or MS-Excel based materials.
To download any of the files, right click on it and choose the Save Target As option.
If you have any problems, revisions, suggestions, or tools you have developed please contact Rich Turk at 303.969.2470 or rich_turk@nps.gov.
General
Downloadable Files
These are general files related to value analysis in the National Park
Service. They can be used to
introduce a client or architect-engineer contractor to Value Analysis.
1. VA Summary
2. VA Job Plan
Mini
VA Templates
Mini-VA's are smaller scale targeted Value Studies that are self-documenting
as you move through
the basic seven phase VA Job Plan.
VA
Study Templates
Items 7&8 are templates for structuring a Value Study, developing a team
list, setting an agenda, and
documenting the results of a Value Study. Items 9-11 are simple tools to use
as you work through the
study.
6. Draft Value Study Agenda and Attendance List
7. Attendance
8. Draft Value Study Agenda Without Attendance
9. Value Analysis Report Template
10. Value Analysis Proposal Form
11. Force Field Analysis Form to foster creativity
12. Function Analysis Diagram (FAST)
13. Risk Model Sample (pdf) / Risk Model Sample (xls)
Choosing
by Advantages
Several templates are provided for varying number of alternatives being
evaluated using the Choosing
by Advantages decision making process.
15. C.B.A. One Page description
16. C.B.A. Matrix 8-1/2x11 Landscape, 4 alternatives
17. C.B.A. Matrix 8-1/2x14 Legal, 5-6 alternatives
Cost
Estimates and Analysis
These Excel spreadsheets allow you to do a Life Cycle Cost estimate
as well as develop and Importance
of Advantage to Cost graph for inclusion in a Value Study Report.