Anticipatory Knowledge Delivery for Transportation Agencies

Anticipatory knowledge (AK) refers to knowledge that is proactively generated, identified, or made available in advance of a need or event. AK delivery focuses on the mechanisms and processes through which AK gets to the right people at the right time. The goal of AK and AK delivery is to prepare individuals or organizations to respond effectively to future scenarios by leveraging systems to provide relevant information to them. An AK delivery system can provide targeted guidance to employees based on their roles; prompted by career milestones such as onboarding or assignment of first project management; and necessitated by unforeseen events such as passage of new legislation, economic changes, or natural disasters. The AK delivery concept is of great interest to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other transportation agencies; however, AK delivery has not yet been widely explored or adopted by these agencies. Transportation agencies are seeking a guide on how to anticipate what employees need to know at different points in time and deliver that information in an automated, convenient, coordinated, and efficient manner. Research is needed to (1) identify types and sources of information required for a set of agency roles, career milestones, unforeseen events, or business processes and (2) create frameworks that could be used by transportation agencies to implement an AK delivery system. The objective of this project is to develop a guide for transportation agencies on creating, implementing, and integrating AK delivery into existing agency systems. AK delivery will provide employees with relevant, role-specific information that enhances decision-making and helps them perform their duties more efficiently and effectively.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5707
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $350000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 23-49

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Jared, David

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Institutional issues; Knowledge management; Plan implementation; Software; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01919342
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 23-49
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 22 2024 11:35AM