A Succession Planning and Knowledge Transfer Strategy for KYTC
Retirements and staff turnover imperil the institutional knowledge base at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and by extension project development and delivery. To cope with these dynamics, KYTC must put in place a succession planning framework that helps preserve experience, catalogue institutional knowledge, and strengthen personnel performance. Researchers previously worked with KYTC to identify and define core competencies, which encompass the knowledge and skills an employee must have to successfully fulfill a position’s responsibilities. Additional work is needed to identify critical tasks, knowledge gaps, and training needs; distill knowledge and experiences of veteran staff into formats that new employees can engage with; and create digital, updatable reference guides staff and project managers can use to improve their efficiency and reduce the likelihood for risk and rework.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $225,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
KYSPR 27-695
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Sponsor Organizations:
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY United States 40622 -
Performing Organizations:
University of Kentucky, Lexington
Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
Lexington, KY United States 40506-0281 -
Principal Investigators:
Kreis, Doug
Waddle, Steve
Jasper, Jeff
Gibson, Bryan
- Start Date: 20260701
- Expected Completion Date: 20280630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Knowledge management; Personnel; State departments of transportation
- Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Geographic Terms: Kentucky
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 02000574
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Contract Numbers: KYSPR 27-695
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 26 2026 5:04PM