Develop and Support Transportation Performance Management Capacity Development Needs for State DOTs

The focus of this pooled fund project will be to research and assess training and educational needs of contributing members, develop and deliver training, and to facilitate the sharing and retention of performance management best practices. Funding will be used to: (1) Identify Gaps in Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities--Conduct a needs analysis for learning and capacity development of contributing members resulting in a short and long-term capacity building roadmap; (2) Develop and Deliver Learning and Capacity Development Resources--Develop training and educational material to meet the gaps identified in the knowledge, skills and abilities; (3) Establish a TPM Information Clearinghouse--The TPM Information Clearinghouse will be used to showcase PM best practices, foster collaboration, and serve as a repository for PM resources; and (4) Support Knowledge Transfer Among Pooled Fund States. Specifically this pooled fund will: guide the prioritization of needs for determining training and other educational support for contributing members: (1) provide and promote communication and information sharing among member States related to learning and capacity development needs in the areas of performance management and provide input on research topics; (2) develop framework and roadmap for addressing learning and capacity development needs; (3) identify learning and capacity development resources needed to support the development of PM skills; (4) develop online and/or blended training courses and materials that are suitable for a wide variety of audiences such as State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Public Transit Providers, and local governments; and (5) support a TPM Information Clearinghouse which will serve as a repository for TPM best practices and other resource information to assist states, MPO's and local government with learning about TPM and their implementation of TPM.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01587390
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
  • Contract Numbers: TPF-5(326)
  • Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 22 2016 11:32AM