Transforming a state DOT research program.

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• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • State departments of transportation
  • Peer groups
  • Research management
  • Program management
  • Needs assessment
  • Universities and colleges
  • Partnerships
  • Performance measurement
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
• Abstract:
  The overall theme for the peer exchange was ; Transforming a State DOT Research Program. MDOT’s ; Office of Research & Best Practices is in an exciting ; time of transition, aiming to expand its research ; coordinating role in the department and to refine its ; program to address the department’s multi-modal ; research needs. The exchange began with a ; background presentation by Michigan and program ; overviews from the visiting team members. The panel ; addressed the following questions: ; • How have you transformed your program and what ; caused you to make this transformation? ; • How have you initiated and developed a move in ; a new direction? ; • What obstacles did you face? ; • What strategies did you find successful? ; • What benefits do you see in managing your ; program the way you do? ; • What challenges do you still face? ; • What is your shining star, your most noteworthy ; program element? ; The rest of the conference was structured around ; four main topic areas: Needs Identification, ; University Partnerships, Research Project Management, ; and Measuring and Reporting Results. Refer to ; Appendix B for list of questions addressed during ; each of these sessions.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26412/dot_26412_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0a1e1cbc5252268e4a5bdb01a2c15f7c70159d8cb9dd8c2a8f6faecbd160e290