Iowa DOT project management peer exchange.

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• Creators:
  Shane, Jennifer S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa State University. Institute for Transportation ; Iowa State University. Construction Management and Technology Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Iowa. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Project management
  • State departments of transportation
  • Strategic planning 5DPM
  • complex project management
  • peer exchange
• Publication/ Report Number:
  InTrans Project 15-221
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State University. Institute for Transportation
• Abstract:
  This project supported the planning and conduct of a two-day Iowa Department of Transportation–hosted peer exchange for state ; agencies that have implemented some or all of the suggested strategies outlined in the Second Strategic Highway Research ; Program–sponsored project R10, Project Management Strategies for Complex Projects. Presentations were made by participating ; states, and several opportunities were provided for directed discussion. General themes emerging from the presentations and ; discussions were identified as follows: ; 1. To implement improvements in project management processes, agency leadership needs to decide that a new approach to ; project management is worth pursuing and then dedicate resources to developing a project management plan. ; 2. The change to formalized project management and 5DPM requires a culture shift in agencies from segmented “silo” processes ; to collaborative, cooperative processes that prioritize good communication and collaboration. ; 3. Agencies need trained project managers who are empowered to execute the project management plan, as well as properly ; trained functional staff. ; 4. Project management can be centralized or decentralized with equal effect. ; 5. After an agency’s project management plan and structure are developed, software tools and other resources should be ; implemented to support the plan and structure. ; 6. All projects will benefit from enhanced project management, but the project management plan should specify appropriate ; approaches for several project levels as defined by factors in addition to dollar value. ; 7. Project management should be included in an agency’s project development manual. ; Author ORCID Information: ; Jennifer S. Shane: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2612-4269
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30919/dot_30919_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 653.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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