Program Management & Quality Task Force Report
Members David Jared, P.E. (GDOT-Region 2); Chair Michael Bonini (PennDOT-Region 1) Glenn Roberts (NHDOT-Region 1) Mike Sanders (SCDOT-Region 2) Don Williams (WVDOT-Region 2) Hafiz Munir (MnDOT-Region 3) Tommy Nantung (InDOT-Region 3) Megan Swanson (ILDOT-Region 3)
Members (Cont.) Coco Briseno (CalTrans-Region 4) Shannon Crum (TxDOT-Region 4) Dave Huft (SDDOT-Region 4) Robert McCoy (NMDOT-Region 4) Ned Parrish (ITD-Region 4)
Friends Steve Bower, MichDOT Camille Crichton-Sumners, NJDOT Barbara Harder, B.T. Harder, Inc. Chris Hedges, TRB Gary Hook, OkDOT David Kuehn, FHWA Juan Pava, ILDOT Martin Pietrucha, Penn State Sue Sillick, MDT
Membership Needs None presently, but the more the merrier! We are very Friend-ly too
Accomplishments Implementation ◦Technical review: NCHRP Implementation Products summary (CTC; spring 2014) ◦Liaison: Research Implementation Facilitators group (Jan.-July 2014) Website Development ◦Tracking: support for RPM website hosting ◦Proposed edits: TPF website (date) ◦Assistance: RPPM website migration
Accomplishments (Cont.) Intellectual Property (IP) ◦Technical review: NCHRP draft (7/2014) ◦Recommendation: publish guidelines (same) National Activities ◦Technical input: Ahead of the Curve objectives and course content (1/2014) ◦Funding OK: peer exchange review (7/2014) ◦Panel support: Research 101 training for FHWA division research contacts (spring 2014)
Goals and Activities Expand scope of Implementation subgroup (e.g. SHRP-2 products) Confirm ongoing support of RPM website Plan TRB workshop re: NCHRP products
Goals and Activities (Cont.) Complete Research Problem Identification Practices white paper Continue support for AOTC, Research 101 Initiate peer exchange review
Help Wanted Leadership openings ◦Secretary needed (4 conf. calls/yr; 1 mtg.) ◦Co-Chair option (≤16 conf. calls/yr; 1+ mtg.) ◦National Activities subgroup leader State DOT person preferred