SCOH Strategic Plan Subcommittee on Design July 20, 2009 P RESENTED B Y S HOBNA V ARMA 1 S TAR I SIS C ORPORATION

B ACKGROUND AASHTO is updating its Strategic Plan SCOH wants to update its plan, align with AASHTO Strategic Plan Current SCOH Strategic Plan from 1998 SCOH wants to engage, coordinate more with Subcommittees to support AASHTO goals 2 SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

AASHTO P LAN C HANGES Finding additional revenue remains Board’s top goals Funding dominated all other issues Board believes transportation must demonstrate tangible results in order to receive funding Sets goal to cut fatalities in half by 2030 Wants to contribute on climate change, energy conservation Seeks to lead on setting performance measures 3

Four AASHTO Goals Two are policy goals, two are technical Re-establish transportation as a national priority Advocate and communicate to achieve AASHTO’s goals Provide world-class technical services Assist state DOTs with leadership and performance SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

SCOH Plan Efforts Analyzed, ranked AASHTO Objectives for a SCOH focus Reviewed 42 CEO interviews from the AASHTO Plan Interviewed 20 key stakeholders for SCOH Plan Analyzed 314 survey responses for the AASHTO Plan Analyzed 367 survey responses for the SCOH Plan Workshop May 14 and May 15 in Bedford Springs Focus on Vital Few :Selected Top 10 Objectives SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

Calls for SCOH Leadership There was a clear sentiment expressed for SCOH to lead “The U.S. is in desperate need of leadership that is engineer-based and as free as possible from political influences.” SCOH survey respondent SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

S URVEY : T OP SCOH P RIORITIES Re-establish transportation as national priority Secure new revenue Cut fatalities in half Identify technology, materials, policies Communicate value of transportation Respondents wanted more SCOH leadership 7 SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

SCOH Top 10 Priorities 1.Provide a comprehensive framework for accelerated project delivery 2.Promote emerging research, technologies, materials, processes, and programs 3.Promote accountability through performance- based management …and … develop …goals, standards and metrics tailored to meet individual state needs. 4.Cut fatalities in half by Communicate the value of transportation/ Secure national support for sufficient…revenue SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

SCOH Top 10 Priorities 6.Advocate AASHTO transportation, energy, and climate change policies … 7.Create a congestion-free America through improvements to the multimodal transportation system and improve system performance through advanced technology and operations 8.Assist states in addressing issues of workforce recruitment, retention, succession planning, core competencies and professional development 9.Improve the national freight network to keep America competitive in the global economy 10.System Preservation SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

Subcommittee Charge 10 SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

Subcommittee Charge Discuss the 10 strategic objectives Identify which are relevant to your subcommittee Identify activities/efforts/products/research that your committee could contribute to the objective; Identify who you need to coordinate with; SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

Subcommittee Charge ( cont-d ) Establish timeframes for accomplishment; Identify persons responsible; Provide by August 15 summary memo of your discussions, plans Identify other major objectives that you believe SCOH should include in its Strategic Plan. SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

The Intent of the 10 Workgroups An effort to strategically engage the subcommittees Be more engaged in contributing their expertise to assist the Board of Directors An effort to tap expertise of subcommittees and direct it toward AASHTO’s major objectives Address cross-cutting issues collaboratively Create synergy SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

SCOH Understands The subcommittees have many other important efforts in place and want to ensure those efforts continue Does not want to limit subcommittee activities However wants to tap into your expertise on this important initiative SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

Summary By August 15, each subcommittee is to provide a memo detailing What Who When SCOH S TRATEGIC P LAN

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