TAM Pooled Fund Research Program Project
Final Report
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Reseach Summary
Maintenance Quality Assurance Resource Site (including library of state materials and listserv)
Project ID: 06-01
Research Project: Maintenance Quality Assurance Peer Exchange – Synthesis of Activities
P.I. Name & Address: Teresa Adams, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
2204 Engineering Hall / 1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-5318 (608) 265-9860 fax
adams@engr.wisc.edu
Project Objective: This project will compile and present the current practices used by states in development and operation of their maintenance quality assurance programs. A synthesis of best practices, lessons learned and pitfalls to avoid will be complied from the dialogue and group sessions from the National Maintenance Quality Assurance Peer Exchange in Madison, WI in October 2004. The synthesis should identify progress made by states towards development of the recommended actions from the National Workshop on Commonly Recognized Measures held in Scottsdale, AZ in June 2000 and address the questions:
· Are there any measures that are common amongst the states?
· What are the best practices in developing a QA program?
· Can states reach consensus on use of common measures?
· Is there research that needs to be conducted to support developing QA programs?
Task Descriptions:
Compile Materials and collect other Information.
Materials will be collected from participating states and will be categorized, identifying commonalities and differences.
Prepare Synthesis Document
A synthesis summary will be prepared detailing successful experiences.
Update Website Materials Library.
The staff and students of the MRUTC will maintain and further develop the Materials Library on the Center’s Website.
Reporting
On a quarterly basis, progress reports will be submitted. At project completion, a final report will be generated and distributed to each participant state in the Transportation Asset Management Pooled Fund Research Program. The same material will be available to other states electronically.
Milestones, Dates: Project Start Date: 10/1/04, Final report by 6/30/05
Budget: $20,000
Student Involvement: 1 9 month Graduate student assistant
Relationship to Other
Research Projects:
NCHRP Project 20-24(20), titled Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: A Handbook for CEOs and Executives, shows that the process of measuring is almost as important as the measures themselves. NCHRP Project 20-24(37), Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: Benchmarking Performance, proposes to develop a core set of strategic measures that can be used as a framework to monitor performance at the State level
Potential Benefits
of the Project: The Synthesis document from the MQA Peer Exchange will provide participants with the current state of the practice and the foundation for building successful programs.