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NCHRP 20-68: Motivation … Interactions and Exchange

NCHRP Project 20-68A/B/C U.S. Domestic Scan Program Report to the AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Maintenance July 18, 2011 Andrew Lemer (NCHRP) Lori Rosenkopf (Wharton). NCHRP 20-68: Motivation … Interactions and Exchange. Personal Contact Information exchange

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NCHRP 20-68: Motivation … Interactions and Exchange

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  1. NCHRP Project 20-68A/B/CU.S. Domestic Scan ProgramReport to theAASHTOHighway Subcommittee on MaintenanceJuly 18, 2011Andrew Lemer (NCHRP)Lori Rosenkopf (Wharton)

  2. NCHRP 20-68: Motivation … Interactions and Exchange • Personal Contact • Information exchange • Knowledge networks • Virtual communities • Innovation

  3. NCHRP 20-68: Key Steps … Varied Techniques • Select Topics and Refine Scopes AASHTO and NCHRP • Conduct and Document Scans (3 scan types) Scan Teams, Contractor, Innovator-Hosts • Disseminate Results (reports, webinars, missionary work, other) NCHRP, FHWA, Scan-team Members, TRB, Others

  4. NCHRP 20-68: Domestic Scan Program Direction

  5. NCHRP 20-68: Domestic Scan Program Direction • 20-68 Project Panel • "Skip" Paul, LaDOTD(chair) • Shane Brown, WA State University • Nancy Chinlund, CalTrans • Marsha Fiol, VaDOT • Rick Kreider, KS DOT • Glenn Roberts, NH DOT • Amy Schutzbach, IL DOT • Mark VanPortFleet, MI DOT • “Mike” Burk, FHWA liaison • Keith Platte & Marty Vitale, AASHTO liaisons

  6. NCHRP 20-68A: Domestic Scan History • Apr ‘05: SCOR approved concept ($250,000 FY ’05) • July ‘05: Business Plan completed (Cambridge Systematics, Inc.) • Nov ‘06: Pilot scans (2) completed • (reports published as web documents; FHWA support +$75,000) • Dec ‘07: Full program initiated (Arora and Associates, Inc.; 6-yr contract) • 6 annual funding increments through FY 2012: $3M+ ($500,000/yr for scans, $3.0 million total + FHWA support, $224,000) • Program will continue, contingent on future funding and evaluation research

  7. NCHRP 20-68A: Domestic Scan Products

  8. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Impact Assessment and Enhancement • FY ‘09 $200,000*  NCHRP 20-68B/C • Assess the impact, cost-effectiveness of domestic scans • Explore alternatives to team-travel-based scan • Enhance dissemination  community of innovators, networks of innovation • * In addition to $3M+ used for scan activities.

  9. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Scan Impact and Cost Effectiveness Personal contact Innovation Diffusion: an often crooked path Scans bring people together Tony’s DOT saved $10 million in the 1st year of full rollout MDSS for winter maintenance operations Terry Tony

  10. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Scan Alternatives • Type 1 of 3: Traditional scan

  11. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Scan Alternatives • Type 2 scan

  12. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Scan Alternatives • Type 3 scan

  13. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Dissemination, Innovation Networks • To Date… • 7+2 scans completed • 12 topics in execution and programmed • 94 state DOT-staff team members, from 49 states • 35 states provided info to scan teams, hosted scans • 6 post-scan 6-month assessments • Scan-team social web site operational • Innovation-tracing research ongoing

  14. NCHRP 20-68B/C: Dissemination, Innovation Networks • www.domesticscan.org www.trb.org NCHRP 20-68A

  15. Research Questions: NCHRP 20-68C: Innovation Networks • How do DOTslearn about and implement innovations; how do we compare with others; can we do better? • Is the NCHRP Domestic Scan Program cost-effective; how can we do better? • What can we learn about what factors encourage innovation awareness and implementation? Innovation Awareness Networks and Relationships Innovation Initiation DOT Effectiveness Successful Implementation. • Organizational and Individual Factors, e.g., • Culture, personality…

  16. NCHRP 20-68C: The Survey • We need your support & your DOTs’ participation • Identify and recruit the right respondents • Ensure timely responses • Help us get the story straight

  17. NCHRP 20-68C: The Survey • The right respondents: headquarters and districts • Timely responses: Aug/Sept timeframe • On-line, 20-30 minutes • Incentives (Leadership encouragement, iPad2 lottery)

  18. NCHRP Project 20-68CU.S. Domestic Scan ProgramMaintenance Innovation Survey Lori Rosenkopf (Wharton)lori.rosenkopf@gmail.com215.718.5107Andy Lemer (NCHRP)Discussion, Questions?

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