Transcript Varma SCOH Strategic Plan Update

SCOH Strategic Plan
Subcommittee on
Design
July 20, 2009
PRESENTED BY
SHOBNA VARMA
STARISIS CORPORATION
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BACKGROUND
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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
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AASHTO PLAN CHANGES
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Finding additional revenue remains Board’s top
goals
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Funding dominated all other issues
Board believes transportation must demonstrate
tangible results in order to receive funding
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Sets goal to cut fatalities in half by 2030
Wants to contribute on climate change, energy conservation
Seeks to lead on setting performance measures
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Four AASHTO Goals
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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
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SCOH Plan Efforts
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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
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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
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SURVEY: TOP SCOH PRIORITIES
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
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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 performancebased management …and … develop …goals,
standards and metrics tailored to meet individual
state needs.
4. Cut fatalities in half by 2030
5. Communicate the value of transportation/ Secure
national support for sufficient…revenue
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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
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Subcommittee Charge
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Subcommittee Charge
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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;
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Subcommittee Charge (cont-d)
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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.
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The Intent of the 10 Workgroups
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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
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SCOH Understands
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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
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Summary
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By August 15 , each subcommittee is to
provide a memo detailing
 What
 Who
 When
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THANK YOU
QUESTIONS ?
SHOBNA VARMA
STARISIS CORPORATION
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