Regional Operations Forum Setting the Stage AWS
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Regional Operations Forum Setting the Stage
The Promise of Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) “We promise travelers and shippers that we will manage traffic and incidents as well as provide timely and accurate travel information so that they can make informed decisions to minimize their unexpected delay and improve the safety of their travel.”
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When We Talk About TSM&O….
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Transportation System Management & Operations
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Transportation System Management & Operations
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Supporting Better TSM&O • System maintenance • Partnerships • Training and capacity building • Project planning • Internal/external coordination
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The challenge: Working within legacy context Feature
Legacy organization
TSM&O
Mission Alignment Conventional CE culture/missions Performance On time, budget, Accountably standards Focus Project schedule in months Core Competencies Defined via tradition, training Unit Organization By stages in project
New, competes with legacy
Responsibility/ Authority
Clear
Often forced into legacy silo champion - dependent
Partnerships
Contracted – based on Collaboration among State standards independent entities 7
System performance in customer terms Real-time response (24 x 7) Not well-defined, limited schooling By requirements of ConOps
TSM&O must respond to both “office” and “real-time” functions
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Regional Operations Forums: The Genesis • Product of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) – Targeted, short-term research program authorized by Congress – Strategic focus area on congestion reduction through improved travel time reliability • Two main objectives – Strengthen TSM&O practice by disseminating TSM&O knowledge including SHRP 2 Reliability program products – Develop a community of practice by creating a network of a large number of practitioners • Curriculum development and five pilot sessions
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A Preview of the Week
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Agenda Philosophy • Balance – Both soft and hard topics • Learn from each other – Sessions designed to foster discussion – Group sessions to apply what you’ve learned • Evolve – From planning orientation to bread and butter strategies to more advanced strategies • Network – Seating arrangements, breaks, meals, free time
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How We Hope You’ll Benefit • Understand the importance and value of a management and operational focus within your agency • Know how to plan, program and organize for systems management & operations • More effectively use a management and operations perspective in identifying and implementing cost effective solutions • Measure the performance of the operations of your transportation network • Work with a peer network to share ideas/information, learn from the activities of others, and work together more effectively • Apply the results of the SHRP 2 Reliability research and other nationwide systems management and operations efforts
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Regional Operations Forum Setting the Stage
The Promise of Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) “We promise travelers and shippers that we will manage traffic and incidents as well as provide timely and accurate travel information so that they can make informed decisions to minimize their unexpected delay and improve the safety of their travel.”
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When We Talk About TSM&O….
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Transportation System Management & Operations
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Transportation System Management & Operations
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Supporting Better TSM&O • System maintenance • Partnerships • Training and capacity building • Project planning • Internal/external coordination
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The challenge: Working within legacy context Feature
Legacy organization
TSM&O
Mission Alignment Conventional CE culture/missions Performance On time, budget, Accountably standards Focus Project schedule in months Core Competencies Defined via tradition, training Unit Organization By stages in project
New, competes with legacy
Responsibility/ Authority
Clear
Often forced into legacy silo champion - dependent
Partnerships
Contracted – based on Collaboration among State standards independent entities 7
System performance in customer terms Real-time response (24 x 7) Not well-defined, limited schooling By requirements of ConOps
TSM&O must respond to both “office” and “real-time” functions
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Regional Operations Forums: The Genesis • Product of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) – Targeted, short-term research program authorized by Congress – Strategic focus area on congestion reduction through improved travel time reliability • Two main objectives – Strengthen TSM&O practice by disseminating TSM&O knowledge including SHRP 2 Reliability program products – Develop a community of practice by creating a network of a large number of practitioners • Curriculum development and five pilot sessions
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A Preview of the Week
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Agenda Philosophy • Balance – Both soft and hard topics • Learn from each other – Sessions designed to foster discussion – Group sessions to apply what you’ve learned • Evolve – From planning orientation to bread and butter strategies to more advanced strategies • Network – Seating arrangements, breaks, meals, free time
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How We Hope You’ll Benefit • Understand the importance and value of a management and operational focus within your agency • Know how to plan, program and organize for systems management & operations • More effectively use a management and operations perspective in identifying and implementing cost effective solutions • Measure the performance of the operations of your transportation network • Work with a peer network to share ideas/information, learn from the activities of others, and work together more effectively • Apply the results of the SHRP 2 Reliability research and other nationwide systems management and operations efforts
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