Best Practices from WisDOT Mega and ARRA Projects
Best Practices from WisDOT Mega and ARRA Projects

Author: Eric Tadt

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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Successful highway construction is measured by cost, time, safety, and quality. One further measure of success is the quantity of Request for Information's (RFI) submitted and their impact. An RFI is a formal written procedure initiated by the contractor seeking additional information or clarification for issues related to design, construction, and other contract documents. The RFI process was identified as an important best practice for the delivery of major highway project and as a significant source of benchmarking and metric opportunities. Implementation of an RFI process is considered to be an integral part of successful project management for construction projects because it improves communication between the construction, design, and project management teams. The ability to quantitatively measure the performance of the RFI process has the potential to identify areas of concern within a project, to breakdown the reasons for why an RFI is submitted, and to understand the expected submittal rate of RFIs. However, there are no studies completed on the quantitative evaluation of the RFI process for highway construction. Even though the procedure for using RFIs has been documented by State Highway Agencies (SHAs), there are currently no available benchmarks or metrics identified as performance measures for use within the RFI process for major highway projects.

Best Practices from WisDOT Mega and ARRA Projects
Best Practices from WisDOT Mega and ARRA Projects

Author: Justin Kavanaugh

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13:

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This study was undertaken to: 1) apply a benchmarking process to identify best practices within four areas Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) construction management and 2) analyze two performance metrics, % Cost vs. % Time, tracked by the WisDOT on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects to develop benchmarks for highway construction. The first objective involved an in-person survey of senior department staff and other experienced project managers. Survey data was collected for 45 best practices, scored, and then ranked based on three categories: general, small budget ARRA, and large budget 'Mega' projects. The second research object utilized the performance metrics of percent complete by time and percent complete by cost to generate a cumulative process curve, or S-curve. Monthly data points were collected for 283 WisDOT ARRA projects constructed in 2009 and 2010.

Transportation Planning Handbook
Transportation Planning Handbook

Author: ITE (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-08-01

Total Pages: 1204

ISBN-13: 1118762355

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A multi-disciplinary approach to transportation planning fundamentals The Transportation Planning Handbook is a comprehensive, practice-oriented reference that presents the fundamental concepts of transportation planning alongside proven techniques. This new fourth edition is more strongly focused on serving the needs of all users, the role of safety in the planning process, and transportation planning in the context of societal concerns, including the development of more sustainable transportation solutions. The content structure has been redesigned with a new format that promotes a more functionally driven multimodal approach to planning, design, and implementation, including guidance toward the latest tools and technology. The material has been updated to reflect the latest changes to major transportation resources such as the HCM, MUTCD, HSM, and more, including the most current ADA accessibility regulations. Transportation planning has historically followed the rational planning model of defining objectives, identifying problems, generating and evaluating alternatives, and developing plans. Planners are increasingly expected to adopt a more multi-disciplinary approach, especially in light of the rising importance of sustainability and environmental concerns. This book presents the fundamentals of transportation planning in a multidisciplinary context, giving readers a practical reference for day-to-day answers. Serve the needs of all users Incorporate safety into the planning process Examine the latest transportation planning software packages Get up to date on the latest standards, recommendations, and codes Developed by The Institute of Transportation Engineers, this book is the culmination of over seventy years of transportation planning solutions, fully updated to reflect the needs of a changing society. For a comprehensive guide with practical answers, The Transportation Planning Handbook is an essential reference.

A Guidebook for Performance-based Transportation Planning
A Guidebook for Performance-based Transportation Planning

Author: Cambridge Systematics

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9780309066624

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"This [i.e. The] purpose of this guidebook is to help organizations improve the development, implementation, and management of their transportation plans and programs. By adding an element of performance measurement and monitoring to existing transportation planning processes, agencies can obtain better information about the performance of their existing programs and services. Performance-based planning provides a process and tools to identify and assess alternative programs, projects, and services with respect to overall transportation plan goals and objectives."--Ch. 1. Overview, p. 3.

Best Practices in Quantitative Methods
Best Practices in Quantitative Methods

Author: Jason W. Osborne

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 1412940656

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The contributors to Best Practices in Quantitative Methods envision quantitative methods in the 21st century, identify the best practices, and, where possible, demonstrate the superiority of their recommendations empirically. Editor Jason W. Osborne designed this book with the goal of providing readers with the most effective, evidence-based, modern quantitative methods and quantitative data analysis across the social and behavioral sciences. The text is divided into five main sections covering select best practices in Measurement, Research Design, Basics of Data Analysis, Quantitative Methods, and Advanced Quantitative Methods. Each chapter contains a current and expansive review of the literature, a case for best practices in terms of method, outcomes, inferences, etc., and broad-ranging examples along with any empirical evidence to show why certain techniques are better. Key Features: Describes important implicit knowledge to readers: The chapters in this volume explain the important details of seemingly mundane aspects of quantitative research, making them accessible to readers and demonstrating why it is important to pay attention to these details. Compares and contrasts analytic techniques: The book examines instances where there are multiple options for doing things, and make recommendations as to what is the "best" choice—or choices, as what is best often depends on the circumstances. Offers new procedures to update and explicate traditional techniques: The featured scholars present and explain new options for data analysis, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the new procedures in depth, describing how to perform them, and demonstrating their use. Intended Audience: Representing the vanguard of research methods for the 21st century, this book is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers who want a comprehensive, authoritative resource for practical and sound advice from leading experts in quantitative methods.