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Research & Innovation Implementation Program
Building on Success for PennDOT
PennDOT’s Research & Innovation
Implementation Program
Where We Were… What We Did:
• Developed the Research & Innovation Implementation Program
• Expanded capacity to serve customers throughout PennDOT and
beyond
• Advanced implementation to more than just completed research
project findings
Where We Are Going:
• Building on successes
• Serving current and future customers
• Helping PennDOT achieve key strategic goals and objectives
Research & Innovation Implementation
Program Timeline
Built
Infrastructure
Broadened
Awareness, Use
and Impact
Evolution of a System
Strengthened and
Extended Application
of System
Early Years…
Implementation Program Goals
The Research & Innovation Implementation Program was created to:
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Maximize PennDOT’s return on investments in research
Communicate & deploy research project findings
Communicate & deploy “successful practices” from the field
Advance PennDOT’s strategic goals and objectives
Communication
• Spread word of the
Innovation
Planning
• Develop strategy for
deploying innovation
Identify Innovation
• A new product/process fulfills a genuine
need
Institutionalization
• Becomes the NEW way of
conducting business
Early Years… Building the Infrastructure
Built Infrastructure
Met goal to build innovation and implementation infrastructure
Share
Identify
Engage
Teamed with District
QC’s and fostered
innovation
Innovations and research results:
From concept to reality
Developed
communication
and training
vehicles to share
knowledge and
experiences
Worked to identify
successful research
projects for
widespread
application
Successful Field
Practices
Implementation
Program
Manager
FHWA, AASHTO, and
Other Sources
Completed Research
Projects
Provide
Feedback
No
Ready to
Implement?
Not
Yet
More
Work
Needed
Yes
Develop
Transfer
Package
Implement
&
Evaluate!
Early Years… Building the Infrastructure
Innovations and research results:
From concept to reality
Developed a Checklist to
determine “Winning Innovations”
Early Years… Building the Infrastructure
Transfer Packages
Innovations and research results:
From concept to reality
As Our Program Developed…
• Through BPR, more organizations “joined the team” including:
Highway Administration
Deputate
Safety
Administration
Deputate
BOMO
Design
BHSTE
11 Engineering Districts
Administration
Deputate
Planning
Deputate
Aviation
Deputate
Local/Area
Deputate
BPR
Bureau of Planning &
Research
Vance & Renz,
LLC
BT Harder,
Inc
Mary
Treisbach
Pennoni
Associates
Inc
The Implementation Consultant Team
Middle Years… Increasing Awareness, Use & Impact
Broadened
implementation projects
and processes
Developed wider
engagement across the
Department
Became a resource to
“get things done”
Value added: increased
effectiveness and
implementation of higher
impact research results
Middle Years… Innovations Implemented
Some of the 30+ innovations implemented in 2007-2008:
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Bridge Maintenance Academy
Challenge Exam Study Guide
Defensive Driving Course
Safer Driver Actions at Stop Signs
Snow Academy
Winter Leadership Presentations
Recent Years… Strengthening and Extending
Implementation
Initiatives with Greater
Scope, Impact, & Value
Winter Services
Strategic Plan
Pavement Academy
Maintenance Executive
Development Program
Special Point
Examination
Strategic Focus
Planning
Workforce
Development
Safety
Productivity
Innovations Implemented
Some of the innovations implemented in 2009-2010:
• Driver Sanctioning: Special Point Exam
• Maintenance Executive Development Program
(MEDP) Case Studies
• Motorcycle Rider Self-assessment of Risk
• Pavement Academy
• Pavement Marking Handbook
• Winter Services Strategic Plan
Looking Ahead… 2011-2012
• In addition to communicating and deploying
research results, PennDOT plans to:
– Continue to grow and expand successful
Implementation system
– Continue to foster technology transfer and statewide
communication
• Implementation of key initiatives like WSSP
– Develop performance metrics for process improvement
– Look for new ways to support strategic thinking with
actionable plans
Contact Information
Michael Bonini
PennDOT Research Program Manager
(717) 772-4664
[email protected]
http://www.vancerenz.com/researchimplementation
THANK YOU!