Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) Update on Activities 1
VISION: Provide exceptional services to the TSMO community to save lives, reduce congestion, and enhance economic vitality MISSION: Empower the TSMO community to succeed by enhancing knowledge, skills, and abilities 2
Fulfilling the Mission 3
2 nd Annual Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT) ITE Austin 4
Transportation Technology Tournament 2019 SUBMISSIONS: 9 Teams, 5 finalists 5 Finalists: • University of Michigan • University of Tennessee, • Florida International Knoxville • University of South Florida (2 University Teams) 5
TTT – ITE Austin • NOCoE Partnership with U.S. DOT ITS JPO • Each team paired with agency to solve real-world DOT problem • Focus on soft skills for students
Soft Skills Development • Provided professional presentation training for students • Each team given 10 minutes to present in front of a qualified judging panel
…and the Winner is…University of Michigan! Corridor Management in the I-75/I-696 Influence Area 8
Peer Exchanges
Peer Exchanges Road Weather Community of Practice Operations and Maintenance Regional and Local Agency Work Zones 10
Case Studies TSMO Awards provided nearly 60 new case studies All published by mid-summer Highly requested by TSMO community; well received according to targeted NOCoE research 5 of the top 10 Tweets of the year are case studies with a potential reach of over 222,000 11
Safety Service Patrol Partnerships – Community SafeHighways.org 2 webinars 72 Views 10+ Hours 12
Talking TIM Webinar Series Partnerships - FHWA 5 Webinars in 2019 2019 highest number of participants for one webinar: 161 Series Web Traffic: 2,171 Hits YouTube Views: 251 YouTube Watch Time: 44.6 hours ( 2,679 min) 13
NOCoE Fellowship Program Purpose: To provide opportunities for early career, or career switching TSMO professionals to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that can be applied on the job and in support of their long term career growth. Courtney Sell – WSDOT NOCoE’s First Fellow
NOCoE Fellowship Program Key Elements: • Identify a select number of public agency practitioners that would benefit from being immersed in TSMO culture • Work with fellows and their agency over a year to: • Create individual development plans • Provide them with opportunities to increase TSMO knowledge and develop interpersonal skills (writing, presentations, networking) • Link these activities to their Agency’s intended outcomes • Recognize fellows at AASHTO/ITE/ITS America Meetings
The TSMO Workforce Development Guidebook (What it is and what it is not) Thursday, August 29 8 am – 12 pm The goal was to assist you in creating needed, meaningful TSMO- related jobs and categories that you can share with your Human Resources and Talent Acquisition staff, positions that will WORK FOR YOU 16
• People at transportation agencies looking to begin or advance a TSMO program GET GUIDANCE • People involved in recruiting, hiring, or training in Who is this the transportation operations field GET ADVICE • Consultants working with TSMO programs for? UNDERSTAND CHANGING ROLES • Educators at the undergraduate and graduate levels KNOW HOW TO PREPARE TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE ALL RESOURCES ARE FLEXIBLE, USABLE, ADAPTABLE, SHAREABLE, AND PROBABLY A FEW MORE …ABLES WE CAN’T THINK OF RIGHT NOW 17
Capability Maturity Model Improvement Potential
TSMO leaders, HR pros can leverage the Guidebook LEADERS with TSMO as a focus can begin creating a team approach Assessment of improvement opportunities is conducted New needs can be identified, positions modified or new positions created Recruitment, Hiring, Retention fits the TSMO focus HUMAN RESOURCES professionals help define current, future needs Adaptation of existing positions to meet needs is first focus New needs are identified using the specific agency protocols, limits New positions can be based on resource included in Guidebook Workbook is resource Research assessed needs Position descriptions CMM maturity model Knowledge, Skills, Abilities HOW WAS GUIDEBOOK through reviews of good identified as vital to future of improvements were defined, recruitment concepts DEVELOPED? practices, and interviews TSMO were created identified for each position advanced 19
So where www.transportationops.org/workforce do I find? 20
2 nd Annual National TSMO Awards 21
2 nd Annual NOCoE TSMO Award Categories (Submissions Open) 2. Agency Improvement: Use 1. Best TSMO Project or of Capability Maturity Model Strategy (CMM) Implementation 3. TSMO Workforce 4. Best Use of Management Development of Data to Improve TSMO DUE: October 11, 2019 22
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