Enhancing TSMO Capabilities and Resilience to Address Long-Term Weather and Climate Trends Paul Pisano (FHWA) Doug Pape (Battelle) NOCoE Webinar Hunter McCracken (Battelle) June 7, 2018 1 Name of Event Name of Event
Today’s Presenters Paul Pisano Team Leader Road Weather and Work Zone Management FHWA Office of Operations Doug Pape and Hunter McCracken Transportation Researchers Battelle 2 Name of Event Name of Event
Today’s Topics • Overview of FHWA Resilience Initiatives • Introduction to the Capability Maturity Frameworks (CMFs) • Extreme Weather and Operations • Overlays for the CMFs • Upcoming Report from FHWA 3 Name of Event Name of Event
FHWA Resilience Initiatives 4 Name of Event Name of Event
FHWA Office of Operations Road Weather Management • The FHWA Road Weather Management Program develops and helps deploy solutions and strategies that enable agencies to better manage road systems and minimize the impacts of adverse road weather conditions • The solutions and strategies focus on all types of weather and all degrees of severity (from light to extreme) Maintenance Decision Weather- Connected & Support Responsive Automated Vehicles Systems Traffic (Pikalert, Integrating Management Mobile Observations) Integrated Modeling for Pathfinder Road Condition Prediction 5 Name of Event Name of Event
FHWA Office of Operations Organizing and Planning for Operations • The FHWA Organizing and Planning for Operations Program works to make transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) a central part of an agency’s mission and institutional structure • The Program oversaw the development of six Capability Maturity Frameworks (CMF) that focus on improvement actions for specific TSMO program areas: – Road Weather Management – Planned Special Events – Traffic Incident Management – Traffic Management – Traffic Signal Management – Work Zone Management • This project looks at the overlap of these two programs 6 Name of Event Name of Event
FHWA & Resilience • All of this work complements the extensive efforts of the Office of Planning, Environment & Realty (https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/resilience/) 7 Name of Event Name of Event
Currently Available Resources 8 Name of Event Name of Event
Introduction to the Capability Maturity Frameworks 9 Name of Event Name of Event
Operations CMF Foundation • SHRP2 L06 Study – Examined the way agencies should be organized to successfully execute operations programs to improve travel time reliability – Developed a version of Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for highway operations and, in turn, travel time reliability • AASHTO – Supported the conversion of the SHRP2 L06 CMM research into a web-based tool that would be user friendly, easy to access, and updatable. 10 10 Name of Event Name of Event
Operations CMF Process Capability Levels Process Improvement Areas Dimensions or What is it? Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Process Area Ad-Hoc. Low Optimized. Level of High level of Capability capability Business Plans, Programs, Statement of .. .. .. Process Budgets capability Step 1. Self- Step 2. Identify Systems & Approach to .. .. Assessment .. .. areas of Technology building systems Work with your improvement and stakeholders to Performance Use of the desired levels .. .. .. .. assess where you of capability to Measurement performance are in terms of the improve program measures capabilities in effectiveness each area Workforce Improving .. .. .. .. capability of workforce Culture Changing culture .. .. .. .. and building champions Collaboration Improving .. .. .. .. Step 3. Identify actions that you need working to take to move to the desired levels of relationships capability 11 11 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Outcomes • Jumpstarts the improvement process • Focuses on immediate weaknesses • Helps prioritize key organizational changes that can have major impact • Provides justification for actions • Actions are based on sound rationale and a consistent assessment of capability • Improves consistency and collaboration 12 12 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Benefits More focused actions Bottom-up improvement in capability Engagement of program-specific stakeholders 13 13 Name of Event Name of Event
Sample CMF Questions Dimension Question Business What is the current level capability to influence and Processes control traffic and travel behavior on facilities in the area? Systems and What is the level of availability of road weather Technology information through the existing systems and technology? Performance How does the agency report road weather performance to Measurement the public? Culture How willing is the agency and its partner agencies to make decisions based on proactive measures? Organization How are staffing resources allocated for road weather? and Workforce Collaboration What level of collaboration exists with the media and the public? 14 14 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Purpose • Improve transportation system operations and reliability by enhancing agency capabilities – Success not just about operational strategies, but also the agency capabilities • Provide a structured approach and user-friendly tool for agencies to evaluate their Operations programs • Provide agencies with a starting point for identifying priority areas to strengthen • Facilitate a continual improvement process via reassessment 15 15 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Dimensions Organization & Business Processes Workforce Systems & Technology Culture Performance Collaboration Measurement 16 16 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Dimensions • Business Processes – Formal scoping, planning, programming, and budgeting • Systems & Technology – Use of systems engineering, systems architecture standards, interoperability, and standardization • Performance Measurement – Measures definition, data acquisition, and utilization 17 17 Name of Event Name of Event
CMF Dimensions (Cont’d) • Culture – Technical understanding, leadership, outreach, and program legal authority • Organization & Workforce – Programmatic status, organizational structure, staff development, and recruitment and retention • Collaboration – Relationships with public safety agencies, local governments, MPOs, and the private sector 18 18 Name of Event Name of Event
Contents of Framework Dimension Sub Dimension Sub Dimension Sub Dimension Sub Dimension Question Question Question Question Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Attributes Attributes Attributes Attributes Action Items for Capability Improvement 19 19 Name of Event Name of Event
Example (from TM CMF) Question: What collaboration exists with meteorologists? Goal Optimized LEVEL 4 Integrated LEVEL 3 Managed In-house LEVEL 2 Routine Performed LEVEL 1 expertise for road Expanding work coordination with weather forecasts None. with NWS field NWS and private offices Rely on the sources National Weather Service Extreme Climatologists are consulted as well. Weather Overlay 20 20 Name of Event Name of Event
Frameworks are available for: • Road Weather Management • Traffic Management • Planned Special Events • Traffic Signal Management • Traffic Incident Management • Work Zone Management http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tsmoframeworktool/cmf_overview.htm 21 21 Name of Event Name of Event
Traffic Incident Management CMF • Are TIM needs (e.g. equipment, training, etc.) collectively assessed, reviewed, and action upon on a routine basis? • Do you have a formal TIM program that is supported by a multidiscipline, multi-agency team or task force, which meets regularly to discuss and plan for TIM activities? Use this framework if: – Looking for ways to improve TIM institutional capability in the region – TIM SA results have shown a plateauing of scores across the various dimensions 22 22 Name of Event Name of Event
Planned Special Events CMF • Have the appropriate partners including the event or venue managers been included in the planning for events? • How does your agency train and keep capable staff including those at the TMC to manage these events “behind the scenes”? Use this framework if: – You are considering improving existing planned special events planning activities and protocols – Your region has upcoming planned special events that are expected to have significant impacts on the traveling public 23 23 Name of Event Name of Event
Work Zone Management CMF • How well does your agency coordinate between multiple projects in a corridor? • Does you agency quantify work zone performance? Use this framework if: – Your agency has significant upcoming reconstruction and maintenance activity – Considering implementing Work Zone ITS technology within your agency – You are in the middle of updating your state's process review for Work Zones – Your agency is working on a plan to improve work zone safety and mobility 24 24 Name of Event Name of Event
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