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A Primer on Performance-Based Highway Program Management – Examples from Selected States

Overview

This report follows an earlier AASHTO report for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission entitled State DOT Performance Management Programs: Select Examples, published in June 2007. This report describes the basic principles involved in applying performance measurement to the state budgeting and program delivery process and profiles how 11 states have applied these principles to improve performance and accountability.

Source Organization Location

Washington
,
DC

Operations Area of Practice

    Performance Management
    Interagency Agreements / Cooperation / MOUs
    Business Processes/Policies and Procedures
    Leadership

Organizational Capability Element

    Project Development
    Performance Management
    Programming/Budget/Funding
    Leadership/Championship
    Local government/MPO/RTPA cooperation

Content Type

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Role in Organization

Transportation Planner
Senior Engineer
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Senior Manager

Publishing Organization

AASHTO

Maturity Level of Program

Deployment (L3)
Assessment (L1)
Development (L2)

Objective

Learning
Available Tools
Prime Contractor
AASHTO
Issue Date
Publication Number
RP-PBHP-01-OL
ISBN Number
978-1-56051-403-9