Building Better Projects: Tools for Operations Projects

Building Better Projects: Project Planning and Development Tools for Operations

Join the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Operations for a webinar featuring a newly developed Practitioner Resource Packet with templates, checklists, spreadsheets, sample tables, and real-world agency examples to support key phases of operations project planning and development.

• Are you looking for ways to better integrate operations into transportation projects, reduce risk on operations projects, avoid costly surprises, and improve project delivery?
• Have you ever been brought into a major infrastructure project at the last minute to resolve an operations or ITS issue?
• Would you benefit from practical checklists that help ensure operations considerations are addressed at the right stages of project planning and development?
• Are you looking to strengthen collaboration between operations, planning, design, and project delivery teams?

If so, this webinar is for you. These resources are designed to help practitioners integrate operations considerations throughout the infrastructure project lifecycle and support the planning and development of standalone operations projects.

The webinar will also feature state and local DOT practitioners sharing examples of tools and approaches their agencies have developed and used to support operations project planning and development.

Webinar Sections

1. Introduction: resource packet objectives, motivations and context, target audiences, and an overview of key phases of project planning and development
2. Resources to Integrate Operations throughout the Infrastructure Project Lifecycle: sample policy language directing consideration of operations, checklists for integration of operations into the infrastructure project lifecycle, and example state and local DOT tools
3. Panel Discussion with State and Local DOTs: Nashville DOT and Multimodal Infrastructure, Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), and North Carolina DOT
4. Resources for Operations Project Planning and Development: staffing hours estimates and staff knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs); lifecycle cost estimation for operations equipment and materials; stakeholder engagement plan template; sample process and policy language for ongoing operations and maintenance; risk mitigation checklist and table; template for interdepartmental or interagency dependencies; and cybersecurity considerations template

Who Should Attend?

State, regional, and local transportation agency staff involved in transportation systems management and operations (TSMO), transportation planning, project development, traffic operations, ITS, and capital project delivery, as well as consultants supporting these activities.

Join us to discover practical resources and agency-tested approaches that can help you build better operations projects and integrate operations considerations into major projects from the start.