Interim Guide for Developing a State Transportation Research Manual (1995) / Chapter Skim
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3.0 Program Development
3.0 Program Development
Pages 16-25
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The problem solicitation process is the fiat attempt at putting Me needs expressed in Me strategic plan into the project Connation process. The development ofthe research program has its conceptual genesis in the strategic plan and its practical genesis in the solicitation of problem statements.
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Section 2.2.2A, Strategic Plan Committee, outlined the use of a committee to help with the plan development. If emphasis areas do not form the basis for the research program, two other options are available.
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It will be the responsibility ofthe assigned staff to complete the reviews described below in time for the Research Advisory Committee meeting. COMMENTARY: Some states may solicit problems that are received in the form of complete work plans.
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This information can help avoid unnecessary duplication of ongoing or completed research en cl enhance the problem statement in subsequent discussions, particularly with the submitter and the Research Advisory Committee. C.4 Time and Cost Revisions With the discussions and literature search completest, refinements will be made to the time and cost estimate for the work, if necessary.
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As an example' the role of the Research Management Committee is expanded in this aspect of the program development process to a1~1tow for the contingency of management's reordering of the priorities set by the Research Advisory Committees Although written in clef nitive terms, the different components of the prioritization process should be altered to conjoin to the unique goals ant! organization of the indiviclual agency.
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The screening process by the research sta~(Section 3.~.2.CJ and the Research Advisory Committee is designed to get as much input into the early stages of the project development process as possible. Furthermore, it will provide management with the best possible technical background, which can then be weigher!
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The rating of each problem is averaged by the research staff and used as a starting point for discussion at the meeting. C.3 Meeting Agendas The Research Advisory Committee wall discuss the function of the agency, the emphasis areas of the strategic plan, the technical merits of each problem, the cost estimates of each problem, and the ranking of the projects and other matters as defined in section 2.3.2.B.
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r r ~ C.4 Reports The research staff wall summarize the rankings for the Research Advisory Committee meeting, prepare the minutes of each committee and prepare the work program as approved by the Research Management Committee.
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by staff, contract research, forwarder! to the university centers for selection, submitted for pooled fund and NCHRP consideration or discussed with potential partners for a shared funding arrangement.
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The State's RD&T program shall, as a minimum, consist of an annual or biennial description of activities and individual RD&T activities to be accomplished during the program period, estimated costs for each eligible activity, and a description of any cooperatively funded activities that are part of a national or regional pooled fund study including the NCHRP contribution. The State's work program shall include a list of the major items with a cost estimate for each item.
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