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... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Purpose and Scope, 5 Definitions, 6 Literature Review and Data Sources, 8 Report Organization, 9 10 CHAPTER TWO FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE, TIMING, AND EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION Introduction, 10 Key Factors, 10 17 CHAPTER THREE CASE EXAMPLES AND PRACTICE DESCRIPTIONS Network of Implementation Experts -- National Implementation Research Network, 17 Global Implementation Conference, 19 Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, 20 Research Project Synopses, Joint Fire Science Program, 22 Partnership Intermediaries -- Resources Committed to Implementation Processes, 22 Well-Defined and Documented Implementation Processes -- Manager's Guide, Desk Reference, Policies and Procedures, Implementation Guide, 24 Research, Document, and Share Successful Implementation Strategies -- Accelerating Innovation at Hewlett–Packard, 24 Technology Readiness Levels, 26 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Programs, 29 Innovation Inducement Prizes, 31 Evidence-Based Practice Scholars Program, 32 Training for Implementation, 33 Organizational Implementation Policy, 35 Research Transition Teams, 38 40 CHAPTER FOUR REPLICATION AND TRANSFERABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES Transferability of the Environment to Aid Acceleration of Implementation, 40 Transferability of the Strategies and Practices, 42 50 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR GOING FORWARD Summary of Current State of Practice, 50 Key Factors That Can Accelerate the Timing or Ease Implementation of Success, 51 Summary of Case Examples and Practice Descriptions, 51 Observations for Going Forward, 52 54 REFERENCES 58 BIBLIOGRAPHY 60 WEBSITES
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... 61 APPENDIX A INTERVIEW PROTOCOLS 63 APPENDIX B INTERVIEWEES Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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... SUMMARY ACCELERATING IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RESULTS This synthesis examines the processes used by public-sector nontransportation agencies and others (nonprofits, academia) for accelerating implementation of research results.
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... 2 practice is generated or occurs. While timing, resources, and other external factors vary, many of the processes used are applicable across the various contexts.
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... 3 • Research, Document, and Share Successful Implementation Strategies -- Accelerating Innovation at Hewlett-Packard -- This discussion shows the process used by a privatesector organization to speed its products to market. It shows the importance of considering the technology characteristics, the newness of the market, the degree of innovation represented, as well as the necessity to benefit from lessons learned and the importance of directly addressing innovation barriers and enablers.

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