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Pages 42-47

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... Organizational Functions A DOT's organizational chart with respect to performance, risk, and asset management may include the following functions: • Capital and strategic planning: – Collection or generation of a complete list of potential capital projects; – Harmonization of capital projects for eciency and minimization of inconvenience to the public (e.g., multiple types of assets at a single location or a single type of asset along a corridor) ; – Accounting and projection of funds available for capital work on specic types of assets and types of projects (federal, state, and local)
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From page 43...
... • Preventive maintenance (e.g., painting, cleaning, clearing of brush, mowing, crack sealing) : – Identifying needed preventive maintenance work; – Budgeting for needed preventive maintenance work; – Scheduling needed preventive maintenance work; – Executing/managing needed preventive maintenance work; and – Recording/reporting on preventive maintenance work through a work management system.
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... At the least, performance and risk modeling should not be siloed away from day-to-day inspection, preventive maintenance, and work management. Performance, Risk, and Asset Management Should All Have Strong Executive Support.
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From page 45...
... They are identified by the DOT and receive a set-aside portion of state investment. • Massachusetts's legislation calling for an "integrated performance and asset management system." The Massachusetts DOT has answered this call by going above and beyond federal requirements in producing an annual "Tracker" report for performance metrics and establishing a Performance and Asset Management Advisory Council with representation from agency partners in municipalities, regions, and the construction industry.
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... Expandable, Repeatable The agency has taken the plunge and has reorganized in ways conducive to integrated performance, risk, and asset management. Feedback sessions or town hall meetings may be organized to ensure that initial growing pains are addressed and the thoughts of line staff are heard and incorporated into continued organizational growth.
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... In this way, the asset management branch manager has become established as a champion for the integration effort, playing an invaluable role in the branch's evolution. As the agency pushes toward a more integrated approach to asset management, it is working to draft policy that will directly support this.
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Key Terms

  • asset management
  • preventive maintenance
  • bridge management
  • business intelligence
  • performance management

  • maintenance work
  • pavement management
  • integrated performance
  • capital projects
  • agency structure

  • work management
  • software packages
  • transportation agency
  • performance reporting
  • management software

  • performance metrics


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