Implementation MDT Sue Sillick Montana Department of Transportation

Pre-Peer Exchange Activities Reviewed Documents on RPPM Reviewed RAC Peer Exchange Reports Conducted a

Peer Exchange Team Jason Bittner/ARA James Bryant and Waseem Dekelbab/TRB Pat Cowley and David

Post-Peer Exchange Activities Implementation Plan Developed – Dec. 2017 Management Report Out – Feb.

Implementation @ MDT Three Pillars of MDT Research is internally-driven Implementable results are the

Implementation @ MDT What is implementation? The widespread use of research results and innovations

Implementation @ MDT Keys to Implementation Driving force, reason why research is being conducted

Implementation @ MDT Where have we been? Considered implementation Research Problem Statement Research Project

Implementation @ MDT Where are we going? Considered implementation Stage 2: Research Topic Statement

Implementation @ MDT Beyond MDT Research Identify Research Results and Innovations: AID, AII/AASHTO Innovation

Implementation @ MDT Beyond MDT Research Questions Implementation ready? Benefits and impacts? Application to

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Implementation @ MDT Sue Sillick Montana Department of Transportation July 2018 RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Pre-Peer Exchange Activities Reviewed Documents on RPPM Reviewed RAC Peer Exchange Reports Conducted a RAC Survey (https: //research. transportation. org/rac-survey-detail/? survey_id=364) Selected Team Identified Questions & Discussion Topics Presentations Q&A RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Peer Exchange Team Jason Bittner/ARA James Bryant and Waseem Dekelbab/TRB Pat Cowley and David Stevens/UDOT Brian Hurt/CTC & Associates Cynthia Jones/OHDOT Hafiz Munir/Mn. DOT Emily Parkany/VAOT Crystal Stark-Nelson & Keven Pete/TXDOT Bob Seliskar/FHWA – MT Division Stephanie Potapa/NJDOT (online) RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Peer Exchange Team RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Post-Peer Exchange Activities Implementation Plan Developed – Dec. 2017 Management Report Out – Feb. 2018 Implementation through 2018 RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT Three Pillars of MDT Research is internally-driven Implementable results are the goal Keep research relevant to MDT staff RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT What is implementation? The widespread use of research results and innovations Technology Transfer Helping it happen RESEARCH PROGRAMS Adoption Letting it happen Implementation Making it happen

Implementation @ MDT Keys to Implementation Driving force, reason why research is being conducted Process, not event Considered from the beginning of a research project Consider three key drivers: Competency, Organization, and Leadership RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT Where have we been? Considered implementation Research Problem Statement Research Project Statement Scope of Work RESEARCH PROGRAMS RFP Proposal Contract Research Project Close-Out

Implementation @ MDT Where are we going? Considered implementation Stage 2: Research Topic Statement Scope of Work RFP Proposal Contract Conduct of Research Implementation Planning and Documentation RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT Beyond MDT Research Identify Research Results and Innovations: AID, AII/AASHTO Innovation Community of Practice, EAR, EDC, state DOT research reports, TRB CRPs, TRB IDEA, literature searches… RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT Beyond MDT Research Questions Implementation ready? Benefits and impacts? Application to MDT mission and goals? Improvement over the “as is” condition? Implementation timeframe? Required resources? Broad application within MDT? Barriers methods to reduce or eliminate the barriers? RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Implementation @ MDT Beyond MDT Research Approach AID, AII, Ear, EDC, etc. newsletters and other marketing efforts Literature search results Research report distribution CRP panels Pooled-fund participation Annual survey RESEARCH PROGRAMS

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