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... 7 Overview The assessment process has three phases as shown in Figure 1: • Prepare -- mobilization and scoping for the assessment process • Assess -- conduct of the assessment using the available tools • Improve and Monitor -- development of an action plan based on the assessment findings, and monitoring the implementation of this plan Each of these phases is important: • The Prepare phase ensures that the entire assessment process will be productive and manageable, scoped appropriately, and with involvement of the right people. • The Assess phase is when various groups in the agency meet to conduct the assessments and agree on ratings and potential actions.
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... 8 Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide • The process can be as valuable as the results -- The relationship building, discussions, and increased understanding that occur among data users, data providers, and information technology (IT) personnel can often be as valuable as the assessment results.
From page 9...
... The Assessment Process 9 To provide meaningful results, separate data value assessments should be applied for specific agency business functions (e.g., planning, maintenance, project scoping, or traffic operations)

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