Proceedings of the 12th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management (2019) / Chapter Skim
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41 Track 4: Organization and Workforce Advancing Asset Management Research and Education Using Case Studies This session, moderated by Anita Bush (Nevada DOT) , addressed issues related to developing the next generation of asset management professionals.
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42 class by using real or fabricated data and working as a team. The work takes the students outside their comfort zone and stresses the importance of teamwork.
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43 associated with the upcoming retirements many agencies are facing in the next few years to be key needs. Other needs that stood out from an organizational perspective were related to TAM training, TAM leadership and vision, and incentives related to the TAM vision.
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44 KEY TAKEAWAYS • Organizational culture is very important and drives change. • IAM Maturity Assessment and benchmarking activities provide information on what drives organizations to change and what factors lead to success.
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45 understanding of the responsibilities across groups. The participants felt roles were clear in terms of deliverables (such as the TAMP)
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46 A few agencies reported that they have key staff retiring within the next 5 years. Several strategies were identified to minimize the disruption, including the development of technical reference guides and other forms of documented procedures.
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47 that since it was focused on the deadline, it did everything in parallel, which was not necessarily the best approach. Still another agency would have liked to have developed a comprehensive communications plan because agency departments were not sure how they are all expected to work together.
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48 the sustainability of the pension fund to show that the transportation system may actually have a larger value. Proctor also stressed that asset valuation leads agencies to maintain assets so they can be passed on to the next generation in a sustainable condition.
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49 model that uses asset management principles with a primary focus on customer service and safety. This model led the agency to look at risk from a business prospective.
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