Transportation Performance Management (TPM) provides a way to make visible progress in meeting agency objectives. TRB hosted a webinar on Monday, March 30 that presented guidance for making effective use of data for Transportation Performance Management (TPM). The presenters showcased how TPM can contribute to progress in reducing fatalities, improving asset condition, eliminating bottlenecks, and speeding up project delivery. They covered the full data life-cycle, from understanding data needs to using data to drive decision making. The webinar discussed the careful attention that needs to be applied to assessing data and implementation of proven data management practices.

This webinar draws on research from NCHRP Research Report 920: Management and Use of Data for Transportation Performance Management: Guide for Practitioners.

The slides and a recording of the webinar are available.
Webinar Presenters

• Michael Pack, CATT Lab, University of Maryland
• Joe Crossett, High Street Consulting
• Frances Harrison, Spy Pond Partners, LLC

Moderated by: Hyun-A Park, Spy Pond Partners, LLC

Webinar Outline

1. Discuss five steps of life-cycle framework
   • Specify and define data
   • Store and manage data
   • Share data
   • Analyze and use data
   • Present and communicate data
2. Present key activities and examples of basic and more advanced capabilities
3. Case studies illustrating successful data management practices
4. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the different phases of the data life cycle and list activities to be carried out in order to support TPM
• Identify data management improvements to consider for their agencies based on capability benchmarks for basic and advancing practice
• Integrate tips and examples of practice presented in the webinar into their agency's efforts to avoid common pitfalls in how TPM initiatives are scoped and carried out.

Professional Development Hour Information

A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For approved webinars, TRB’s webinar program awards Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) Professional Development Hour (PDH) credits associated with participation only to the registered individual and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To receive PDH credits, please register as an individual and sign into the webinar from your personal computer. After doing this, you may join your group in a meeting room. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.

Registration is available until just before the webinar starts. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to submit your registration. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact the TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in October 2019. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum.