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Title: Research Results Go Statewide: Virginia Transportation Research Council’s Implementation Program
Accession Number: 01646190
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: In 2009, after having conducted more than 60 years of research, primarily for Virginia Department of Transportation (Virginia DOT), Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) began to focus on the outcomes of its many recommendations for improvements to department policies, methods, materials, and processes. Encouragingly, most of the recommendations had made their way into practice; however, VTRC lacked a formal way to organize and track the outcomes. As a solution, VTRC created an implementation program with a dedicated coordinator and a budget to implement research recommendations, working with other Virginia DOT staff members. This article outlines the core responsibilities of the coordinator position and highlights examples of successfully implemented research. In the seven years since the implementation coordinator position was established, Virginia DOT has identified three keys to successful implementation: (1) Employ a coordinator with a broad knowledge of department operations and with network connections to potential change agents throughout the organization; (2) Begin research with implementation in mind; and (3) Recognize that implementation is a learning process.
Language: English
Authors: McGhee, CathyWright, KevinWhite, JimmyPagination: pp 15-19
Publication Date: 2017-7
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Photos
TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Subject Areas: Research; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Sep 15 2017 11:07AM
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