4.0 SCHEDULE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Humphrey Institute is responsible for oversight of the telework, ROWE, and flexible work arrangements project. The Humphrey Institute's contractors are responsible for program development, market research, brand development, employer outreach and recruitment, employer assistance, participant registration, data collection among participating employees and employers, and data compilation and reporting. The TMOs are also playing a major role in outreach, recruitment, employer assistance, and other activities.

Table 4-1 presents the overall schedule from the implementation plan. Program activities have been initiated, including employer recruitment. To date, two major employers, Fairview Hospital and Hennepin County, are participating in the program. The schedule in Table 4-1 shows recruitment continuing until April 2010, with consultation, performance measurement, and reporting continuing until June and July 2010.

Battelle team members will receive monthly updates on participating employers from the Humphrey Institute over the life of the program. Battelle team members will summarize available information for the two interim reports and the final evaluation report.

The responsibilities for collecting and analyzing the data on employers participating in the program are summarized below.

• Humphrey Institute researchers will provide monthly updates on the employers and employees participating in the telework, ROWE, and flexible work arrangements program to the Battelle team.
• Battelle team members will analyze information on employers and employees participating in the telework, ROWE, and flexible work arrangements project provided by the Humphrey Institute. Members of the Battelle team will examine the employer and employee data related to the I-35W corridor and will incorporate the findings into the interim and final evaluation reports.