Improving Transportation Systems Management and Operations – Capability Maturity Model Workshop White Paper – Performance Measurement

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U.S. Department of Transportation
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April 2015

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Background

Scope

State of the Practice Findings for TSM&O Performance Measurement

Measures Definition

Data Acquisition

Measures Utilization

Synergism

State DOT and Regional Implementation Plan Priorities

Best Practices and National Needs

Chapter 1: TSM&O Capability Maturity Self-Assessment Program: General Background

1.1 TSM&O and the Capability Maturity Model

1.2 CMM Self-Assessment Workshops

1.3 The Capability Maturity Self-Assessment Framework

1.4 CMM Self-Assessment Workshops Analyzed

Chapter 2: Summary of All Capability Dimensions

2.1 Synergies among Dimensions of Capability

2.2 General Implementation Plan Priorities for All Six Dimensions

Business Processes

Systems and Technology

Performance Measurement

Culture

Organization and Staffing

Collaboration

Chapter 3: State of the Practice for the Performance Measurement Dimension

3.1 The Performance Measurement Dimension

3.2 Measures Definition

3.3 Data Acquisition

3.4 Measures Utilization

Chapter 4: Relationships to Other Capability Dimensions

4.1 Synergy

4.2 Span of Control

Chapter 5: Implementation Plan Capability Improvement Actions

5.1 Integration of Performance Measures into Decisionmaking

5.2 Performance Information to Support the TSM&O Business Case

5.3 Alignment of Measures with Partners

5.4 “Learning as You Go”

Chapter 6: Best Practice Examples

Chapter 7: Addressing Needs on the National Level

Chapter 8: References

Appendix: Steps to Implement Common Implementation Plan Priority Action for Performance Measurement Dimension

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Self-Assessment CMM Workshop Locations Analyzed in this White Paper

Table 2.1 Workshop Self-Assessment Levels Distribution by Dimension (23 Workshops)

Table 3.1 Self-Assessment Workshop Levels of Capability Maturity for Performance Measurement

Table 7.1 Suggested National Activities to Support Improvements in Performance Measurement

List of Figures

Figure 2.1 Graph. Distribution of Self-Assessments (23 Workshops)

Figure 2.2 Graph. Synergy among Dimensions of Capability

Figure 3.1 Graph. Performance Measurement Compared to Other Dimensions of Capability

Figure 4.1 Graph. Key Synergisms between Performance Measurement and Other Dimensions