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    • 1. Introduction
      • Chapter 1 Executive Summary
      • 1.1 TAM Basics
        • 1.1.1 What is TAM?
        • 1.1.2 Definitions
        • 1.1.3 TAM Principles
        • 1.1.4 TAM Elements
      • 1.2 About This Guide
        • 1.2.1 Scope and Organization
        • 1.2.2 Intended Audiences
        • 1.2.3 Ways to Use this Guide
        • 1.2.4 Important Tools & Resources
      • 1.3 TAM Resources
        • 1.3.1 Frameworks and Guidance
        • 1.3.2 Legislation and Regulations
        • 1.3.3 Assessment Tools and Maturity Models
        • 1.3.4 Communities
      • 1.4 TAM Gap Analysis Tool
        • 1.4.1 Gap Analysis Tool Data Structure
        • 1.4.2 Using the Tool
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    • 2. TAM Strategy and Planning
      • Chapter 2 Executive Summary
      • 2.1 Developing a TAM Strategy
        • 2.1.1 Integrating TAM Within Agency Strategic Plans and Policies
        • 2.1.2 Creating a TAM Policy
      • 2.2 TAM Integration
        • 2.2.1 Planning and Programming
        • 2.2.2 Performance Management
        • 2.2.3 Risk Management
        • 2.2.4 Information Management
        • 2.2.5 Connecting Resilience with Asset Management
      • 2.3 TAM Assessment and Advancement
        • 2.3.1 Assessing Current Practice
        • 2.3.2 Defining and Prioritizing Improvement in TAM Approaches
        • 2.3.3 Developing a TAM Implementation Plan
        • 2.3.4 Monitoring TAM Program Improvements
      • 2.4 Developing a Transportation Asset Management Plan
        • 2.4.1 The Basic TAMP
        • 2.4.2 Beyond the Basic TAMP
      • 2.5 Moving Beyond Pavements and Bridges to Other Assets
        • 2.5.1 Drivers for Including Ancillary Assets
        • 2.5.2 Selecting Assets for Inclusion in Asset Management Programs
        • 2.5.3 Data Collection
        • 2.5.4 Data Required for Decision-Making
        • 2.5.5 Managing Ancillary Asset Data
      • 2.6 Incorporating Equity into TAM
        • 2.6.1 Understanding Equity
        • 2.6.2 Integrating Equity in TAM Practices
      • Chapter 2 PDFGuide chapter 2 cover
    • 3. Organization and People
      • Chapter 3 Executive Summary
      • 3.1 Establishing TAM Roles, Responsibilities, and Competencies
        • 3.1.1 Organizational Models
        • 3.1.2 TAM Roles
        • 3.1.3 Competencies
      • 3.2 Strengthening Coordination and Communication
        • 3.2.1 Internal Coordination
        • 3.2.2 External Coordination
        • 3.2.3 Communication
      • 3.3 Managing Change
        • 3.3.1 TAM Culture
        • 3.3.2 Understanding the Organization
        • 3.3.3 TAM Change Readiness
      • 3.4 Managing the TAM Workforce
        • 3.4.1 TAM Workforce Development
        • 3.4.2 TAM Workforce Management
      • 3.5 Knowledge Management for TAM
        • 3.5.1 Accumulating Knowledge
        • 3.5.2 Building on Knowledge
      • Chapter 3 PDFGuide chapter 3 cover
    • 4. Asset Performance
      • Chapter 4 Executive Summary
      • 4.1 Introduction to Life Cycle Management
        • 4.1.1 Defining Life Cycle Management
        • 4.1.2 Defining Asset Service and Performance Levels
        • 4.1.3 Developing Life Cycle Strategies
      • 4.2 Common Approaches to Managing Transportation Assets
        • 4.2.1 Life Cycle Management Approaches
        • 4.2.2 Selecting the Right Management Approach
      • 4.3 Managing Assets Over Their Life Cycles
        • 4.3.1 Managing Assets Using Condition Based Management
        • 4.3.2 Applying Other Life Cycle Management Approaches
        • 4.3.3 Implementing Life Cycle Management
      • Chapter 4 PDFGuide chapter 4 cover
    • 5. Resource Allocation
      • Chapter 5 Executive Summary
      • 5.1 Resource Allocation and Prioritization Process
        • 5.1.1 What is Resource Allocation?
        • 5.1.2 Transportation Agency Context
        • 5.1.3 Prototypical Resource Allocation Process
        • 5.1.4 Consideration of Risk in Resource Allocation
      • 5.2 Cross-Asset Resource Allocation Methods
        • 5.2.1 Challenges in Cross-Asset Resource Allocation
        • 5.2.2 Use of Performance Targets to Support Cross-Asset Resource Allocation
        • 5.2.3 Use of Multi-Objective Decision Analysis for Resource Allocation
      • 5.3 Financial Planning
        • 5.3.1 TAM Financial Plan
        • 5.3.2 Implications for Resource Allocation
      • 5.4 Work Planning and Delivery
        • 5.4.1 TAM Work Planning and Delivery
        • 5.4.2 Implications for Resource Allocation
      • 5.5 Asset Valuation
        • 5.5.1 Asset Valuation Framework
        • 5.5.2 Using Asset Value to Support TAM Decisions
      • Chapter 5 PDFGuide chapter 5 cover
    • 6. Monitoring and Adjustment
      • Chapter 6 Executive Summary
      • 6.1 Monitoring Performance Measures
        • 6.1.1 Selecting and Using Performance Measures
        • 6.1.2 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Performance Measures
        • 6.1.3 Target Setting Methods
      • 6.2 Monitoring the State of Assets
        • 6.2.1 Types of Performance-Based Data to Monitor
        • 6.2.2 Maintaining Asset Data
      • 6.3 Monitoring Funding and Resource Allocation Methods
        • 6.3.1 Types of Funding and Resource Allocation Trends
        • 6.3.2 Using Trend Data to Make Program Adjustments
      • 6.4 Monitoring Asset Work and Costs
        • 6.4.1 Importance of Tracking Work Activities and Treatment Costs
        • 6.4.2 Establishing Business Processes to Support Work History and Cost Tracking
        • 6.4.3 Using Work History Information to Improve Models
      • 6.5 Monitoring Risks and TAM Processes
        • 6.5.1 Monitoring and Managing Risks
        • 6.5.2 Monitoring TAM Processes and Improvements
        • 6.5.3 Managing Implementation Responsibilities and Processes
      • 6.6 Incorporating Maintenance Costs into a TAMP
        • 6.6.1 Categorizing and Tracking Maintenance Activities and Costs
        • 6.6.2 Capturing Maintenance Cost and Accomplishment Data
        • 6.6.3 Incorporating Maintenance Costs into TAMP Analysis
      • Chapter 6 PDFGuide chapter 6 cover
    • 7. Information and Systems
      • Chapter 7 Executive Summary
      • 7.1 TAM Information Integration
        • 7.1.1 TAM Data and Systems
        • 7.1.2 Why Integrate?
        • 7.1.3 Planning for TAM Information Integration
        • 7.1.4 Integrating Asset Information Across the Life Cycle
        • 7.1.5 TAM Data Guide
      • 7.2 Collecting Asset Data
        • 7.2.1 Deciding What Data to Collect
        • 7.2.2 How to Collect Data
        • 7.2.3 Preparing for Data Collection
      • 7.3 Asset Data Sharing, Reporting and Visualization
        • 7.3.1 Designing Effective Reports and Visualizations
        • 7.3.2 Data Sharing
        • 7.3.3 Preparing Data for Sharing, Reporting and Visualization
      • 7.4 Data Governance and Management
        • 7.4.1 Fundamental Concepts and Principles
        • 7.4.2 Data Governance Practices Supporting TAM
        • 7.4.3 Assessing Data Management and Governance Maturity
      • 7.5 Future Applications: Building Information Modeling and Digital Twins
        • 7.5.1 Building Information Modeling
        • 7.5.2 CRP Project TFRS-02
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    • Getting Started with TAM
    • TAM Topics
      • Workforce
      • TAM Fundamentals
      • Regulations and Requirements
      • Risk Management and System Resilience
      • Performance Management
      • Maintenance and Preservation
      • Life Cycle Planning
      • Financial Stewardship
      • Data Management, Analytics & Visualization
      • Equity
      • Plan Coordination
      • Communication
    • TAM Practices
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Archives: References

09 Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM)

07 Construction Economics: Construction Cost Index

06 Strategic Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation: A Handbook for CEOs and Executives

05 Pavement Management Guide

03 The RACI Matrix: Your Blueprint for Project Success

02 Beyond the Short Term: Transportation Asset Management for Long-Term Sustainability, Accountability, and Performance

01 Guide for Enterprise Risk Management. AASHTO

06 The Balanced Scorecard—Measures that Drive Performance

05 Shaping the Next One Hundred Years: New Methods for Quantitative Long-Term Policy Analysis

04 Uses of Risk Management and Data Management to Support Target-Setting for Performance-Based Resource Allocation by Transportation Agencies

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