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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
      • Chapter 1 PDFGuide chapter 1 cover
    • 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
      • Chapter 7 PDFGuide chapter 7 cover
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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

F26 Strategic Workforce Development Toolkit

F25 Workforce Management in Transportation

F24 Developing a School to Workforce Pipeline in North Carolina

F23 Asset Management Manual: Organization

F22 Lessons Learned from State DOTs on Innovation and Knowledge Management Programs

F21 Assessing and Measuring the Business Value of Knowledge Management

F20 Attracting, Retaining, and Developing the Transportation Workforce: Design, Construction, and Maintenance

F19 Defining the TSMO Workforce Pipeline

F18 Attracting, Retaining, and Developing the Transportation Workforce: Transportation Planners

F17 Transportation Workforce Planning and Development Strategies

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