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CDOT Performance Data Business Plan - Cambridge Systematics

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<strong>CDOT</strong> <strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

3. Do quality assurance procedures exist for the collection of data for the<br />

respective systems? (Assessment of validity, accuracy, timeliness,<br />

completeness, etc.)<br />

4. How is the quality of the data affecting your ability to make business<br />

decisions?<br />

5. Do you know if the data systems you identified have metadata available<br />

to you, which explains what the data is used for?<br />

6. Does that data system have established targets and measures as part of a<br />

performance management process?<br />

7. How is the data accessed? (application systems, intranet, web, other)<br />

8. How is the data reported? (published reports, intranet, web, other)<br />

9. How is the data stored? (PC, data warehouse, legacy system)<br />

Gaps in <strong>Data</strong> and Information<br />

1. Have you identified any areas where data is lacking to support business<br />

decisions?<br />

2. Are you aware of any planned changes to existing data systems or plans to<br />

develop new data system that will address “gaps in data” issues?<br />

3. Do you have any additional recommendations to improve the data systems<br />

that support business operations?<br />

Minnesota DOT – Assessing State of <strong>Data</strong> Programs<br />

As part of the data business plan development Minnesota DOT sponsored a<br />

white paper recommending best practices for assessing the state of its data<br />

programs. The white paper documents methods, tools, and procedures that can<br />

be used to 1) assess the ability of existing data and information programs to meet<br />

user business needs, 2) determine existing and anticipated gaps in the programs,<br />

and to 3) examine how access to information can be enhanced. Additional<br />

Information can be obtained from MNDOT.<br />

Alaska DOT – <strong>Data</strong> Governance Manual<br />

Alaska DOT created a data governance manual to provide guidance in<br />

implementing data governance structures. The manual contains roles and<br />

responsibilities of all stakeholders and a data governance charter. Additional<br />

information can be found in NCHRP 666 report.<br />

District of Columbia – <strong>Data</strong> Catalog<br />

The District of Columbia developed a very comprehensive data catalog for<br />

operational data with a browsing feature to search types of data. For more<br />

information, see http://data.octo.dc.gov/.<br />

4-6 <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Systematics</strong>, Inc.

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