Succession planning is using forward-thinking resources to identify and develop new leaders who can replace seasoned management members in the event they resign, retire or die. Having a plan and a trained individual ready to assume management roles...
On September 13, 2017, Director Patrick McKenna implemented the “Leadership in Action,” a peer-to-peer program that allowed MoDOT employees to recognize a co-worker based on that person’s leadership in living the department’s core values in areas of...
To effectively compose a job description, one must view it from the point of view of the job seeker. It must answer specific questions related to the performance of the job. But it has a unique quality in that it must have the power to both encourage...
The department intends for all employees to receive the necessary training to perform their jobs and/or prepare them for assuming increased responsibilities. This policy provides guidance for employee training and development in order to maintain a...
Facilities optimization provides a similar asset management process for MoDOT structures and facilities. In a process similar to STIP, MoDOT facilities are put into a rolling five-year budget. Long term improvement and that takes care of the large...
The challenge is to procure the optimum number of vehicles and replace them at appropriate intervals from a “total cost of ownership” perspective rather than repairing them beyond their useful asset lives. Utilization of optimization will deliver...
Design-Build (DB) is a project delivery method in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design-build contractor. It has been used in vertical construction for many years, but is relatively new to...
The purpose of the Maintenance Management System (MMS) is to create a simplified structure where field personnel and supervisors can easily record all aspects of their work and inventory and display work performed to make better management decisions...
