| Relevance |
•
Research program is mission-oriented and
supports FTA and DOT strategic goals. |
| • Stakeholders are engaged throughout the process, including
agenda setting and planning. |
| • Program managers work closely with committees and research
boards, including the TRB and organizations such as the American Public
Transportation Association. |
| • Stakeholders are involved in agenda setting and planning
through the TRB's Transit Research Analysis Committee. |
| • Stakeholders are engaged in the development of a Strategic
Transit Research Plan. |
| • External experts and advisory groups ensure program relevance
throughout the research process itself. |
| • Stakeholders are engaged in technology transfer and
innovation delivery activities. |
| • Prospective projects are evaluated on a scorecard system that
incorporates the relevance criterion of the RD&T investment criteria. |
| Quality |
•
Investment decisions are based on competition
and merit review whenever possible. |
| • External experts are frequently consulted during the conduct
of research; merit reviews of results are encouraged. |
| Performance |
•
Stakeholders are involved in reviewing
performance retrospectively. |
| • Program results are linked to the FTA and DOT performance
plans. |
| • All research projects are required to obtain approval of
their performance measurement plan. |
