Operations Academy

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Upcoming Dates:
bullet New Senior Management Program on September 16-26, 2008 and Spring 2009
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agenda

 

ARRIVAL - Monday, September 15, 2008
Check-in   3:00 PM
Dinner   5:00 PM
Welcome Reception   7:30 PM
DAY 1 - Tuesday, September 16
Welcome and Program Opening   8:00 AM
BREAK   9:30 AM
I. Operations as a System - Phil Tarnoff   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
I. Operations as a System (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH   12:00 PM
Speaker: Regina McElroy, Director, Office of Transportation Operations, FHWA   12:30 PM
I. Operations as a System (Continued)   1:15 PM
BREAK   2:15 PM
I. Operations as a System (Continued)   2:30 PM
BREAK   3:30 PM
Session I: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   3:45 PM
Overview - workshops, field studies, operations template, Group Assignemnts   4:15 PM
Introduction - Field Study 1 and 2   4:30 PM
Workshop 1: Introduction    4:50 PM
FREE TIME   5:15 PM
Dinner    6:00 PM
     
Day 2- Wednesday, September 17
Group Work Session    7:00 AM
AM Announcements   8:00 AM
II. Making Managers Into Leaders - Ed Oakley   8:15 AM
BREAK   9:30 AM
II.  Making Managers Into Leaders (Continued) 9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
II.  Making Managers Into Leaders (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH   12:00 PM
Speaker: Shelley Row, ITS Director/ITS Joint Program Office, RITA   12:30 PM
II.  Making Managers Into Leaders (Continued)   1:15 PM
Session II: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   2:00 PM
Field Study 1 - Maryland Statewide Operations Center (SOC)   2:45 PM
Dinner    6:00 PM
DAY 3 - Thursday, September 18
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 1)   5:30AM
Group Work Session (Groups 2, 3, 4)   8:00 AM
AM Announcements   9:30 AM
III: Incident Management - John O'Laughlin   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
III: Incident Management (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH    12:00 PM
III:  Incident Management (Continued)   1:00 PM
BREAK   2:00 PM
III:  Incident Management (Continued)   2:15 PM
BREAK   3:15 PM
Session III: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   3:30 PM
Round Table - Field Study 1 - Maryland Statewide Operations Center (SOC)   4:00 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
Optional Group Activity at the Maritime Institute   7:00 PM
   
DAY 4 - Friday, September 19
Field Study 3 Introduction   7:30 AM
Field Study 3 - Incident Management Simulation and CATT Lab   8:00 AM
LUNCH   12:30 PM
Donna Nelson: Customer Service   1:00 PM
BREAK   2:00 PM
Customer Service (Continued)   2:15 PM
BREAK   3:15 PM
Group Work Session    3:30 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
     
DAY 5 - Saturday, September 20
AM Announcements   8:00 AM
V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication - Daniela Bremmer   8:15 AM
BREAK   9:30 AM
V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication (Continued)   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
VI: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH    12:00 PM
V: Effective Performance Assessment and Communication (Continued)   1:00 PM
Session V: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   1:45 PM
BREAK   2:15 PM
Workshop 1: Presentations and Discussion    2:30 PM
BREAK   3:30 PM
Workshop 2: Introduction    3:45 PM
Wrap up Week 1 and Open Discussion   4:15 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
Weekend: Sunday, September 21
Optional Group Activity - Washington Nationals vs Padres Baseball Game - starts at 1:35 PM   All Day
or Baltimore Ravens vs Browns Foortball Game - starts at 4:15 PM    
Day 6: Monday, September 22
Field Study 1 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 2)   5:30 AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 3, 4)   8:00 AM
AM Announcements   9:30 AM
VI: Change Management - Greg Ferris   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
VI: Change Management (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH   12:00 PM
Speaker:  “AASHTO and Its Role in Operations” by Tony Kane   12:30 PM
VI: Change Management (Continued)   1:00 PM
BREAK   2:00 PM
VI: Change Management (Continued)   2:15 PM
BREAK   3:15 PM
Session VI: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   3:30 PM
Round Table - Field Study 3 Incident Management Simulation & CATT Lab   4:00 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
Day 7: Tuesday, September 23
Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 3)   5:30AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 2, 4)   8:00 AM
AM Announcements   9:30 AM
IV: Integrating Planning and Operations - George Schoener   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
IV: Integrating Planning and Operations (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH   12:00 PM
Speaker: Gary Euler, Vice President, Telvent Farradyne, Inc. - Topic: Outsourcing   12:30 PM
IV: Integrating Planning and Operations  (Continued)   1:00 PM
BREAK   2:00 PM
IV: Integrating Planning and Operations  (Continued)   2:15 PM
BREAK   3:15 PM
Session IV: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   3:30 PM
Group Work Session    4:00 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
 
Day 8: Wednesday, September 24
Field Study 1 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol (Group 4)   5:30 AM
Group Work Session (Groups 1, 2, 3)   8:00 AM
AM Announcements   9:30 AM
VII.  Overview of Systems Operations - the Institutional Dimension - Steve Lockwood   9:45 AM
BREAK   10:45 AM
VII: Overview of Systems Operations - the Institutional Dimension (Continued)   11:00 AM
LUNCH   12:00 PM
Speaker:  Connie Sorrell, Chief of Operations, Virginia DOT   12:30 PM
VII: Overview of Systems Operations - the Institutional Dimension (Continued)   1:30 PM
BREAK   2:30 PM
Session VII: Review Questions and Instructor Evaluation   2:45 PM
BREAK   3:15 PM
Open Discussion Opportunity   3:30 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
 
Day 9: Thursday, September 25
AM Announcements   7:45 AM
Round Table - Field Study 2 - Ride with Maryland SHA Service Patrol   8:00 AM
Field Study 4 Introduction   9:00 AM
Field Study 4 - Montgomery County  TMC   9:10 AM
LUNCH   1:00 PM
Discussion - Application of Operations Concepts 2:00 PM
BREAK   3:45 PM
Round Table - Field Study 4 - Montgomery County  TMC   4:00 PM
FREE TIME   5:00 PM
Dinner   6:00 PM
Optional Group Activity at the Maritime Institute   7:00 PM
Day 10: Friday, September 26
AM Announcements   8:00 AM
Workshop 2:  Presentations and Discussion   8:15 AM
BREAK    9:15 AM
Final Exam, Program Evaluation, Quotes   9:30 AM
BREAK - check out of hotel   10:30 AM