As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on August 20, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the report Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects, which provides transportation agencies with tools and guidance for quantifying risks and developing a risk management process that is needed to manage all types of project complexities. Register now.

There is no fee to attend this webinar and other webinars in the SHRP 2 Series; however, participants must register in advance. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to attendees who register and attend the webinar as an individual.

This webinar explores a formal risk management process that will help optimize performance for accelerated reconstruction projects, offering practical methods for identifying, assessing, mitigating, allocating, and monitoring risk. The tools that this project provides include case studies, a risk and action checklist, implementation guidance, and a training course.

Webinar Outline: 

• Part 1: Overview of SHRP 2 mission, objectives of the Renewal focus area, and SHRP 2 research program
• Part 2: Overview of the SHRP 2 research, research outcomes, and products for Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Contracts (R09)
• Part 3: State of Practice in the transportation industry to apply risk management at the project and program levels
• Part 4: Benefits and impacts of the products and tools for practice from Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Contracts (R09)
• Part 5: Implementation strategies and opportunities
• Part 6: Question and Answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar is for presentations and the final 30 minutes is reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives: 

• To learn about the outcomes and products from this SHRP 2 research project, and discuss the benefits to transportation agencies that adopt the products.
• To understand transportation agencies’ successful risk identification and management practices at the project and program levels.
• To understand how to implement a continuous improvement process for long-term success related to risk management.
• To learn about FHWA’s potential implementation strategies, tactics, and opportunities for using the products from this research.

Professional Development Hour information:
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate. 

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum, RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number.