Strategic Plan

NCHRP SYNTHESIS 362: Training Programs, Policies and Practices

State	Strategic Plan Exists?	Time Period Covered	Update frequency	Years in effect	Includes workforce development?	Prepared by:	How is the plan linked to funding
AR	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AZ	x	5yrs	Annually	15	x	Senior management	N/A
CA	x	N/A	Annually	Since late 1990s	x	Transportation planner under direction of senior management	Strategic planning is linked to an annual budget and legislative approval process. Professional Development for Transportation Planning is funded from federal state planning and research (SPR) funds
ID	x	1yr	Annually	10+	No	Executive staff	No formal process
LA	x	5yrs	Annually	6	x	Divisions	Individual performance assessments are directly tied to agency/ section goals, funding for which is being developed
MD	x		Annually	8	x - SHA Business Plan 2004-2007 in Values and in Efficiency of Government goal	All levels of management and employee teams	-
MI	x	5yrs	Other	5	x	Cross-functional team	N/A
MO	x	1yr, 5yrs	Annually	3	x	Organizational Results Unit	Tracker Measurement Program
MT	x		Other	5	x	Director, senior executives, consultant	No connection with allocation of funds, though employees' performance assessments are tied to achieving plan goals
ND	x		Every 2yrs	4	x	Begins with the Director and 3 Deputy Directors, extends down the organization through district engineers and division directors, with input from supervisors
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