Strategic Highway Safety Plan Evaluation Process Model Worksheet – Chapter 2
Process Evaluation – Getting on the Right Track
Column Descriptions
As evidenced by: What is the evidence for the yes (or the no) answer?
What is the Impact: What impact, positive or negative, is this having on our SHSP process?
Opportunities: How can we improve our efforts with respect to this question?
Action Items: What steps will we take to improve our process, when should the steps be completed, and who is responsible for completing them?
The elements examined in process evaluation are: SHSP organizational structure; multidisciplinary, multimodal collaboration; goal and target setting methods; data driven and evidence-based emphasis areas, strategies, and actions; and aligning agency priorities. For each of these elements the primary question driving the evaluation is:
What will it take to convince us our programs/
strategies/actions/investments are on the right
track?
The questions below will help determine the effectiveness of current process evaluation efforts and identify areas for improvement. The EPM is based on noteworthy practices and current research and is general in nature. States should feel free to add to or modify these questions to fit their particular situation.
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1. Is the SHSP process supported by an actively engaged organizational structure? |
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2. Are top-level managers represented in executive committees or leadership structures/groups established for the SHSP? |
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3. Do members of the executive committee or leadership group have the decision-making authority needed to effectively support the SHSP process? |
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4. Do members of the executive committee or leadership group assign persons with decision-making authority to the steering committee or working group? |
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5. Are multiple transportation modes represented, and do they actively participate on the steering committee/working groups and emphasis area teams? |
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6. Has an SHSP program coordinator or manager been assigned? What percentage of this person’s time is dedicated to the SHSP? |
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7. Do the leadership and working groups/committees meet as frequently as expected? |
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8. Are emphasis areas supported by teams with engaged leaders? |
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Multidisciplinary and Multimodal Collaboration Questions |
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1. Are members of the executive or leadership group, the steering committee, the emphasis area teams, and other groups multidisciplinary and multimodal? |
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2. Are local/regional/district coalitions supported by the SHSP organizational structure? |
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3. Are the necessary disciplines, modes, and agencies (representing the 4 E’s) engaged in SHSP decision-making and implementation? |
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4. Do the stakeholders regularly collaborate on decisions that affect SHSP updates and implementation? |
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5. Do the necessary stakeholders collaborate and jointly decide on SHSP goal and objective setting methods? |
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Goal- and Objective-Setting Methods Questions |
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1. Are data-driven methods, such as trend analysis, used to establish goals and set aggressive, yet achievable objectives? |
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2. Are objectives and goals specific, measurable, time bound, and realistic? |
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Data-Driven and Evidence-Based Emphasis Areas, Strategies, and Actions Questions |
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1. Is data analysis used to select the emphasis areas? |
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2. Are the emphasis area strategies selected through an evidence based process? |
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3. Are promising and innovative strategies with less evidence of effectiveness accompanied by an evaluation? |
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Aligning Agency Priorities Questions |
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1. Have the various agencies and safety partners incorporated elements of the SHSP into their planning documents? (HSPs, HSIPs, CVSPs, LRTPs, S/TIPs, etc.) |
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