Final Scope

BACKGROUND

Airports continually focus on practical and functional needs of the airport environment to address a multitude of issues and opportunities. These issues and opportunities range from in-house programs to large-scale capital projects and initiatives, or establish programs to address small-scale everyday issues. These programs and projects take time to envision, build consensus, and deliver; and most airports utilize a mix of approaches and team management methodologies to accomplish these tasks within a demanding schedule and constrained budget. However, some airports have established a process to bring together a multi-disciplinary team to engage all stakeholder groups from the development to the completion of the program or projects. Engaging a diverse team with a collaborative decision-making process provides a shared understanding of the issues and opportunities for all stakeholders. Airports of all sizes can benefit from understanding the process of establishing a multi-disciplinary team, including how airports identify responsibilities of each team member and keep the team and stakeholders engaged throughout the life of the project.

OBJECTIVE & AUDIENCE

The objective of this synthesis is to document airport practices and processes in assembling and maintaining multi-disciplinary program and project teams adaptable for in-house to large-scale capital projects and initiatives. The audience for this synthesis is for a broad spectrum ranging from small-General Aviation to large-hub airports.

INFO TO BE GATHERED

Information to be described in a concise report includes (but is not limited to):

• A literature review of industry practices, including other modes of transportation applicable to this topic.
• Documenting how to structure, assemble, and maintain a scalable multi-disciplinary program and project teams.
• Documenting how multi-disciplinary program and project teams can be applied in all phases of a project life cycle.
• Documenting communication and engagement strategies between all project stakeholders.
• Documenting cost, benefits, challenges, efficiencies, and lessons learned of multi-disciplinary program or project teams.   
• Documenting how to achieve buy-in from team members, stakeholders, and leadership, and how to move forward if consensus is not achieved.
• Case examples ranging from small-GA to large-hub airports, of how airports structure multi-disciplinary program and project teams adaptable for in-house to large scale capital projects and initiatives.  

Information will be colelcted through a literature review, survey of airports, and interviews with selected airports for the development of case examples. Knowledge gaps and suggestions for future resesarch to address those gaps will also be identified.

STATUS: A reserach agency has been selected for the project. The contracting process is underway.