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Roadmap

Check-in: 11 April 2023

David Ory

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Proposed Check-ins

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Date

Topic

Time Request

April 11

Objectives

1 hour

April 18

Stakeholder Interview Feedback

20 minutes

April 25

Vision: Software Architecture

1 hour

May 2

Vision: Behavioral Representation

1 hour

May 9

Discussion: Software + Behavior

1 hour

May 16

Vision: Management Plan

1 hour

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Objectives

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Motivation

  1. Should the Consortium spend resources in 2023 on Populationsim?
  2. Should the Consortium estimate, calibrate, validate, and test example ActivitySim models?
  3. Should the Consortium accept the membership request from new Agency X?

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Objectives: Definition

A small number of guiding principles.

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When paired with Key Results, a way to (a) first organize, prioritize, and schedule goals, and to then (b) measure progress against these goals.

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Example Objective/Key Result Table

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Quarter

Objective

Key Result

Q1, 2024

Increase Consortium Membership

Interview three ActivitySim users who are not Consortium members

Q2, 2024

Increase Consortium Membership

Conduct exit interview with any agency that leaves the Consortium

Q1, 2025

Increase Consortium Membership

Have 13 Consortium members

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Desired Feedback

  • Today. Ask questions, brainstorm, propose
  • Near-term. Reach a consensus. Having a consensus on the Objectives is important for guiding the balance of the work.

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Proposed Objectives

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#1

Deliver software that performs sufficiently well.

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Proposed Objectives

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#2

Create and maintain software that is easy for modeling teams at public agencies to install, use, and update.

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Proposed Objectives

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#3

Contribute to and support an open-source travel modeling ecosystem.

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Proposed Objectives

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#4

Manage Consortium activities efficiently and inclusively.

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Proposed Objectives

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#5

Communicate frequently and effectively with Consortium members, users, and the broader transportation community.

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Proposed Objectives

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#6

Develop and maintain example implementations that provide feasible, logical, and demonstrably accurate responses to transportation infrastructure, investments and policies.

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Proposed Objectives

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#7

Develop and maintain example implementations that provide feasible and plausible responses to not-yet-implemented-but-expected transportation infrastructure and policies.

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Proposed Objectives

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#8

Increase Consortium membership.

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Proposed Objectives

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#9

Provide resources — including training, technical support, user forums — that make using the software easier.

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Proposed Objectives

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#10

Contribute to and support a travel modeling software ecosystem in which modeling systems are portable.