Рубрика: HIGHWAY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK

Post-Workshop Stage

Objective. The VE manager must ensure that approved recommendations are converted into actions. Until this is done, savings to offset will not be achieved. Three major objec­tives of this phase are: 1. To provide assistance, clear up misconceptions, and resolve problems that may develop in the implementation process 2. To minimize delays encountered by the […]

Development Phase

Objective. In the development phase, the alternatives that have survived the selection process are developed into firm, specific recommendations for change. The process involves not only detailed technical and economic testing but also an assessment of the probability of successful implementation. Key Questions. Several questions must be answered about each alternative during the development of […]

Evaluation Phase

Objectives. The purpose of this phase is to select the most promising alternatives from among those generated during the previous phase. During the creativity phase there is a conscious effort to prohibit any judicial thinking so as not to inhibit the cre­ative process. But in the evaluation phase, all the alternatives must be critically evalu­ated […]

Creativity Phase

Objective. The objective is to generate, by creative techniques such as brainstorm­ing, numerous alternative means for accomplishing the basic function(s) identified. Key Question. Accomplishing this phase should result in answering the question “What else will do the job, that is, perform the basic function(s)?” The completeness and comprehensiveness of the answer to this question determine […]