Abstract
This report presents a comprehensive approach to evaluating innovations to determine whether they should be integrated into current procedure. The approach considers both quantitative (e.g., costs, environmental impacts) and qualitative (e.g., training methods, acceptability to interest groups) information. The report also demonstrates the approach by considering innovations ranging from ground-penetrating radar, to light-emitting diode traffic signals, to partnering. Use of this approach should facilitate the evaluation of innovations and should result in higher-quality decisions. (A)