AASHTO Trnsport Contractors Report

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AASHTO Trnsport Contractors Report

• Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D.
• Senior Vice President
• October 14, 2004

www.cloverleaf.net
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Presentation Overview

• Strategic Focus
• Maintenance and Enhancements
• Licensing, Implementation, and Support
• Trnsport Related Work
• Conclusion

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Strategic Focus

• Quality Improvements
• Next Generation Trnsport
• Test Suite Initiative
• Materials Management
• Executive Information
• Mobile Access
• Long Range Work Plan posted on
  www.cloverleaf.net

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Quality Improvements

• TMR processes
• Develop new, TMR specific test cases
• Conduct annual backlog review sessions
• Testing and Release Procedures
• Established a dedicated Test Lab
• Established Test and Release Manager positions
• Installation processes
• Improved the SiteManager installation guide
• Streamlined database scripts
• Preview Installations at Agencies
• 30 fewer calls following end of year releases

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Planned Quality Initiatives

• Additional focus this year
• Configuration management
• Call Ticket and TMR Tracking system upgrade
• Test driven development
• Agile methodologies
• New warranty provisions
• If an item works in a release issued June 2005 or
  after, we will provide an extended warranty to
  cover Info Tech introduced errors for that item
  in future releases for the full extent of the
  AASHTO support period for that release

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Next Generation Trnsport

• Migrate to the modern web platform
• Web services approach
• Increased flexibility and integration
• Easier deployment and access
• Support variety of devices
• Modern reporting and RTF
• Gradual transition from client/server

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Test Suite

• Goals
• Improve quality by reducing errors in delivered
  code
• Reduce delivery time and costs
• Automate testing, cross-module test database
• Onsite install verification and agency testing
• Phase II December 2004
• Automated tests for batch processes
• High volume data from CO DOT
• Next Phase June 2005
• Expanded automated test coverage
• Progress on Agency-specific Testing

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Materials Management

• Continue enhancing SiteManager
• Currently Big 15 underway
• LIMS integration analysis in MDOT
• Leverage interest in LIMS and materials to
  progress toward Next Generation Trnsport
• Take advantage of web technology wherever
  possible

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Estimation

• Develop standard (generic) cost sheets and
  formulas for key items
• Deliver reference cost data with CES
• Blue book, RSMeans
• Utilize data from SiteManager to build cost
  sheets
• Develop clear vision for aligning Estimator, CES,
  and TRACER

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Executive Information

• Deliver key information to Executives
• Deliver in a straightforward, easy-to-use format
• Open Trnsport to a new audience
• Raise awareness and importance of Trnsport
• Leverage agencys existing investment
• Start simple using web technology

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Mobile Access

• For managers, planners, construction sites
• Address connectivity issues in the field
• Devices cell phones, Blackberries
• Alerts pushed to them via SMS, e-mail
• Simple web queries
• Rich web content at high speed
• Address role of tablet PCs
• Continue with SitePad 2 project

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Trnsport Maintenance Enhancements
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2003-04 General System Highlights

• Trnsport Test Suite Phase II
• Currency field width expansion
• Maintenance TMRs
• Began the year with 1,090 TMRs
• 591 reported, 215 obsolete, and 592 delivered
  TMRs
• Upcoming enhancements
• Object Store 2 Integration
• RTF-to-PDF output (Improves printing capability)
• Generic Fields

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SiteManager

• Accomplished
• 3 releases, 350 TMRs
• Materials Enhancements, Phase 1 (Big 5)
• SiteManager/FieldManager Interface Enhancement
• Object Store 2 upgrade
• Improved installation procedures
• In Progress
• Materials Enhancements Big 15
• Future
• SitePad Phase 2 Add DWR templates

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PES, LAS, SAPW, CAS

• Accomplished
• 2 PES/LAS releases, 33 TMRs
• 2 CAS releases, 11 TMRs
• Upcoming
• Lock Projects in PES when Proposal Checked Out
• PES/LAS Tabbed Folder TMRs
• PES Maintenance TMR Bundles
• New Data Validations Requested for LASINIT
• LAS Attach Proposal to Letting Enhancement
• CAS Site Time Record Allow Negatives Enhancement

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Expedite

• Accomplished
• 1 mid-year release, 10 TMRs
• Upcoming
• Expedite PGP Technology Upgrade

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BAMS/DSS

• Accomplished
• 2 releases, 2 Product Updates, 38 TMRs
• Upcoming
• DSS Edit Database Enhancement
• HREG Enhancement TMR Bundle
• DSS Maintenance TMR Bundles

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CES

• Accomplished
• 2 releases, 1 product update, 45 TMRs
• Web Enabled CES Parametric Estimation
• Upcoming
• CES Display Scatter Plot Enhancement
• CES Add Bridge Info Enhancement
• CES Copy Tasks at Item Level Enhancement

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Estimator

• Accomplished
• 1 release, 1 product update, 27 TMRs
• Revamped Printing Architecture
• Set Price Based on Estimate Total Item Quantity
• Generalize and Extend Browser Support
• Calculate Mobilization as a Percentage of the
  Estimate
• Upcoming
• Estimator Build Project in Item Order Enhancement
• Estimator Build History Catalog Filter
  Enhancement
• Estimator Undo/Redo Requirements Analysis

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FieldManager, FieldNet Suite

• Accomplished
• 2 releases, 1 Product Update, 46 TMRs
• Contract Modification functionality enhancements
• Michigan funded enhancements
• Upcoming
• FieldManager
• Contractor Performance Evaluation
• Contract ID and Type During Import
• Assign Items to Subcontractor
• FieldNet Rewrite

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Licensing, Implementation, and Support Activities
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Trnsport Licensees
New Brunswick
Philippines
39 State Agencies, 1 Canadian Province, FHWA
Federal Lands, DC Dept. of Public Works, and The
Philippines Dept. of Public Works and Highways
Alaska
Hawaii
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Beyond State DOTs

• Trnsport Licenses
• FHWA Federal Lands
• New York Thruway Authority (Evaluating)
• Penn Turnpike
• Philippines Department of Public Works and
  Highways
• Washington D.C. Dept. of Public Works
• FieldManager Licenses
• Over 150 Local Governments
• Over 400 Consultant/Contractor

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Service Unit Activity

• Over 200 trips to 21 Agencies
• Began 5 new implementation projects
• Began 3 New Materials implementations
• Completed 602 Service Units
• 53 increase over the previous year
• On-site dedicated teams in 5 Agencies

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Customer Support Activities

• Improved on-line electronic support
• Support on-line issue reporting through
  Cloverleaf
• New search features for Call Tickets and TMRs
• Improved Agency Status Reporting
• Added Product Release and Platform details
• Ongoing Help Desk and Call Ticket Resolution
• Process roughly 2,000 calls per year
• Hosted a two-day workshop on cost sheet creation
  for CES

Darleen Randall
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Trnsport Marketing Activity

• 12 tradeshows attended presented
• 8 additional meetings attended presented
• 17 agency visits with presentations
• Improved materials available
• Trnsport Estimator CBT
• Product Webinars available
• Complete update of Info Tech web site
• Trnsport Newsletters (Fall Spring)

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Trnsport Related Activities
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Progress with Internet Bidding using Expedite and
Bid Express
16 In production with 2-way Bidding 12
Planning/Implementing 2-way Bidding
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Bid Express

• Roughly 1800 contractors signed up
• 32 billion worth of bids submitted in 2003
• On-line bid bond validation available with S2000
  Corporation and Insure Vision Technologies
• Plan Room Services added in November 2003
• Bidtab Analysis capabilities added in August 2004
• Support for Verisign credit card payments will be
  available this November

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Scheduling / Project ManagementSystem (SPMS)

• AASHTO IT Survey identified planning as one of
  the top 5 desired tools to implement
• SPMS in production with INDOT since 2000
• Uses the same technology as Trnsport and has
  interfaces to Trnsport CES and MS Project
• Provides enterprise level planning, scheduling,
  coordinating, tracking of projects and their
  costs
• SPMS Demo is available upon request

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Collusion Detection Training Workshops

• Held in February at Info Tech office in
  Gainesville, Florida
• Provides hands-on, in-depth training using
  BAMS/DSS with case studies using real Agency data
• Next workshop scheduled for February 23-25, 2005
• Enrollment is limited to 15 participants
• Sign-up available on Cloverleaf Events

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Conclusion
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Summary

• Less is more
• Greater emphasis on quality rather than quantity
  of deliverables
• Planning for the future
• Internet technology is mainstream
• Providing easy, direct access to information
  increases efficiency and improves decision making
• Supporting the users
• Rapid growth in on-site services
• More and better collaboration with the TTF and
  TRTs
• Were fully committed to providing excellent
  service to all our customers

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Some ways to stay connected

• Web Sites
• Cloverleaf www.cloverleaf.net
• TUG www.tug.cloverleaf.net
• AASHTOWare www.aashtoware.net
• Tug List Server
• Materials
• Trnsport Newsletter
• Long Range Work Plan
• Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement Work Plan
• AASHTOWare Catalog

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AASHTO Trnsport Contractors Report

• Thomas P. Rothrock
• Senior Vice President
• October 14, 2004

www.cloverleaf.net