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AASHTO Trns•portAASHTO Trns•port®® Contractor’s ReportContractor’s Report

Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President

October 14, 2004

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• Strategic Focus

• Maintenance and Enhancements

• Licensing, Implementation, and Support

• Trns•port Related Work

• Conclusion

Strategic FocusStrategic Focus

• Quality Improvements• Next Generation Trns•port • Test Suite Initiative• Materials Management• Executive Information • Mobile Access

Long Range Work Plan posted on www.cloverleaf.net

Quality ImprovementsQuality 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

Planned Quality InitiativesPlanned 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

Next Generation Trns•portNext Generation Trns•port

• 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

Test Suite 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

Materials ManagementMaterials Management

• Continue enhancing SiteManager – Currently Big 15 underway– LIMS integration analysis in MDOT

• Leverage interest in LIMS and materials to progress toward Next Generation Trns•port

• Take advantage of web technology wherever possible

EstimationEstimation

• 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

Executive InformationExecutive Information

• Deliver key information to Executives • Deliver in a straightforward, easy-to-use format • Open Trns•port to a new audience• Raise awareness and importance of Trns•port

– Leverage agency’s existing investment

• Start simple using web technology

Mobile AccessMobile 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

Trns•port Maintenance & Trns•port Maintenance & EnhancementsEnhancements

2003-04 General System Highlights2003-04 General System Highlights

• Trns•port 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

SiteManager 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”

PES, LAS, SAPW, CAS 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

ExpediteExpedite

• Accomplished– 1 mid-year release, 10 TMRs

• Upcoming – Expedite PGP Technology Upgrade

BAMS/DSSBAMS/DSS

• Accomplished– 2 releases, 2 Product Updates, 38 TMRs

• Upcoming– DSS Edit Database Enhancement– HREG Enhancement TMR Bundle– DSS Maintenance TMR Bundles

CESCES

• 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

EstimatorEstimator

• 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

FieldManager, FieldNet SuiteFieldManager, 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

Licensing, Implementation, and Licensing, Implementation, and Support ActivitiesSupport Activities

39 State Agencies, 1 Canadian Province, FHWA Federal Lands, DC Dept. of Public Works, and The Philippines Dept. of Public Works and Highways

AlaskaHawaii

Philippines

New BrunswickTrns•port LicenseesTrns•port Licensees

Beyond State DOTsBeyond State DOTs

• Trns•port 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

Service Unit ActivityService 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 ActivitiesCustomer 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

Trns•port Marketing ActivityTrns•port Marketing Activity

• 12 tradeshows attended & presented• 8 additional meetings attended & presented• 17 agency visits with presentations• Improved materials available

– Trns•port Estimator CBT– Product Webinars available– Complete update of Info Tech web site– Trns•port Newsletters (Fall & Spring)

Trns•port Related ActivitiesTrns•port Related Activities

16 In production with 2-way Bidding12 Planning/Implementing 2-way Bidding

Progress with Internet Bidding using Progress with Internet Bidding using Expedite and Bid ExpressExpedite and Bid Express

Bid ExpressBid 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

Scheduling / Project ManagementScheduling / Project ManagementSystem (SPMS)System (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 Trns•port and has interfaces to Trns•port CES and MS Project

• Provides enterprise level planning, scheduling, coordinating, tracking of projects and their costs

• SPMS Demo is available upon request

Collusion Detection Training WorkshopsCollusion 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

ConclusionConclusion

SummarySummary

• 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– We’re fully committed to providing excellent service to all

our customers

Some ways to stay connectedSome ways to stay connected

• Web Sites– Cloverleaf: www.cloverleaf.net– TUG: www.tug.cloverleaf.net– AASHTOWare: www.aashtoware.net

• Tug List Server• Materials

– Trns•port Newsletter– Long Range Work Plan– Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement Work Plan– AASHTOWare Catalog

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AASHTO Trns•portAASHTO Trns•port®® Contractor’s ReportContractor’s Report

Thomas P. Rothrock

Senior Vice President

October 14, 2004