AASHTO Trnsport

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AASHTO Trnsport

• 2008 TTF Chairs Report
• Presented to the Trnsport User Group Meeting
• Saratoga, New York
• October 6, 2008

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TTF Overview/Mission Statement
The mission for Trnsport is to serve the
operational and executive management information
needs of the transportation agency associated
with the development and management of
construction projects.
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TTF Overview/Functional Areas
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TTF Overview/Task Force Members

• James Johnson, Chair, P.E., FL, 06/30/2009
• Tim Lindberg, Vice Chair, P.E., SC, 06/30/2009
• Loren Lemmen, MI, 06/30/2009
• Todd Bergland, MN, 06/30/2010
• Barbara Scruggs, VA, 06/30/2011
• Don Grayson, MS, 06/30/2011
• John Riedl, P.E., OR, 06/30/2009
• Andy Crenshaw, AL, 06/30/2010
• Melanie Douglass, NB, 06/30/2009

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TTF Overview/Meeting Participants

• Regular participants at our meetings
• Tony Bianchi, AASHTO Staff
• Roger Bierbaum, Iowa, SCOJD Liaison
• John Morden, Florida, TAA Liaison
• David Debo, Texas, TUG Chair
• Info Tech Staff
• Local Transportation Agency Staff

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TTF Overview/Responsibilities

• Strategic Direction
• Define Long Term Vision
• Establish Product Objectives
• Determine Annual Goals
• Develop Marketing Plan

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TTF Overview/Responsibilities

• Product Management
• Prepare 5-year Long Range Work Plan (LRWP) This
  is now being changed
• Establish Annual Budget
• Prepare Annual Maintenance, Support and
  Enhancement (MSE) Work Plan
• Manage/Direct Contractors MSE Operations
• Determine Operating Platforms
• Evaluate Need for New Modules

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TTF Overview/Operations

• Meetings
• On-Site Meetings
• Weekly Teleconference/Webinars
• AASHTO Subcommittee Meetings
• Monthly Sprint Reviews
• Subgroups
• Technical Review Teams

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TTF Overview/Vacant Positions

• Qualifications
• Must have approval from agency
• Must be Willing to Serve
• Try to Maintain a Pool of Candidates
• Seeking individuals who are interested in serving
  on the Task Force
• Submit resumes anytime
• One opening per year, on average

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TTF Overview/Strategic Development -Business
Goals

• Functional
• Align with the AASHTOWare Strategic Direction
• Eliminate Unnecessary Boundaries between and
  within Systems
• Bring Trnsports Value to a Broader Audience
• Reduce Agency Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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TTF Overview/Strategic Development/Architecture
Goals

• Technology
• Provide Architecture that Meets the Needs of
  Current and Future Customers
• Build a Consistent, Unified, Secured Data Model
• Enable Easier Integration with Other Systems

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TTF Overview/Strategic Technical -Administrative
Goals

• Administrative
• Divide the Work Among Task Force Members
• Involve User Group Chair
• Communicate With The AASHTO Community
• Fund Growth Planning
• Ensure AASHTO Ownership
• Develop and Maintain Marketing Plan

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TTF Overview/AASHTOWare Strategic Action Plan

• 1.B.1 3 Presentations Annually to Strategic
  Audiences
• Ohio DOT
• Pennsylvania DOT
• Materials Civil Rights Subcommittees
• 1.B.2 1 Meeting Annually with Non-licensing
  Agency
• Washington DOT
• 2.B.1 Contact User Representatives Annually
• TUG Report
• End User Designee Notifications
• Cloverleaf

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TTF Overview/AASHTOWare Strategic Action Plan

• 3.A.1 Measure Cost of Enhancement Request as
  Percentage of License Budget
• 59 (c/s, Estimator, Expedite, FieldManager web
  Trnsport)
• 3.A.2 Measure and Report Number of Enhancements
  Incorporated Annually
• 39
• 3.D.2 Measure and Report Number of New Modules
  or New Products Added
• SiteManager LIMS
• Preconstruction Release

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TTF TUG/Relationship

• TTF Official Administrative Unit with
  responsibility to manage the Trnsport Product
  line
• TUG Independent Organization from AASHTO
  Recognized as Official Representative for
  Trnsport

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TTF TUG/Relationship

• Attendance and Participation in TUG Meeting
• Seeking Input from the Individuals TAGs
• Utilize the List Serve for Communication
• Involvement of the TUG Chair in our Business
  Meetings
• Regular Reports to User Community
• Newsletter (Spring and Fall)
• Posting of Meeting Minutes

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TTF TUG/Relationships

• How Does TUG Relate to the TTF?
• Respond to TUG Resolutions
• TUG Chair Participates in TTF Meeting
• TUG Board Interaction with TTF

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Accomplishments/Past Year

• Web Trnsport Preconstruction
• Pre-release (15 Agencies Installed )
• Beta Completed October 2008
• Production Release Early November 2008
• SiteManager 3.9a Release
• Many Enhancements
• Virginia, New York, New Jersey
• Addition of New York LIMS
• New York Program
• 5 States Participated (KY, MO, NJ, OK)

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Accomplishments/Past Year

• User Involvement
• TRTs
• Preconstruction (Project Underway)
• 8 TRT Members
• 1 On Site Meetings
• 60 Teleconference/ Webinars
• Several Thousand Backlog Items
• Tens of Thousand Acceptance Test
• CRLMS (Project Underway)
• 12 TRT Members,
• 3 On-Site Meetings
• Multiple Weekly Teleconferences/Webinars
• 4 Special Presentations to Member Agencies

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Accomplishments/Past Year

• User Involvement (continued)
• TRTs (continued)
• Construction
• 12 TRT Members
• 3 On-Site Meetings, Weekly Teleconferences
• Documenting User Requirements
• Materials
• 9 Members
• 3 On-Site Meetings, Regular Teleconferences
• Documenting User Requirements

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Accomplishments/Past Year

• User Involvement (continued)
• TRTs (continued)
• Estimation
• 7 TRT Members
• 1 On Site Meetings,
• Developing User Requirements for web Trnsport
• Technical
• 7 TRT Members
• Teleconference Meetings as Needed

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Accomplishments/Past Year

• User Involvement (continued)
• Web Trnsport Preview Site
• Pre-Release Software
• Call Tickets Reported
• 25 Agencies Preview Site
• 15 Agencies with Pre-release software
• 600 Call Tickets Reported

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On-Going Activities

• Construction Management
• Negotiations with Michigan DOT on FieldManger,
  CAS and FieldNet Replacement
• Phase 1 of web Trnsport Construction Management
• Continue Work on User Requirements
• Materials Management
• Continue Work on User Requirements

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On-Going Activities

• Estimation TRTs
• Continue Work on User Requirements
• Contract Monitoring TRT
• Plan to Start TRT Requirements Work Early 2009
• Will Solicit Volunteers at the TAG Meeting

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Planned Activities

• web Trnsport Preconstruction Release 1.0
• License Fees
• Current Licensees No Cost
• Future Licensee Fee Same as for PES/LAS
• Offering 2 Service Unit
• Must have signed a Production License
• Must be used for Implementation Services
• Must be arranged for during 1st 12 Months

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Planned Activities

• Preconstruction Release 1.0 (Continue)
• Future Release
• Additional Functionality
• State Funded Functionality ALDOT, MDOT
• Other Funding
• Performance Enhancements
• User Interaction
• Usability

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Planned Activities

• CRLMS
• Beta Release January 2009
• Seeking Beta Agencies
• Production Release 1.0 May 2009
• Future Release
• External Connectivity
• Additional Functionality

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Planned Activities (Cont)

• Construction Management
• Complete User Requirements
• Complete Negotiations with Michigan
• Memorandum of Understanding - Drafted
• Develop Work Plan
• Initiate Phase 1 Project
• Determine Remaining Work
• Solicit for Remaining Work

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Planned Activities (Cont)

• Materials Management
• Complete User Requirements
• Develop Work Plan
• Solicit for Remaining Work

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Announcements

• License Fees
• Removed Base Fee as Part of License Fee
• Subgroup to Review License Structure
• Warranty Period for SiteManager Major Release is
  now 180 Days
• Web Trnsport Forum
• Being Terminated 10/13/08
• Use List Servers

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Our Granddaddy Says Thanks for your Friendship
Were Looking Forward to his Retirement.
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Some Users Take Writing User Stories Very
Seriously, Even Doing Them On Vacations
Other Users Take A Different Approach
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TTF Overview/Operations

• Five Meetings each year (plus the TUG)
• Other Meetings as required
• Presentation to AASHTO Groups
• Presentations to Potential Licensees
• SCOJD/Task Force Chairs meeting
• Numerous Conference Calls/ Countless e-Mails
• Weekly Web Trnsport Teleconference
• Monthly TTF Teleconference
• Subgroups
• Technical Review Teams (TRTs)