aashto trnsport ® contractor’s report september 8, 2003 thomas p. rothrock, ph.d. senior vice...

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Contractor’s ReportContractor’s Report September 8, 2003September 8, 2003

Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D.Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D.Senior Vice PresidentSenior Vice President

www.cloverleaf.net

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

• Quality Initiatives• Some Highlights• Trns•port Long Range Work Plan• Trns•port Licensing/Implementation Status• Trns•port Marketing• Trns•port Enhancements and Maintenance• Trns•port Related Work Status• Conclusion

Quality Quality InitiativesInitiatives• Contractor-TTF-TRT Interactions• User participation in rigorous TMR review and error

corrections (CIRT, MIRT, TTF)• Improved installation processes

– e.g., simplified SiteManager object store

• Improved Testing and Release procedures– Early code lock down– Expanded Test Labs– Better configuration management

• Investing heavily in project management• CMMI and Project Management Initiatives

Some HighlightsSome Highlights

• New products introduced this year• DSS Standard (Nov 2002)• SitePad Pocket PC (Feb 2003)• Interactive Product Tour (IPT) (April 2003)

• Test Suite Phase I completed, Phase II underway• Web Enabling Trns•port CES Parametric Estimation• SiteManager 3.2 Improvements• FieldManager Awards

– Computerworld Honors Program Laureate (2003)– Center for Digital Government Best of Breed Award (2002)– CI0 Magazine Enterprise Value Award (2002)

Trns•port Trns•port

Long Range Work Plan*Long Range Work Plan*

(LRWP)(LRWP)

*Posted on Cloverleaf*Posted on Cloverleaf

2003-04 LRWP Strategic Focus2003-04 LRWP Strategic Focus

• Web enabling Trns•port

• XML Initiatives

• Test Suite Initiative

• TrnsNet

• Process Improvement

Web Enabling StrategyWeb Enabling Strategy

• Web-based functionality will be added incrementally to the client/server environment

• Target areas where it makes the most sense– Distributed users– User’s needing limited access to a few functions– Provide easy-to-use capabilities for more complex

operations– Interactive analysis

• CES Parametric Estimation will be the first function addressed

XML Initiatives XML Initiatives

• eXtensible Markup Language (XML)• Currently Used in SitePad, Estimator, PES, and CES• Using for the SiteManager/FieldManager Interface

and other Trns•port interfaces in the future• Worked with MnDOT & Bentley on aecXML standard

resulting in Quantity Manager Interface between InRoads (design) and Trns•port

• TRB TransXML project in RFP phase– Goal is to provide data interchange standards for sharing

transportation data between systems and users

Test Suite InitiativeTest Suite Initiative

• Will provide an automated, uniform, integrated test suite for all of Trns•port

• Creation of a robust test-case repository along with standard test data across all modules of Trns•port

• Resulting in reduced effort for regression testing and increased quality of software

• Support for onsite validation at agency

TrnsNetTrnsNet

• Facilitate communications between…– Trns•port components– Trns•port and other systems– Agency and other stakeholders

• Workflow management• FieldNet Rewrite currently being funded

by Michigan DOT could be leveraged

TrnsNet - VisionTrnsNet - Vision

SiteManager Non-Inspector

Estimator

SiteManagerCentral

SiteXchange OtherSystems

(Design, LIMS, Bid Express)

TrnsNet

FieldManager

CES

PES and LAS

SitePad

FieldBook

FieldPad

Process Improvement

• Testing• Installation and Configuration• Security• Documentation• Incremental Development• TMR management

– Annual Review– Functional Grouping– Bundling with Enhancements

Licensing Licensing

andand

Implementation StatusImplementation Status

TrnsTrns••port Licenseesport Licensees

40 Agency DOTs, 1 Canadian Province, DC Dept. of Public Works, andThe Philippines Dept. of Public Works and Highways

AlaskaHawaii

Philippines

New Brunswick

• Trns•port Expedite® 40

• Trns•port BAMS/DSS® 36

• Trns•port PES/LAS® 32

• Trns•port Estimator® 23

• Trns•port CES® 16

• Trns•port Intranet® 12

Agency Licensees by Agency Licensees by ModuleModule

• Trns•port SiteManager® 23

• Trns•port CAS® 11

• Trns•port SitePad® 8

• Trns•port FieldManager® 8

• Trns•port SiteXchange® 10

• Trns•port FieldNet® 5

Beyond State DOTsBeyond State DOTs

• Trns•port Licenses– Washington D.C. Dept. of Public Works– Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways– Oklahoma Transportation Authority (OTA)– Penn Turnpike – FHWA Federal Lands– New York Thruway Authority (Evaluating)

• FieldManager Licenses– Over 150 Local Government– Over 400 Consultant/Contractor

Service Unit ActivityService Unit Activity

• 70 trips to 13 Agencies• Began 5 new implementation projects• Completed approximately 394 Service Units

($5.25M), a 24% increase over the previous year

• On-site dedicated teams in 6 Agencies• Completed 15 Evaluation License Units in 6

agencies

Client/Server Implementation StatusClient/Server Implementation Status

• 28 Agencies in production with one or more modules

• 6 Agencies implementing one or more modules for first time

• 5 Agencies migrating from mainframe

• 2 Agencies on mainframe that haven’t started migration

• June 30, 2004 Mainframe Unsupported

Customer Support ActivitiesCustomer Support Activities

• Improved on-line electronic support– Enhanced Upcoming Releases Info– Agency Product & Platform Information

Haval Aloussi

MaryJohns

Matt Barreto

NicolasKitsikis

Hans-Georg Lerdo

DarleenRandall

• Handled 3,019 Call tickets

Trns•port Trns•port

MarketingMarketing

Trns•port Marketing ActivityTrns•port Marketing Activity

• 9 Tradeshows Attended• 8 Meetings/Seminars Attended & Presented• 20 Agency Visits with Presentations• New and Improved Materials Available

– Trns•port Interactive Product Tour– Trns•port Product Sheets (Updated)– Trns•port Newsletters (Fall & Spring)– FieldManager Web Site (Redesigned & Updated)– FieldManager Project Spotlights (Case Studies)

Trns•port Trns•port

EnhancementsEnhancements& &

MaintenanceMaintenance

2002-03 General System Enhancements2002-03 General System Enhancements

• Currency Field Width Expansion– BAMS/DSS, CES, Estimator, Expedite, PES/LAS-SAPW

• Trns•port Interactive Product Tour (IPT)• BAMS/DSS Standard• Trns•port Test Suite Phase I• SiteManager Contract Sampling and Testing • SitePad on Pocket PC

2003-04 General System Enhancements2003-04 General System Enhancements

• SiteManager/FieldManager Interface• Trns•port Test Suite Phase II• Currency Field Width GUI and Reports

– BAMS/DSS, CES, Estimator, Expedite, PES/LAS-SAPW

• Web Enabling Trns•port CES Parametric Estimation

• Proposals under consideration for materials enhancements and SitePad II enhancements

TMR Summary for 02-03TMR Summary for 02-03

* SiteManager Sept 23rd delivery included

Product Begin New Delivered Removed End

BAMS/DSS 244 116 97 116 147

CES 71 110 105 16 60

PES/LAS, SAPW 135 108 72 58 113

CAS 85 25 12 30 68

SiteManager*, SitePad, SiteXchange 464 260 313 181 230

FieldManager Suite 138 83 135 4 82

Estimator 10 28 22 6 10

Expedite 15 19 13 10 11

Multiple Modules 41 46 23 24 40Total 1,203 795 792 445 761

Product Updates and ReleasesProduct Updates and Releases

• In 2002-2003 there were 30 Updates/Releases– Delivering nearly 800 TMRs

• In 2003-2004 the plan is for 32 Updates/Releases– Additional Modules/Releases Supported– Focus on one mid year update and end of year

release per module• Deliver updates via Cloverleaf• Testing Approach

– Emergency fixes: limited testing based on agency impacted

– Product Updates and Releases: full release testing

SitePad Initiatives and StatusSitePad Initiatives and Status

• SitePad 2.x – (Windows CE version)– Continue maintenance and support– Proposed Enhancements: Add attachments,

DWR templates, material sampling and materials testing capabilities

• SitePad 1.x – (Palm OS version)– Continue maintenance and support – No future enhancements planned

• 9 Licensees – (AL, AR, MO, NE, TN, TX, VT, FL, Philippines)

Trns•port Interactive Product Tour (IPT)Trns•port Interactive Product Tour (IPT)

• Series of Macromedia Flash® movies on the modules in the Trns•port suite

• Designed to show features and benefits of the suite to new and potential users

• Delivered on CD in April 2003 and also available on Cloverleaf

• Copies in Info Tech demo room

Trns•port Related ActivitiesTrns•port Related Activities

Third-Party Interfaces CompletedThird-Party Interfaces Completed

Bentley– Geopak Quantity Manager

Surety 2000 and InsureVision– Electronic Bid Bond Validation

Electronic Bidding with Expedite Electronic Bidding with Expedite and Bid Expressand Bid Express

12 In production with 2-way Bidding 7 Implementing 2-way Bidding18 Evaluating 1 or 2-way Bidding

Scheduling / Project ManagementScheduling / Project ManagementSystem (SPMS)System (SPMS)

• Developed and maintained by INDOT since 2000• Enterprise level planning, scheduling, coordinating,

tracking and reporting for the entire project life cycle• Tracks project costs through all phases of activity• Client/server product built using the same technology

and architecture as Client/Server Trns•port • Interfaces to Trns•port CES with other interfaces

planned for the future

Collusion Detection Training Collusion Detection Training WorkshopsWorkshops

• Held every February at Info Tech office in Gainesville, Florida

• Provide hands-on, in-depth training using BAMS/DSS with case studies using real Agency data

• Next workshop scheduled for February 24-26, 2004

• Sign-up available on Cloverleaf Events

ConclusionConclusion

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned• Put greater emphasis on testing

– Lock down code earlier– Test Suite will provide more automated

testing– Create independent testing lab

• Increase the amount of user interaction – TRTs and TTF Test Results Validation – List Servers, Groove (collaboration tool)

Info Tech Support OrganizationInfo Tech Support Organization

• Three Organizational Units– Customer Services – Joe Phelan – Implementation Services – Terry Sullivan – Development Services – Margaret Andraka

• Level 1, 2, and 3 Support• Assigned Client Reps to each Agency• Maintain the Cloverleaf web site to provide

timely, up-to-date information to users, including software updates

Info Tech ImprovementsInfo Tech Improvements

• Project Management– Continue to provide formal training classes– Implementing an enterprise level project

management system (PlanView)

• Development Methodologies– Focusing on Iterative and Agile Development

• CMMI Initiatives • Maintain a continuous level of R&D activity

2003 TUG Special Demos2003 TUG Special Demos

• Web Prototype Demos– CES: Parametric estimation– SM: Contract status summary, Cont mod approval

• Wireless synchronization of SitePad to SiteManager

• Plansheet access via Bid Express• Interactive Product Tour

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