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AASHTO Trns•port®
Contractor’s Report
Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
November 6, 2005
www.cloverleaf.net
Presentation Overview
• Strategic Focus
• New Development and Maintenance
• Licensing, Implementation and Support
• Trns•port Related Work
• Conclusion
• Appendix -- Product Details
Strategic Focus
Strategic Focus
• Quality Improvements
• Next Generation Trns•port
• Agile and Test Driven Development
Long Range Work Plan posted on
www.cloverleaf.net
Quality Initiatives
• Continued focus
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Packaging and Installation
Configuration management
Call Ticket and TMR Tracking system upgrade
User Stories (requirements) lead to Test Cases
Cloverleaf content and navigation improvements
• Extended Maintenance warranty provision in effect
with 04-05 end of year releases
Some Observations
• Fewer reported issues
– Warranty
– Urgent/Critical
– Maintenance
• Increased number of functional enhancements
• Installation improvements
– Database script packaging and instructions streamlined
with fewer errors
– Installation instructions streamlined and improved
organized
– Continued preview installations and user testing
Trending Down
Maintenance TMRs & Call Tickets by Fiscal Year
3000
2500
2000
Call Tickets Reported
1500
TMRs Reported
TMRs Delivered
1000
500
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2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Fiscal Year
2004-05
A few stats from last fiscal year…
• 16 tables and more than 150 columns were added
to Trns•port databases last fiscal year
• 38 warranty issues reported last fiscal year
(average of 42 each year since 2001)
• 435 Maintenance TMRs delivered
• 58 Enhancement TMRs delivered
• 1,041 call tickets last fiscal year (26% average
reduction each year since 2001)
• 1,250 Cloverleaf downloads
Info Tech Organization Update
• Help Desk reorganized
– First and Second Level support combined and now
managed by the Services Department
• Agency Account Managers established
– track activities and needs of each state agency
– Develop proposals and RFP responses
– Monitor overall quality of work
• Client Representative/Project Manager
– Work directly with agency on active projects
Next Generation Trns•port
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Complete re-write for the modern web platform
Using Microsoft’s .NET Framework
Unified database, business rules, security model
New reporting tool to replace reporting aspect of
RTF
• Phased transition from client/server based on
Roadmap
• Focus on wider access for users and lower cost of
distribution and support for the agency
NGT Business Areas
• Current Phase 1
– PES/LAS functionality
– Impact Assessment
• Next Phases currently under consideration for start
up beginning early next year
– Materials Management
– Civil Rights
– TRACER, Phase 2
Materials Management
• Trns•port SiteManager Enhancements completed
– Materials Sample Information (Big 15) delivered
– LIMS integration analysis
• Michigan sponsored requirements JAD
• NGT Materials Backlog drafted
• NGT Materials work plan drafted and provided to
Michigan DOT and TTF
Civil Rights
• Minnesota hosted JAD in April 2005 provided initial
set of requirements
• Prioritized Backlog created for TTF consideration
• To be developed using the same methodology and
architecture as Next Generation Trns•port
• Will operate standalone or integrated with other
Trns•port components
• Proposed Work Plan submitted to subgroup
Agile and Test Driven Development
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Improve quality by reducing errors in code as you go
Code based on user stories, requirements and test cases
Automate testing
Broaden test database coverage of lifecycle
Monthly production-ready software increments
• Next Generation Trns•port
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User stories and product backlog
TTF oversight and prioritization with user collaboration
Automated testing of UI and web services
Automated unit testing
Acceptance Test Process
Agile vs. Waterfall
• Waterfall (typical plan-driven approach)
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Define Requirements up front
Design the solution
Build the software
Test the results
• Agile Approach
– Refine and prioritize requirements as you go
– Design, build, and test a subset of high priority requirements in short
“time-boxed” increments
– Issue a release when sufficient functionality exists to deliver a
working product
– Stop when the value of remaining requirements is less than the cost
of incorporating them into the software
Trns•port New Development and
Maintenance
Major Deliverables Since Last TUG
• Next Generation Trns•port Phase 1 work plan
approved and progressing well
• Delivery of Trns•port SiteManager Materials
Sample Information (Big 15) enhancements
• Test Suite 1.0a delivered to licensees and used by
Info Tech for release testing
• Delivered FieldNet 2.0a rewrite
2004-05 MSE Enhancement TMRs
• More than 55 functional enhancements delivered
• Object Store 2 Integration
• RTF-to-PDF output (Improves printing capability)
• Generic Fields
• Several enhancements in estimation functionality
including Trns•port CES Scatter Plot and
BAMS/DSS HREG
TMR Maintenance Backlog
Module
BAMS/DSS
CES
PES/LAS, SAPW
CAS
SiteManager, SitePad, SiteXchange
FieldManager Suite
Estimator
Expedite
Intranet
Test Suite
Multiple Modules
Total
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217
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148
70
303
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18
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New Delivered Removed
55
76
16
57
40
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66
64
23
11
1
14
134
116
28
35
62
6
10
19
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18
12
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6
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50
37
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447
435
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End
180
77
127
66
293
65
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15
6
0
30
867
MSE Activity Trends
MSE Activities
Delivered
Releases
Product Updates
Emergency Fixes
Maintenance TMRs
Enhancement TMRs
Reported
Call Tickets
Maintenance TMRs
Urgent/Critical TMRs
Enhancement TMRs
Warranty TMRs
Fiscal Year
03-04
04-05
% Change
19
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383
67
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435
43
-5%
-7%
14%
-36%
1,668
638
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189
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1,497
447
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-10%
-30%
-19%
-34%
-28%
2005-2006 MSE Focus
• Develop Next Generation Trns•port
• No AASHTO funded enhancements to AASHTO
owned modules
• Focus on urgent/critical TMRs
• Installation and testing improvements
• TTF approved high priority TMRs
• One release per module combining technology
upgrades, maintenance, enhancement and
warranty resolutions in February 2006
Standard TTF Reports on Cloverleaf
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Implementation Status Matrix
Agency Status Report
Maintenance Report
Supported Releases
Platform Status
TTF Meeting Minutes
http://www.cloverleaf.net
Cloverleaf
• Web Site hosted by Info Tech for our Trns•port
related activities
• General Trns•port information and software
updates
• Call tickets, TMRs, Agency Product and Platform
environment, TTF Meetings
• Host TUG Web Site and several List Servers
• Trns•port NGT Message Board and Forums
• Currently undergoing a facelift
Licensing, Implementation, and
Support Activities
Trns•port Licensees
New Brunswick
Alaska
Hawaii
Trns•port Implementation Status
http://www.cloverleaf.net
39 State Agencies, 1 Canadian
Province, FHWA Federal Lands
Highways, District of Columbia
DOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike
Beyond State DOTs
• Trns•port Licenses
– FHWA Federal Lands
– Penn Turnpike
– District of Columbia DOT
• FieldManager Licenses
– Over 150 Local Governments
– Over 400 Consultant/Contractor
• Estimator Licenses
– Over 500 Design Consultants for 13 state transportation
agencies
Service Unit Activity Continues Growth
• Completed 636 Service Units
– 5.6% increase over the previous year
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Over 300 trips to 27 Agencies
Began 2 new implementation projects
Began 3 New Materials implementations
On-site dedicated teams in 5 Agencies
Customer Support Activities
• Improved on-line electronic support
– Combined ERF and Warranty Report for easier support
request submittal
• Ongoing Help Desk and Call Ticket Resolution
– Increased training and knowledge of help desk staff
– Improved tracking and resolution time frames
• Customer Surveys
– NGT External Authentication
– SiteManager OLE Attachments
Darleen
Randall
Trns•port Marketing Activity
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15 tradeshows attended & presented
5 additional conferences attended & presented
27 agency visits with presentations
Improved materials available
– Individual product webinars available on request
– Updated Trns•port workflow documents & product sheets
– Trns•port Newsletters (Fall & Spring)
Meeting and Conference Attendance
• AASHTO Meetings
– National and Regional (WASHTO and SASHTO)
– Subcommittees on Information Systems, Construction,
and Materials
– Civil Rights Conference
• HEEP International and Regional I-V
• American Public Works Association (APWA)
• TEA and TUG Meetings
Outreach Initiatives
• DBE Initiatives
– Working with several states to provide Bid Express and
FieldManager to DBE contractors to give them better
access to contract information in a timely manner
• Local Transportation Assistance Program
– Working with several states to provide Estimator and
FieldManager to local agencies for Federally funded
contracts
• Academic Alliance Program
– Estimator and FieldManager are being used in several
Civil Engineering Departments
Trns•port Related Activities
Bid Express
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Continues to grow with 20 Agencies in production
Roughly 2,300 contractors signed up
Approximately $28 billion in bids submitted in 2004
On-line bid bond validation available with Surety
2000 Corporation and Insure Vision Technologies
• New features added in 2004
– Bid Data Analysis
– Credit card billing with VeriSign
– Plan Room capabilities
Progress with Internet Bidding using
Expedite and Bid Express
In production (20)
Implementing (7)
Collusion Detection Training Workshops
• Held in March 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 March 1-3, 2006
• Enrollment is limited to 15 participants
• A two-day Introduction to BAMS/DSS Training will be
offered February 27-28, prior to the Collusion Detection
Training workshop
• Sign-up available on Cloverleaf Events
• Bid collusion workshop Tuesday Nov. 8th, 8-10 AM at TUG
Conclusion
Summary
• Next Generation Trns•port
– Greater emphasis on user collaboration, test driven development,
and incremental deliverables
• Planning for the future
– Materials Management
– Civil Rights
– Estimation and TRACER
• Supporting the users
– Continued growth in on-site services
– More and better collaboration with the TTF, TRTs and users
– We’re fully committed to providing excellent service to all our
customers
Some ways to stay connected
• Web Sites
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Cloverleaf:
www.cloverleaf.net
TUG:
www.tug.cloverleaf.net
AASHTOWare:
www.aashtoware.net
NGT Message Board: www.cloverleaf.net/support/forum/index2.php
• Tug List Server
• Materials
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Trns•port Newsletter
Long Range Work Plan
Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement Work Plan
AASHTOWare Catalog
More Information…
• Product details follow closing slide for reference
– Accomplished last fiscal year
– In Progress this fiscal year
– Future or planned items
AASHTO Trns•port®
Contractor’s Report
Thomas P. Rothrock
Senior Vice President
November 6, 2005
www.cloverleaf.net
2004-05 Updates and Releases
Product
Releases
Updates
Emergency Fixes
BAMS/DSS
2
4
CES
3
3
Estimator
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3
Expedite
2
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FieldMgr/FieldNet
2
Intranet
2
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PES/LAS/SAPW/CAS
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4
SiteManager
1
SitePad
2
1
SiteXchange
1
1
Test Suite
1
1
Totals
18
7
3
2
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20
41
For specific information visit:
https://www.cloverleaf.net/cgi-bin/UpcomingRelease/UpcomingRelease.cgi?where=archive
SiteManager, SitePad, SiteXchange
• Accomplished
– 4 releases, 1 product update, 116 TMRs
• SiteManager 3.5a, 3.6a; SitePad 1.1e, 1.0b-3, SiteXchange 1.0b
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Materials Sample Information (Big 15) Enhancements
Mississippi Limited Access Enhancement
Oklahoma Superpave & PCC Mix Design Enhancement
Continued improvement for installation procedures
• In Progress
– Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions
• Upcoming
– LADOT funded TMR 8135 – Update Stockpiled Material Payment
Conversion Factor Enhancement
– February 2006 Release
PES, LAS, SAPW, CAS
• Accomplished
– 2 PES releases, 61 TMRs
• PES/LAS 5.8a, PES 5.9a
– 2 LAS releases, 16 TMRs
• PES/LAS 5.8a, LAS 5.9a
– 2 CAS releases, 6 TMRs
• CAS 5.4a, CAS 5.5a
– 2 SAPW releases, 4 TMRs
• SAPW 5.8a, SAPW 5.9a
– Several Enhancements including Tabbed Folder, Lock Projects,
CAS Site time records, LAS Pass to SiteManager
• In Progress
– Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions
• Upcoming
– February 2006 Releases
Expedite
• Accomplished
– 2 releases, 12 TMRs
• Expedite 5.5a
• Expedite 5.6a
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Ability to create additional Miscellaneous Data folders
Automatic Bid Withdraw feature
Add support for radio buttons
Add Generics to print sequences
• In Progress
– Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions
• Upcoming
– February 2006 Release
BAMS/DSS
• Accomplished
– 2 releases, 1 Product Update, 93 TMRs
• BAMS/DSS 6.5a
• BAMS/DSS 6.6a
• BAMS/DSS 6.6a-1
– 9 HREG Enhancements
• In Progress
– Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions
• Upcoming
– February 2006 Release
CES
• Accomplished
– 2 releases, 39 TMRs
• CES 5.5a
• CES 5.6a
– Scatter Plot, Bridge Info, Expand XML import/export
• In Progress
– Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions
• Upcoming
– February 2006 Release
Estimator
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1 release, 19 TMRs
Estimator Build Project in Item Order Enhancement
Estimator Build History Catalog Filter Enhancement
Estimator Undo/Redo Requirements Analysis
• In Progress
– Warranty resolutions, maintenance TMRs
– Undo/Redo Functionality
• Upcoming
– April 2006 Beta Release
FieldManager, FieldNet Suite
• Accomplished
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2 releases, 3 Product Updates, 62 TMRs
Michigan funded enhancements and development
FieldManager Contract ID and Type During Import
FieldManager Assign Items to Subcontractor
FieldNet 2.0a Rewrite
• In Progress
– Warranty resolutions, maintenance TMRs
– Contractor Performance Evaluation Enhancement
• Upcoming
– Warranty Release
Scheduling / Project Management
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 c/s 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 at TUG