TUG Overview Brian Parnell (TUG Chair, South Carolina Department of Transportation) October 6th, 2007

Trns  port Users Group (TUG) Started in 1986

What\Who is the TUG ? You!

Not Just an Annual Event Users Users List Service List Service Technical Advisory Groups - TAG’s Technical Advisory Groups - TAG’s Technical Review Teams - TRT’s Technical Review Teams - TRT’s Joint Application Development – JAD Joint Application Development – JAD TUG Board of Directors TUG Board of Directors Trns≠port Task Force - TTF Trns≠port Task Force - TTF

TUG Structure Users User Rep TUG Board Task Force AASHTO Contractor

TUG Objectives To provide a forum for a unified voice to direct the course of Trns ∞ port. To provide a forum for a unified voice to direct the course of Trns ∞ port. To provide cooperative technical support of the products. To provide cooperative technical support of the products. Provide input on product effectiveness, deficiencies, and needed enhancements Provide input on product effectiveness, deficiencies, and needed enhancements

Define training and support needs. Define training and support needs. Prioritize maintenance, enhancements, and support. Prioritize maintenance, enhancements, and support. Submit recommendations to the Product Management Task Force. Submit recommendations to the Product Management Task Force. TUG Objectives

Individually represent your participating members departments or licensed organizations interest in the product. Individually represent your participating members departments or licensed organizations interest in the product. Participate when and where possible. Participate when and where possible. List Service, TAG, TRT, JAD, TUG Board, TTF, TUG Conference List Service, TAG, TRT, JAD, TUG Board, TTF, TUG Conference Representative’s Objectives

TUG Board of Directors 4 member Board 4 member Board Chairperson – Brian Parnell SCDOT Chairperson – Brian Parnell SCDOT Vice Chairperson – David Debo TxDOT Vice Chairperson – David Debo TxDOT Secretary-Treasurer – Sheri Meyerhoff InDOT Secretary-Treasurer – Sheri Meyerhoff InDOT Outgoing (Past) Chairperson – David Castleberg WisDOT Outgoing (Past) Chairperson – David Castleberg WisDOT

Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) TUG subgroup created to provide input to the TUG on issues associated to specific AASHTOWare Trns·port products TUG subgroup created to provide input to the TUG on issues associated to specific AASHTOWare Trns·port products Eight TAG’s Eight TAG’s

Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) Construction Management Construction Management provides input to the Trns port Users group on issues associated with SiteManager, SitePad, SiteXchange and CAS. provides input to the Trns port Users group on issues associated with SiteManager, SitePad, SiteXchange and CAS. Cost Estimation Cost Estimation provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with the Estimator and CES. provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with the Estimator and CES.

Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) Contract Monitoring Contract Monitoring Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with BAMS/DSS. Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with BAMS/DSS. Field Management Field Management Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with the FieldManager suite of software. Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with the FieldManager suite of software.

Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) Information Technology Information Technology Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on technical issues relating to the enhancement and development of all the Trns.port modules. Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on technical issues relating to the enhancement and development of all the Trns.port modules. Materials Materials Provides input to the Trns  port Users group on issues associated with the materials portion of SiteManager. Provides input to the Trns  port Users group on issues associated with the materials portion of SiteManager.

Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) Proposal through Award Proposal through Award Provides input to the Trns ® port Users Group on issues associated with the PES, LAS and the Expedite. Provides input to the Trns ® port Users Group on issues associated with the PES, LAS and the Expedite. Civil Rights Civil Rights Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with CRLMS Provides input to the Trns  port Users Group on issues associated with CRLMS

Sources of information

What is the Ballot? User input for product enhancement User input for product enhancement Collection of TMRs Collection of TMRs Annual process Annual process Defined and administered by the TUG Defined and administered by the TUG Pre-Ballot available on Cloverleaf Pre-Ballot available on Cloverleaf

Ballot Process TMR submitted by Agency, TTF or ITI TMR submitted by Agency, TTF or ITI ITI reviews, comments, categorizes and assesses complexity ITI reviews, comments, categorizes and assesses complexity TAG reviews TMRs TAG reviews TMRs Ballot created Ballot created

Ballot Categories 7 Ballot categories 7 Ballot categories Multiple subcategories Multiple subcategories Defined by business functionality Defined by business functionality Aligned with Web Trns  port Business Areas Aligned with Web Trns  port Business Areas

Ballot Categories Civil Rights and Labor Management Civil Rights and Labor Management Construction Management Construction Management Contract Monitoring Contract Monitoring Cost Estimation Cost Estimation General (Information Technology and Cross Modules) General (Information Technology and Cross Modules) Materials Management Materials Management Proposal, Letting and Award Proposal, Letting and Award

Ballot Categories Scheduling and Project Management Category and TAG anticipated for 2008 Scheduling and Project Management Category and TAG anticipated for 2008

Ballot Alignment HUH?

Ballot Process Fact sheet

Voting Agency User Rep or delegate votes Agency User Rep or delegate votes 100 points per category 100 points per category Vote in all categories Vote in all categories Two week voting period Two week voting period October 24th – November 7th October 24th – November 7th Results posted after November 14 Results posted after November 14

How are the results used? By the TTF and Web Trns  Port Business Manager By the TTF and Web Trns  Port Business Manager By Agencies By Agencies By the TTF By the TTF

Why Vote?

Voting Results TUG Chair reviews results TUG Chair reviews results Task Force consideration for AASHTO Long Range Work Plan Task Force consideration for AASHTO Long Range Work Plan

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