Next Generation Trnsport Current Development Update Presented by Ian Baldwin, Info Tech, Inc. October 2006

Topics NGT Preconstruction Progress NGT Infrastructure Progress Michigan Materials Prework Development Approach Customer Involvement Preparing for Additional Phases

NGT Preconstruction Progress

Overview Focus on Preconstruction Business Capture big picture view of changes –Not everything in NGT is represented here View through sprint 15 (end of September)

Preconstruction Functions – Current

Preconstruction Project What Is In NGT –All of Project functions except handful of fields –Most of alternate and funding functionality What Is Left –Sections (Key Area Not Started) –Category Improvements

Preconstruction Proposal What Is In NGT –All of Proposal functions except handful of fields –Cost + Time throughout tracking and business logic What Is Left –Cost + Time Portions of some reports –Addenda (Key area not started) Actively working on user stories to define requirements Process will likely change from C/S, hopefully for the better with user feedback

Preconstruction Letting What Is In NGT –Most of bid letting –Most of bid management What Is Left –Award/Reject statuses –Planholder billing –Address Labels –Final bid validations and calculations

Preconstruction Business Aspects What Is In NGT –Interface to Expedite –Proposal Level Reports –Basic Agency Options What Is Left –All other Trnsport interfaces out of C/S –Bid Lettings Summary Reports –Funding Reports –Detail Estimate Reports –Remaining Agency Options

NGT Infrastructure Progress

Overview Focus on Infrastructure – all of NGT will be impacted Capture big picture view of changes –Not everything in NGT is represented here Try to balance needs of now and still look forward –Don’t have detailed future requirements so… –Don’t paint ourselves into a corner when we get there

Infrastructure – Current

Customization What Is In NGT –Field Validation –Report Tool – Active Reports –Filtering and Sorting –Page Customization What Is Left –Custom Processes/Plug-ins Framework (Key area not started) –Attachments (Key area not started)

Reference Data What Is In NGT –Most Vendor Tables –Reference Items –Special Provisions –Reference Funds What Is Left –Vendor Affiliates –Individual Code Tables

Security What Is In NGT –Login –Access Rights to nearly all existing pages –User and Role Maintenance What Is Left –Control Groups (Key area not started) –Simplifying Role Maintenance –Complete Active Directory Support –Auditing/Logging (Key area not started) Determining requirements for auditing – maybe handled outside of NGT

Packaging/Delivery What Is In NGT –Install as part of build environment –Incremental migration and documentation What Is Left –Remaining functions migration and documentation

Michigan Materials Pre-work

Materials Prework Overview Incorporated as part of NGT Funded by Michigan DOT –Involved in User Story Creation, end of sprint review Already addressing scope from the larger Materials proposal Will be in a much better position to start the Materials phase when it happens Another method to get involved –Jump start a particular area of interest –Get involved on the ground floor

Progress on Materials Prework Reference Materials Sources and Facilities Pre-tested Stock and transactions Certified Materials and Basis of Acceptance –Shipments –Validations –Verifications of Quantity

Development Approach

Development Approach Revisited PES/LAS C/S as Baseline Look for opportunities of improvement Where practical, don’t carry over functionality that isn’t used, or could be obsolete All data in C/S will have a home in NGT

Practical Examples of Redesigns Letting/Proposal Relationship –Easier to move proposal Fund Packages –More flexible –Can emulate what was done in C/S –Should simplify payment algorithms In Progress: “Person” within NGT –Staff Code Table –User Table –Vendor Officer

Testing Framework Drives the whole process Safety net to try new things Acceptance Test User Interface Tests Installation Tests

Why Do My End Users Care? High quality Easier to deliver updates Customization opportunities that could simplify their tasks An opportunity to more closely align NGT with agency business practices

Customer Involvement

Collaborative Involvement Trnsport Task Force –Owners of product backlog – content and priority –Sign-off at end of Sprint Technical Review Team –Forming for Preconstruction Proposal thru Award TAG –Review detailed progress –Feed requirements for potential new backlog items –Sounding board for approaches in redesigning certain areas

NGT Forum Agencies Involved –23 Total Agencies have posted –Kudos to Nebraska Averaging About 1 New Topic per Week Added Helpful Tips FAQ Forum Added Civil Rights notification functions –Notification for new topics in a given area –Notification for replies to a specific topic

NGT Preview Site Encourage Agency Use Performance Improvements –Based on less data –Programmatic Improvements Data Available –User List Maintained between sprints –Researching keeping data between sprints Merge Entered Data with Migrated Data

NGT Pre-Release Development approach provides monthly production release Validate elements not on preview site –Installation –Migration –Configuration –Customization Contact Jim Johnson of the TTF if your agency is interested in a pre-release

Get Involved NGT Forum –Get your opinion heard NGT Preview Site –Stress it, break it –See if it works for you Volunteer –TAGs –TRTs –Early Release Agency

Preparing for Additional Phases

Additional Phases for NGT CRLMS projected to start in Q1 Business Manager for each phase Ramping up additional NGT resources Development team preparing to support multiple NGT phases with updates to tools and processes Ensure strategic unification goals

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