1. AASHTO Trnsport ® 2007 Contractor’s Report Thomas P. Rothrock, Ph.D. Senior Vice President October 7, 2007 ‘Meet me in St. Louis’

2. Themes web Trnsport MSE activities Service unit and direct contract activities Trnsport related activities Appendix – production software details

3. First, a little history… Cover of the July 1986 edition of the AASHTO Journal with an article about the first BAMS Conference held in Gainesville, Florida in March with 63 attendees: 27 state agencies - 51 AASHTO - 1 FHWA - 1 three AGs - 3 Info Tech -7

4. The first conference committee…

5. Some topics that were discussed… Benefits of joint development Need to connect with microcomputers Better support for cost estimation using cost-based methods Evolution into a full-spectrum construction contract management system MBE/WBE reporting to FHWA Need for a project management system to support the planning processes

6. web Trnsport Goals Al Oerter throwing the discus during the U.S. Olympic trials at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California, 1960.

7. Start with a clean slate… All new code base using a standardized, web- based architecture Unified data model with a fully integrated database New report writing tool New, uniform GUI Standardized business rules throughout Consistent security model The creative act does not create something out of nothing; it uncovers, selects, reshuffles, combines, synthesizes already existing facts, ideas, faculties, skills. The more familiar the parts, the more striking the new whole. (Arthur Koestler; The act of creation)

8. Build in extremely high quality… Test driven development Automated testing with few exceptions Much lower cost of maintenance Easy and productive to use “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -- Neil Armstrong

9. Make it customizable and extensible Page layout Field name changes are applied throughout Unlimited generic fields Custom report framework System configuration options Services oriented architecture –XML interfaces

10. Provide access for external users Securely support both on-line and off-line access and data transfer Currently Estimates, Bidding, Subcontractor Requests are supported Civil Rights needs payroll, prompt payment, OJT, EEO survey, etc. There are many additional materials and construction needs

11. Lower the Total Cost of Ownership Make it easier and faster to install, test, and update The browser interface eliminates roll-out to desktops High quality reduces need for maintenance and lowers support costs

12. web Trnsport New Development Model Breaking down the walls!

13. Extensive user involvement throughout Technical Review Teams oversee development Requirements expressed as user stories Test cases written for each user story before coding –80,000+ to date which are run daily –Test environment is a deliverable to the users Monthly build posted to the Internet for user access NGT Forum and List Servs for user communication Early releases for testing in end-user environments

14. Product backlog management Represents the high-level user requirements Divided into prioritized groupings for product delivery and contracting purposes Relative point estimates established for each item –Allows progress to be measured and schedule assessed Broken down into smaller backlog items for completion in a 30-day sprint

15. Key Development Processes Co-located, multi-disciplinary teams –subject matter experts, developers, tech writers, etc. Managed according to ‘Scrum’ processes Test-driven development Pair programming Continuous integration Multi-responsibility teams –New development, maintenance, support, implementation, etc.

16. Standard scrum process

17. Backlog Progression through NGT Sprint

18. Frequent validation by TRTs and TAGs TRTs participates in monthly sprint reviews and planning sessions TRTs approve alpha test results each month TAGs participate in monthly web conferences Civil Rights TRT

19. Communication with user community Business and technical webinars (demo and Q&A) –3 business webinars: 20+ agencies, 100+ people –2 technical webinars: 20+ agencies, 120+ people Made 5 on-site visits to preview software with users and get feedback (FL, IN, NC, OH, OK, VT) –Agencies selected were reviewed and approved by TRT –Visits received positive feedback with good suggestions NGT Online Forum for discussion and feedback Online TeamTrack issue reporting/tracking system

20. web Trnsport Rollout “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

21. Agency Deployment Infrastructure

22. Kansas DOT pre-release testing KSDOT currently still using mainframe Trnsport Installed web Trnsport in-house in January 2007 Loading data, customizing, and testing system Updating with monthly sprint results Running all the standard acceptance tests onsite with each update KSDOT Goal is to put Web Trnsport into production in early 2008

23. Preconstruction release schedule ReleaseContent Preconstruction Release 1 (limited production release) September ’07 sprint results Preconstruction BetaFebruary ’08 sprint results Preconstruction Release 2 (full production release) June ’08 sprint results Actual release dates are dependent on TRT and TTF sprint result approvals. TRT and TTF each have five days to make approval decisions.

24. Agency installation & migration tasks Installation and migration planning Acquire, install, & configure hardware and software Install web Trnsport Configure system (workflows, installation options, etc.) Migrate data from existing PES/LAS system if applicable –Version upgrades may be necessary Create new required data (e.g., new code tables, security) Apply agency customizations –including GUI, interfaces, and reports Testing at each stage of the installation process User training and DOT specific documentation updates

25. Interfacing with c/s Trnsport Incremental web Trnsport delivery –Preconstruction, CRLMS, Construction, Materials, Cost Estimation, Decision Support Agencies will need to use a mixture of client/server and web Trnsport during transition web Trnsport interfaces will be provided for c/s modules that have not yet been replaced by web Trnsport

26. Why Preliminary Releases… Early exposure for assessing what’s needed for production Jump start on data migration, training and customizations Any errors found before end of beta will be corrected under this contract “Nodding the head does not row the boat.” – Irish Proverb USA Lightweight 4- rowing at the World Championships Photographer: Joel Rogers.

27. Publication available in Demo Room

28. Trnsport MSE Activities “A good listener is usually thinking about something else.” – Frank McKinney Hubbard

29. Trnsport Licensees Trnsport Implementation Status http://www.cloverleaf.net MSE Activities

30. Trnsport Licensees 40 State Agencies 2 Canadian Provinces Philippines DPWH District of Columbia DOT Pennsylvania Turnpike FieldManager ® –161 Local Governments –631 Consultants/Contractors in 222 organizations Estimator –813 Design Consultants in 555 firms MSE Activities

31. Agencies Licensing Additional Modules PES ® /LAS ® – LA BAMS/DSS ® – LA CES ® – IA, LA CAS ® – NJ SiteManager ™ – IA,MD SitePad ™ – GA, IN TRACER ™ – OR, PA,WY MSE Activities

32. Maintenance TMR/Call Ticket Trend Fiscal Year MSE Activities

33. A Few Stats from Last Fiscal Year… 1,855 Support Requests (Call Tickets) –E-Mail, Telephone and Cloverleaf TMRs Reported –37 Warranty –240 Maintenance –131 Enhancement TMRs Delivered –35 Warranty –124 Maintenance –36 Enhancement MSE Activities

34. Major Deliverables Since Last TUG 2006-07 MSE Releases –FieldNet 2.1a – March 2007 –SiteManager 3.8a, SitePad 1.1f, FieldManager 4.3a – June 2007 –PES/LAS 5.9c, CAS 5.5c, CES 5.7b, BAMS/DSS 6.6c, Expedite 5.6c, Estimator 2.5a – Sept 2007 2006-07 Technology/Tool Upgrades –Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 –SitePad Pocket PC Microsoft OS MSE Activities

35. 2006-07 General System Highlights Portion of Maintenance and Support Services budget used for new development Maintenance TMRs –Began the year with 933 TMRs, ended with 1,011 TMRs –240 reported, 38 obsolete and 124 delivered TMRs –Addressed urgent, critical and select highs per TTF Enhancement TMRs –36 Trnsport functional enhancements delivered –24 FieldManager and Estimator Enhancements MSE Activities

36. 2007-08 Maintenance Focus Focus on urgent/critical TMRs and TTF approved high priority TMRs Installation, testing and release improvements Technology Upgrades –Microsoft IE7 web browser and Vista OS –Microsoft OS upgrade for Trnsport SitePad on pocket pc Interfaces with web Trnsport Fiscal Year MSE releases June 2008 MSE Activities

37. On-line Support and Issue Tracking –External TeamTrack initiative going well Ongoing Help Desk and Call Ticket Resolution –Ongoing training of help desk staff –Staff collocation with developers and testers Customer Surveys –Service available via web tool hosted by Info Tech Darleen Randall Customer Support Activities MSE Activities

38. Service Unit and Direct Contract Activities One of three Trnsport CES Cost Estimation training classes in the Philippines

39. Service Unit Activity More than 140 trips to 24 agencies Began 1 new Trnsport implementation Completed 548 Service Units On-site dedicated teams at 7 Agencies MSE Activities

40. Trnsport Related Activities

41. Trnsport Marketing Activity 21 agency visits focusing on –specific areas of interest –presentations and demonstrations of Trnsport suite 24 informal agency visits focused on building relationships with key personnel 25 webinars primarily focused on cost estimation and electronic bidding MSE Activities

42. Meeting and Conference Attendance AASHTO Meetings –National AASHTO Annual Meeting –Subcommittees on Information Systems, Construction, and Materials HEEP International and Regional I-V American Public Works Association (APWA) (National Congress and some regional meetings) Associated General Contractors and Road Builders shows (select few) TEA and TUG Meetings MSE Activities

43. Bid Express Continues to grow with 28 Agencies and 1 Canadian Province in production Roughly 3,125 contractors signed up Approximately $54 billion in bids submitted in 2006 On-line bid bond validation available with Surety 2000 Corporation and Insure Vision Technologies New features added in 2006/2007 –Enhancements to Small Business Network Implementing an Electronic Bidding program for DBEs nation-wide Trnsport Related Activities

44. Small Business Network for DBE Community Agencies providing Small Business Network Accounts to certified DBE community –Alabama DOT EEO –Georgia DOT EEO –Indiana DOT and Supportive Services –Iowa DOT EEO –Michigan DOT Office of Equal Opportunity –New Jersey DOT EEO (pilot) –Oregon DOT EEO (pilot) Nova Scotia providing SB network to subcontractors MSE Activities

45. Progress with Internet Bidding using Expedite and In production with 2-way Bidding (29) Canadian Provinces in Production (1) Implementing or working toward implementing 2-way Bidding (7)

46. Collusion Detection Training Workshops Held annually at Info Tech offices in Gainesville, Florida in late winter Provides hands-on, in-depth training using BAMS/DSS ® with case studies using real agency data Next workshop scheduled: –February 26 – 28, 2008 Enrollment is limited to 15 participants to ensure student/staff interaction Information available on Cloverleaf under “Events” or by contacting Joe Phelan Trnsport Related Activities

47. Conclusion The Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter took this picture of what looks like a smiley face.

48. Summary web Trnsport Development –Continued emphasis on user collaboration, test driven development, incremental deliverables, and quality results –Preconstruction and CRLMS Gearing Up for Next Areas of Development –Materials Management –Construction Management –Cost Estimation (including TRACER integration) –Contract Monitoring and Bid Analysis 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

49. Some ways to stay connected Web Sites –CloverleafCloverleaf –TUGTUG –AASHTOWare ®AASHTOWare –NGT ForumNGT Forum TUG List Server Documents –Trnsport Newsletter –Maintenance, Support, and Enhancement Work Plan –AASHTOWare Catalog

50. Appendix Product Details Accomplished last fiscal year In progress this fiscal year Future or planned items

51. TMR Maintenance Backlog MSE Activities ModuleBeginNewDeliveredAdjustmentsEnd BAMS/DSS184140197 CAS725076 CES100498-4137 Estimator4511 9 Expedite136018 FieldManager Suite686145-2262 FieldNet201917022 Intranet60006 LAS5551059 PES91103098 SAPW50005 SiteManager2996133-20307 SitePad93507 SiteXchange41104 Test Suite31004 Totals933240124-381011

52. 2006-07 Updates and Releases ProductReleasesUpdatesEmergency Fixes BAMS/DSS112 CES217 Estimator1 Expedite11 FieldManager/FieldNet116 Intranet PES/LAS/SAPW/CAS113 SiteManager213 SitePad SiteXchange Test Suite2 Totals11342

53. SiteManager, SitePad, SiteXchange Accomplished –2 releases, 1 product update and 39 TMRs SiteManager 3.8a, SitePad 1.1f, SiteXchange 1.0b-1 –Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 Technology Upgrade –Agency Funded Enhancements In Progress –Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions Upcoming –December, 2007 Warranty Release –Microsoft Vista, IE 7 Technology Upgrade –2007 – 2008 FY Release

54. SiteManager Enhancements Enhancements for SiteManager 3.8a: –7247: Spell check for DWR record work item remarks –8507: Add attachment functionality to the DWR, Diary, Constr Conf –9417: Allow agencies to set the FHWA approval for change orders –9512: Custom Template on Superpave Window

55. SiteManager Enhancements SiteManager 3.8a Enhancements (Continued) –9513: Maintain Sample - Representative Qty –9539: Add attachments to Superpave and Portland Cement Concrete Mix Design window –9600: Additional Remark Types on Approved Materials and P/S windows –9690: Add Custom Record Template function to PCC Mix Design window

56. PES, LAS, SAPW, CAS Accomplished –1 Release, 18 TMRs PES/LAS/SAPW 5.9c –1 Release, 3 TMRs CAS 5.5c –Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Techology Upgrade In Progress –Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions Upcoming –February, 2008 Warranty Release –Microsoft Vista, IE 7 Technology Upgrade –2007 – 2008 FY Release

57. Expedite Accomplished –1 release, 6 TMRs Expedite 5.6c –Maintenance and warranty resolutions Upcoming –June 2008 Release Expedite 5.7a –2 Releases Planned Pre-Release to Illinois for Enh TMR 9803 –Maintenance and Warranty Resolutions planned

58. BAMS/DSS Accomplished –2 Releases, 1 Product Update, 13 TMRs BAMS/DSS 6.6c and BAMS/DSS Standard 6.6c BAMS/DSS 6.6b-2 –Maintenance and warranty resolutions, Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Technology Upgrade In Progress –Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions Upcoming –February, 2008 Warranty Release –Microsoft Vista, IE 7 Technology Upgrade –2007 – 2008 FY Release

59. CES Accomplished –1 releases, 42 TMRs CES 5.7b –Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Technology Upgrade In Progress –Warranty and urgent/critical TMR resolutions Upcoming –February, 2008 Warranty Release –Microsoft Vista, IE 7 Technology Upgrade –2007 – 2008 FY Release

60. Estimator Accomplished –1Beta release, 1 Release, 16 TMRs Estimator 2.5a Beta Estimator 2.5a –6 enhancements Estimator 2.5a enhancements –7321: XML import from Estimator to have same functionality as pjiport.dat file (Modifications also required to PES/LAS and CES) –7730: documentation for PES Estimator interaction –7833: Improvements to Bid History Graph

61. Estimator Enhancements Estimator 2.5a enhancements (Continued) –8077: Document bid history data –8118: Add new Estimate type - 'Use only Trnsport items and codes –9103: Require the addition of fed/state project number to Estimator Upcoming –2007 – 2008 YE Release 5 approved enhancement TMRs

62. FieldManager, FieldNet Suite Accomplished –3 Releases, 84 TMRs FieldManager 4.2c, 4.3a, FieldNet 2.1a –FieldManager to SiteXchange Interface Enh (TMR 9082) In Progress –Warranty resolutions, Maintenance TMRs –Bentley On-Site Interface Proof of Concept Pilot Upcoming –1 Product Update FieldNet 2.1a-1 –TMR resolutions plus enhancements