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Each AASHTO fiscal year, the Trns•port
Task Force (TTF) reviews and makes
decisions related to enhancements and new
development requests for Trns•port.
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User input on the value and benefits of
requested enhancements contributes to the
TTF decision process.
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This user input is facilitated through a ballot
process conducted each fiscal year as
defined and administered by the Trns•port
User’s Group (TUG).
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The purpose of the ballot process is to
ensure that end users have a voice in the
on-going and strategic direction of the
Trns•port product.
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Through an Automated Ballot System (ABS)
on Cloverleaf, each member agency is given
the opportunity to vote for improvements the
agency regards as most important.
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The results of the voting are forwarded to the
TUG Chairperson for review, then to the TTF
to be considered for inclusion in the AASTHO
Trns•port Long Range Work Plan (LRWP).
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As the enhancements are submitted
throughout the year, the TMR tracking
system that supports the ABS is regularly
updated to reflect the most current status of
each request.
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During the fiscal year users, Technical
Advisory Groups (TAGs) and Info Tech
product experts review and comment on
requested enhancements prior to the official
ballot process.
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The current year’s ballot is a combination of
newly reported enhancement items and the
open ballot items from the previous year.
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This information is available throughout the
year in theTrns•port Pre-Ballot on Cloverleaf.
The pre-ballot is a replica of the ‘live’ ballot,
without the functionality to cast a vote.
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The “live” ballot is activated once a year,
immediately following the TUG conference.
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Each agency assigns one person to
represent the agency during the TUG
conference and the voting process.
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Why VOTE??????
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REMEMBER - The purpose of the ballot
process is to ensure that end users have a
voice in the on-going and strategic direction
of the Trns•port product.
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With the rewrite of the current Trns•port
product to Next Generation Trns•port (NGT),
some of the pending enhancements could be
included into the rewrite.
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It is up to the Trns•port Users Group to let
the TTF know which enhancements are
important to us.
We do this by voting!!!!!!
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With the help of the TAGs and Info Tech,
we have made changes to the ballot process
based on alignment with NGT, Trns•port
business areas and TTF directives.
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The 2005 Ballot Categories have been
realigned based on business functionality. In
the past they were based on Trns•port
modules.
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Alignment Matrix
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Note - Civil Rights Category and TAG
anticipated for 2006
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You will still get 100 points per each ballot
category to vote with. This year, those points
may span across modules.
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The “Scope” column has been replaced by a
“Complexity” column. Prior to the TUG, Info
Tech assigned Complexity values based on
anticipated business intricacy and NGT
development aspects
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We will no longer be using the <30% rule. In
the past, items not receiving 30% of the vote
over a two year period were dropped from
the ballot.
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All items submitted will remain on the ballot
and be considered for the NGT product
backlog unless removed by the reporting
Agency or deemed obsolete.
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Long Range Work Plan Reference removed
Multiple Organizations
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TAGs and Info Tech reviewed Active
Pending Enhancements for 2005 Ballot .– Removed Obsolete
– Already Delivered
– Aligned Ballot Items with new categories
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Example of Obsolete
TMR # 7880 LAS - Could not correct bid within the application through the tabbed folder
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Nothing is etched in stone………
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