Business Process Modeling for a Highway Agency: A Demonstration with Planning and Programming Activities

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Business Process Modeling for a Highway Agency
A Demonstration with Planning and Programming
Activities

• Andrea E. Aliberti
• Jef Benbanaste
• Seon-Ho Choi
• Isabelle Estripeaut
• James J. Perry
• Daniel J. Streufert

Presented to the SEAS Undergraduate Research and
Design Symposium Charlottesville, Virginia May
5th, 2005
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Agenda

• Overview
• Case 1 MPO Process
• Case 2 Urban Programs
• Case 3 Secondary Roads
• Technical Extension 1 Software Applications
  Supporting Business Processes
• Technical Extension 2 Simulation
• Conclusion and Future Work

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Overview
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Motivation
Source Virginia Department of Transportation 2005
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Motivation
US Department of Transportation Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Virginia Department of Transportation Six-Year
Improvement Program (SYIP)
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Motivation
Source Virginia Department of Transportation 2005
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Motivation
Source Deloitte and Touche 2004
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Motivation
Source Deloitte and Touche 2004
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Mission Statement

• Improve communication, reduce costs, and increase
  scheduling effectiveness through a demonstration
  of business process modeling for planning and
  programming activities of the transportation
  agency.

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Methodology

• IDEF (integrated definition) a graphical
  representation of a business process that
  exhibits the activities and their interdependence
  that make up the business process to any desired
  level of detail.

Source Computer Associates 2005
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Methodology
Gather Information from reports and interviews
Organize Information with IDEF modeling
Improve business processes and IT coordination
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Methodology
Source idef.com 2005
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Methodology
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Case 1 Metropolitan Planning Organization
Processes
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Primary MPO Activities
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Funding Allocation Process
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Case 2 Urban Programs
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Urban Program Activities
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Case 3 Secondary Programs
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Primary Processes
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Work Session Sub Processes
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Technical Extension 1 Software Applications
Supporting Business Processes
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Software Applications Supporting Business
Processes

• Document Management Software
• Hummingbird DOCS Open
• Kofax Ascent Capture
• Adobe Acrobat Capture Cluster
• Planning and Programming Software
• Hummingbird Enterprise 2004 Workflow
• Business Process Management Software
• FileNet Compliance Framework
• FileNet Business Process Manager

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Technical Extension 2 Simulation
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Probabilistic Simulation of Schedule and Cost
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

• Improve communication among stakeholders,
  federal, state and local governments in the
  development and implementation of transportation
  plans and programs
• Reduce cost of project planning and programming
• Improve scheduling of planning and programming

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Conclusion

• Project prioritization proposal
• Monitoring and simulation proposal
• Risk assessment incorporated into IDEF

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Acknowledgements

• Sponsors
• Virginia Department of Transportation
• Transportation and Mobility Planning Division
• Programming Division
• Information Technology Applications Division
• US Federal Highway Administration
• Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Participants
• Virginia Department of Rail and Public
  Transportation
• Virginia State Corporation Commission
• Utah Department of Transportation

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Acknowledgements
Steering Committee
Marsha FiolCharlie RasnickMurali RaoKen Myers Jerry SearsBen MannellChad TuckerJoe Runk Ellett PollardBarbara TurnerRuss Neyman Wayne Ferguson
Interviewees from VDOT Divisions and MPOs
Jennifer DeBruhl Ken Lantz John Nahm Amy Costello Frank Dunn Rob Walters Craig Ahlin Kathy Henley Deborah Grant Gene Wells Joe Orcutt Ahmet Anday Dick Jones Michael Hester Bill Pulkowski Larry Hagan Bill Allbright Reginald Beasley Joseph Paulus
Graduate Student Advisor Rachel K.
Jennings Technical Advisor Professor James H.
Lambert