TMC Operator Requirements and Position Descriptions, Phase 2, Kickoff Meeting

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TMC Operator Requirements and Position
Descriptions, Phase 2, Kickoff Meeting

• Presented by Dennis J. Folds

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Disclaimer

• Georgia Tech is not yet under contract to UMTRI
  for this task
• Remaining issues are administrative we expect
  them to be resolved quickly
• Some planned kickoff meeting items will be
  provided after the contract is in place
• Draft project fact sheet
• Project management data

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Overall Technical Approach

• Conduct intensive review of Phase 1 material
• Determine what Phase 1 material to include in
  software tool
• Identify gaps in Phase 1 material, and develop
  material necessary for tool support
• Define functional requirements for interactive
  tool
• Software capabilities
• User interface features

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Overall Technical Approach

• Determine software architecture and requirements
• Platform requirements
• Software standards
• Configuration management
• Software design, development, and testing
• Develop preliminary tool design and prototypes
• Finalize design
• Develop software
• Perform software testing

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Overall Technical Approach

• Usability testing of tool
• Develop a usability test plan
• Perform usability testing
• Develop usability test report with
  recommendations for modifications
• Finalize interactive tool
• Documentation
• Outreach material
• Technical support

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Project Schedule

• Phase 1 review Day 45
• Functional Requirements Document Day 75
• Software Architecture and Software Requirements
  Documents Day 120
• Usability Test Plan Day 120
• Preliminary design and prototypes Day 150

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Project Schedule

• Software Test Plan Day 180
• Detailed Design Document Day 210
• User Quick Reference Guide Day 250
• Ready for testing software Day 280
• Phase 1 revision material Day 320

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Project Schedule

• Summary project report Day 340
• Usability Test Report Day 360
• Final tool Day 400
• Detailed plan available in Microsoft Project

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Staffing Plan

• Dr. Dennis J. Folds Task Order Lead
• Dana Stocks Software Development Lead
• Jerry B. Ray, Jr. User Interface Design Lead
  will also develop prototype tool
• Tonya M. Whaley Usability Testing Coordinator
• Above personnel were all involved in the TMC
  simulator project and the ErgoTMC website

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Plan for Tracking Comments

• Use of change tracking in Microsoft Word
• Will provide electronic versions of revised
  deliverables so that reviewer can see revisions
• Will provide summary documentation of responses
  to comments in table format in the transmittal
  letter for the revised deliverable

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Plan for Stakeholder Involvement

• Expect project advisory board to consist of
• TMC managers (will also participate in usability
  testing task)
• Contractor personnel experienced in TMC
  operations
• Individuals directly involved with development of
  Phase 1 material
• Other individuals named by FHWA

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Plan for Project Outreach

• Project presentation
• Issues/challenges in current practice
• Purpose of project
• Outcome and findings
• Products developed
• Intended audiences
• Project fact sheet (draft to be provided)

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Mechanisms for Technical Interchange

• Teleconference Calls (monthly?)
• Net Meetings (quarterly?)
• VTC (?) if all parties have access
• One major TIM at TFHRC