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A Tool for Environmental Scheduling, Accountability and Performance Measurement

TxECOS

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What is TxECOS?

Who uses TxECOS?

How does it help the Agency?

How was this tool successfully built for the business needs?

Next Steps?

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What is TxECOS?

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Integration links to SQL Replicated Databases

Texas ECOS Application

External Web Server •Middleware

•DOT Java File

•JSP Files

•Java Beans

•Business Logic

Oracle Database Server • DBMS

•Tables

•Packages

•Types

Desktop or Laptop Computers •Internet Browser > URL to Texas ECOS

Internal Server •Data Management

DBMS

TxECOS Project Dashboard

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Who uses TxECOS ?

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ENV

TxECOS DIST FHWA

TPWD

How does it help the Agency?

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Preliminary Analysis

Detailed

Technical

Analysis

Agency Coordination

Document Preparation

Reviews

Initiation Planning Execution Environmental Clearance & Monitoring

•Interfaces with TxDOT-issued iPads enabling users to document information while in the field. •Updates instantly; Project Dashboard replaces the manual process. •Integrates with legacy mainframe systems and Microsoft Outlook for automatic notifications on project changes to users.

Portability and Standardization

How does it help the agency?

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Portability and Standardization

• Facilitates legally-required environmental scoping.

• Archives all documentation for ENV and FHWA review electronically.

• Eliminates production and transmission of paper copies of extensive project files.

Accountability

• Enables to track legislatively required tasks.

• Provides quick snap shot of Monthly Project Flow.

• Documents Approval times. • Measures review times for document

clearances.

Portability and Standardization Performance Measurement

• Forecasts high-level project estimates based on project classification.

• Early risk identification on projects. • Automates stakeholder agreement on

tasks and schedules. • Facilities tracking of project schedule and

Change Management.

Planning and Scheduling

Customer's Quote

The Dallas District called ECOS “an extremely valuable asset to our environmental process, as it has improved and streamlined our work. We use it as the official file of record for our environmental projects such as scopes, risk assessments and resource agency coordination. We also find ECOS very valuable for audit purposes and for full compliance of all federal and state environmental regulations.”

- Dan Perge, P.E. Assistant Advance Project Development Engineer

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How was this tool successfully built for the business needs?

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Stakeholder’s Different Perspectives?

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TxECOS - Business Analysis Team

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Next Steps?

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The anticipated development for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 will address: Facilitating FHWA Delegation to TxDOT GIS interface to integrate with environmental GIS layers in TxDOT Texas Historical Overlay and consolidate digitized project files Additional tracking and reporting needs, core module enhancements Texas ECOS will facilitate sharing environmental data and coordinating with

TxDOT Consultants, resource and regulatory agencies Integration with ITSM’s reporting software Texas ECOS development will also include integration with TxDOT enterprise

systems: ProjectONE (Texas Enterprise Resource Planning), FIMS (financial tool), and Site Manager (construction tool). .

Further enhancements include integration of existing Access databases and other ancillary reporting tools.

Questions?

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Troy D. Sykes Business Analyst, Environmental Affairs Division Texas Department of Transportation Email: Troy.Sykes@txdot.gov (512) 416-2571 Sai Kolla, PMP® Business Analyst, Environmental Affairs Division Texas Department of Transportation Email: Skolla-c@txdot.gov (512) 416-2774