OnTrackCS™ Project Tracking and Reporting System	Download PDF
OnTrackCS™ enables agencies to track and report progress on complicated, inter-agency projects and programs, resulting in improved project delivery, coordination, and communication.

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Background

Complex projects and programs often span many different entities, including public agencies, contractors, consultants, and public interest groups. Successful execution of these projects and programs depends on effective program management, monitoring, and information sharing. OnTrackCS was designed exclusively to assist in this process. Using OnTrackCS:

• Agency staff and other stakeholders can store, view, and share information on the status of programs, projects, and individual project milestones using a secure, central repository;
• Any user can produce an on-line or printed report on the status of any collection of programs and projects; and
• Project managers and program coordinators can set up automatic e-mail updates to collect updated status information from project and milestone owners.

With OnTrackCS, agency staff can focus on improving projects and program delivery rather than assembling and distributing status reports.

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Benefits

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Easily navigate through a large project spotting log-jams before they stall the entire effort.

• Centralized and Simplified – OnTrackCS makes transportation stakeholders at every level more informed and productive. Agency staff and their colleagues can track progress on any number of programs and projects, print reports, and review schedule changes. Outside stakeholders can use the Internet to contribute and tap into a centralized repository of projects, schedule and status information, and supporting documents. And no IT resources are required to get started.
• Efficient, Visual Tracking – A tracking system that lets you know when projects are off track can be very useful, but OnTrackCS goes further, providing tools that can help you keep projects and programs on schedule and on budget. OnTrackCS users can drill down from the big picture to details using clear, distinctive status indicators. Review the project details with one click, and schedule updates to the project coordinator with two.
• On-Demand Reporting – Reporting on a collection of programs or projects typically requires phone calls and e-mails to staff at many different agencies and physical locations, and wrangling updates and information far in advance of any actual deadline. OnTrackCS condenses this reporting marathon through a centralized, web-based tracking system, and can go from start to a printed, submission-ready report in a few mouse clicks.

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Case Studies

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View and sort subtasks by task, coordinator, agency, or status.

Coordinating Inter-Agency Programs – Transportation projects and programs often involve participation by a variety of public agencies, contractors, consultants, and public interest even though the funding or primary responsibility for execution resides in a single agency. OnTrackCS has a simple, web-based interface that allows a lead agency to grant any member of their team, regardless of role or affiliation, the ability to access or update program, project, and milestone status information. These data are stored in a central relational database, so information and updates are immediately available to other authorized users.

OnTrackCS promotes collaboration and open and effective communication across agencies, offices, and individuals, enabling users to see the big picture or drill down to monitor the status of individual deliverables.

Implementing Comprehensive Plans – Federal and state transportation funding often requires that the recipient report regularly on the use of funds. OnTrackCS simplifies and automates reporting on programs, projects, and related performance measures. It enables task owners to manage and report on their own activities, and allows stakeholders to identify obstacles at a glance and address them through automated e-mail requests. Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSP), Highway Safety Improvement Programs (HSIP), and many other comprehensive transportation plans fit effortlessly into OnTrackCS’s simple and logical database.

Integrated Grant Management – Like any cross-agency program, grant tracking requires coordination among people and offices. But unlike typical “date completed” and “coordinator contact” information, grant management requires the tracking of sensitive financial data that already resides in other databases and systems. Cambridge Systematics has an extensive track record linking information systems to deliver client solutions, and we apply this expertise to deploy OnTrackCS to meet specific agency needs.

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Cambridge Systematics – Leaders in Transportation

Cambridge Systematics is a leading, full-service provider of software development and information technology services to the transportation industry. We make your agency more productive and efficient by combining our extensive knowledge and experience in transportation with superb skills in information technology.

Our experienced staff helps you streamline business processes, architect systems and databases, evaluate tools and technologies, and develop strategic roadmaps for investing in information technology. When you call on Cambridge Systematics, you get a team of experts with decades of practical experience in both transportation and information technology. We understand your business problems, your technical challenges, and your institutional and funding constraints.

In short, we are transportation experts, and we bring our expertise to the table in every OnTrackCS deployment.

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OnTrackCS Technical Specifications

OnTrackCS is a web-based application (ASP.NET, C#, Microsoft SQL Server) and is designed for Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later. OnTrackCS is licensed as a fully-supported, hosted application, so agencies can get up and running instantly without any installation or IT support. All information is stored on secure servers and regularly backed up. User support and training by Cambridge Systematics staff is included.

• Maximum number of programs:  unlimited

• Maximum number of projects:  unlimited

• Maximum number of milestones or action items:  unlimited

• Maximum number of users:  unlimited

• Graphical display of performance measure data

• Graphical tracking of strategy and milestone status

• Standard and ad-hoc formatted HTML program and project reports

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Contact Information

For additional information, contact Ruth Miller, Software Product Marketing Specialist; 510-873-8700.

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