Strategic Enterprise Architecture Design and Implementation Plan for the Montana Department of Transportation

Details

• Creators:
  Cooney, Robert C. ; Paxton, Mark C.
• Corporate Creators:
  eVision Partners, Inc.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Montana. Department of Transportation
• Corporate Contributors:
  Montana. Dept. of Transportation. Research Programs
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Asset management
  • Data analysis
  • Data collection
  • Forecasting
  • Information management
  • Infrastructure
  • Strategic planning
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Best practices
  • Computer science
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/MT-16-007/8238-001
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1518172
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Montana
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01649982
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Description:
  The purpose of this research report is to develop a Strategic Enterprise Architecture (EA) Design and Implementation Plan for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT). Information management systems are vital to maintaining the State’s transportation infrastructure and are critical components for activities such as asset management, forecasting, QC/QA efforts, and data collection and analysis. In order for MDT to carry out its mission successfully, it is essential to appropriately incorporate and utilize technology. The development of a Strategic EA design provides a technology and data roadmap to help MDT align its technology investments to deliver the greatest business value, identify and resolve system and data inconsistencies that interfere with the sharing of data and information, and ultimately support MDT’s evolving IT needs and strategies. MDT’s existing information systems in some areas are fragmented or narrowly focused in support of a single business unit’s needs within the agency. A relevant number of MDT’s systems are technology silos limiting MDT’s Information Services Division’s (ISD) ability to provide responsive support and service to the MDT business community. Many primary business systems are based upon technologies near or beyond end of technical life, limiting service life. Lastly, ISD must remove impediments and recommend business process improvements for a strategic data management and governance approach. This report provides a Strategic Enterprise Architecture addressing these concerns aligned to MDT business drivers and strategic initiatives, along with an EA Implementation Plan, Recommendations by EA layer, along with estimated costs, benefits, risks, and risk mitigation strategies for the EA.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RFP Number 15-3109T Contract # 8238-001
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32516/dot_32516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.76 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3ebf4c70845f54ef7cd04fecbb80dc45373e55fe8dea2cbaf6d755cd5ee2f676