COMPASS

Connecticut DOT's Capital

Project Management System

MAIN FOCUS

A Project Management Solution For All Projects

The main focus of this project is to provide the CTDOT's Bureau of Engineering & Construction with a project management solution for all projects, not just the mega projects. This solution will span the entire project lifecycle, from inception through construction.

Functionality available at this point includes, but is not limited to:

Single place to display project information:

  • Rights-of-Way
  • Environmental Permits
  • CORE data
  • Viewport data
  • Composite Project Database(CPD)
  • Submittal/Transmittal Application
  • Project Staff Management
  • MS Project Schedule Integration
  • Document Storage/Control
  • Security/User Management
  • Project Geospatial Location (Polygon)

COMPASS is focused on the needs of Transportation Project Managers and Project Engineers. As data is produced in the system and combined with data from existing business systems, COMPASS will support program and project level data analyses.

CURRENT

STATUS

updated 08/25/2023

AEC in collaboration with Department Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are evaluating and deploying critical enhancements and bug fixes to further improve the efficiency and effectiveness of COMPASS. Updates are being deployed on a monthly basis and evaluation of further areas where COMPASS can be integrated into our business processes are being explored.

OBJECTIVE

Project Management Processes

The objective of this project is to provide CTDOT with project management processes that work in conjunction with a cloud-based digital Transportation Project Management Solution (Now Compass) utilizing Microsoft Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software (MCOTS) to effectively and more efficiently manage the delivery of all capital projects. Specifically, this solution will provide improved quality and control over complex transportation projects by providing:

  • Ball-in-Court project status
  • Better collaboration & communication usingSharePoint Online
  • Real-time project scheduling capabilities using MS Project
  • Improved resource management
  • Real-time project status dashboards
  • Document Control & Content Management
  • Improved transparency & accountability
  • Improved risk management