Chicago
Transit Authority
KFA is a subconsultant on the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA)
Capital Improvement Program Management team. Our role has been to select,
configure, rollout, document, train and support a Web-based project
management solution. In addition to being the official repository of
project documentation of all types — from memos and meeting minutes
to large format engineering drawings — this system (Citadon ProjectNet)
houses, indexes, routes, tracks and reports on critical business processes
such as requests for information (RFIs), submittals, meeting action
items, issue resolution, and so forth. The project Web sites we configure
and support are being used by more than 1200 users from 230 different
organizations working on 80-plus CTA projects. We developed and manage
a comprehensive training program that includes computer-based instruction.
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here to continue reading about KFA's work with the CTA.
Illinois
Tollway
In 2006 KFA led the implementation of Meridian Proliance on Demand for
the Illinois Tollway’s $5.3 billion 5-year capital program. The
Illinois Tollway implementation is the largest and fastest ever undertaken
for the Proliance product. The speed and scale of the deployment required
careful planning and flawless execution on the part of the technology
enablers: Meridian’s Professional Service group, KFA and HNTB,
the Program Manger. Working in unison, these three organizations followed
the KFA 5-Step Approach to ensure that Proliance was configured correctly
and completely. In addition, the implementers developed a comprehensive
training program to ensure that all users understood how to use Proliance
to get their work done. Within 90 days of notice to proceed, Proliance
was up and running with 11 business processes implemented and 184 users
trained. In less than a year, the system was used by over 750 users
on 88 projects. KFA continues to provide system management, training
and support services.
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to continue reading about KFA's work with the Illinois Tollway.
Meridian
Systems Implementation & Support
KFA also provides consultation, implementation, customization, training
and support services for all Meridian Systems’ products. In addition
to work with the Proliance On Demand system, we have worked with the
following Prolog products: Prolog, Prolog Website and ProjectTalk at
the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and at Foxwoods Casino.
Veterans
Health Administration
In 2006, KFA conducted a focused assessment of web-based project management
for the Veterans Health Administration, analyzing the VHA’s project
management practices, mission, vision, objectives and requirements.
After interviewing VHA senior managers, project managers and resident
engineers at multiple locations, KFA prepared a report identifying:
work processes to be supported by WBPM, opportunities to streamline
those work processes; key areas of WBPM benefits for VHA OFM and areas
of potential interface or overlap with other systems. KFA also assessed
several products and provided a high-level work plan and schedule for
implementation, as well as a budgetary cost estimate.
Additional
WBPM Projects
In 2007, KFA implemented Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 systems
for design collaboration by several hundred users in multiple locations
working on the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Mission
Bay hospital project and for the sharing of BIM models and clash reports
among trade contractors for the 650,000 square foot Sherman Hospital
in Elgin, Illinois.
Awards
and Recognitions
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of awards and recognitions KFA has earned for our Web-based Project
Management work.
