This document discusses how DFW Airport uses the Unifier system to manage construction projects. It provides an overview of how Unifier was implemented at DFW Airport, highlighting key details like managing $2.3 billion in projects. Unifier allows for flexible resource management and electronic document review, saving an estimated $8 million on paper costs. DFW Airport has customized Unifier with processes for time tracking, recycling tracking, and an ITS project management office to centrally manage initiatives. The document concludes with contact information for questions.

1. Unifier Flexibility – Going Beyond
Basic Construction Management

2. Agenda
 DFW Unifier Overview
 Define Flexibility
 Guidelines
 Resource Management
 Time Management In-depth
 Green Initiative
 Electronic Review In-depth
 ITS PMO
 Managing the System
 Questions and Answers

3. DFW Airport
DFW Fast Facts
 Opened 1974
 DFW Airport covers more than 26.9 square
miles
 4th Largest in the world based on operations
 8th Largest in the world based on passengers
 155 Gates
 7 Runways

4. DFW Unifier Overview
The Road So Far
July 2009 - Skire Unifier Selected as the DFW Airport Program
Management Application
January 2010 - Skire Unifier Implementation Begins
July 2010 – First Business Process Go Live with 150 users
September 2010 – Core Collaboration BPs go live and all
TRIP projects being run in Unifier
October 2010 – All new ADE managed projects run in Unifier
April 2012 – All ITS managed projects run in Unifier
January 2013 – Executive Goal Tracking implemented in
Unifier

5. DFW Unifier Overview
Key Efforts
$2.3 Billion TRIP Program
$220 Million Annually in Capital Projects
100 ITS Initiatives
Users
725 Active Users
Business Processes
60 Processes Live
 4 Processes in Development
10 Processes in Queue For
Development
Projects
800 Active
Training
975 Users Trained
 2 Classes per Week

6. Define Flexibility
 Adaptable to Any Process
 Easily Models Your Process
 Rapid Deployment
 Ease of Adoption
 Ease of Modification
 Ad Hoc reporting
 Process referencing
 Ability to import data
 Easy web service definition

7. Unifier Process
Workflow

8. Guidelines
 Include All Types of Users
 No More Than 10 Steps
 Care in Defining End of Process
 Define Required Output
 Thorough Testing
 Establish process owners
 Use templates

9. Resource Management
Unifier can be used to leverage input from diverse
areas to allow for effective manage of any type of
resource or project.
DFW uses Unifier to link all aspects of a resource
and as a result is able to accurately predict project
costs.

10. Resource Management
Processes Deployed
 Time Tracking
 Employee Rates
 Overhead Rates
 Fleet Management
 Equipment Management
 Inventory Control

11. Time Management In-depth
 250 Timesheets per week
 Excel before Unifier
Labor intense
High volume of paper
Limited tracking
Frontend data control limited
Limited reporting
Duplicate effort
Tough to forecast expense
 Unifier
Linked business process
No duplicate work
High level of tracking
High level of reporting
Data quality control
Ability to forecast expense
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100 Timesheets 250 Timesheets
Annual Savings
Savings

12. Green Initiatives
 Electronic Document Review
 Recycling
 Material Hauling
 Diversion Rates
 Green Building Standards

13. Electronic Document
Review In-depth
 Projected $8 Million in paper saving on TRIP
 Unifier processes for routing and notification
 Unifier document manager
 Bluebeam used for markups and commenting
 Electronic review rooms
 Tablets in the field
 25,000 Original CADD drawings
 250,000 Documents

14. ITS PMO
 Receives project requests via web service
 Requests are reviewed
 Assign PMs
 Schedules
 Project documentation
 Executive reporting
 Project closeout

15. Managing the System
 Ticketing Process
 Help Documents
 Process Owner Matrix
 Change Control BP
 Process Request Procedure

16. Questions & Answers
DFW Speakers:
Jack Zill – AVP Projects Administration
John Hovey – Engineering Applications Manager
Tim Neathery – ADE Program Administration Manager
DFW Team in Attendance:
Selitha Hamilton - Sr. Mgr, ITS Portfolio & Strategic Development
Lewis McKenzie – Engineering Applications Administrator
John Roberts – Compliance Administrator
Sandy Stout – PMO Manager
Dale Walker – Project Accounting Manager
POC – John Hovey
Jhovey@dfwairport.com
972-973-1736