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PARTNERS FOR ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

I-210 Pilot System Requirements: Job Descriptions and Duties/TasksDecember 23, 2016

Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology works with researchers, practitioners, and industry to implement transportation research and innovation, including products and services that improve the efficiency, safety, and security of the transportation system.

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

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1. Requirements:JobDescriptionsandDuties/Tasks ..........................................................................1

2. CorridorChampion(s) .....................................................................................................................2

2.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................... 2

2.2. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning........................................................................... 2

3. CorridorManager ...........................................................................................................................3

3.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................... 3

3.2. CorridorMonitoring ................................................................................................................ 5

3.3. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning........................................................................... 6

3.4. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring..................................................................................... 7

3.5. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ................................................................................................. 8

3.6. ResponsePlanImplementation .............................................................................................. 8

3.7. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 10

3.8. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 10

3.9. CoreSystemUserInterface................................................................................................... 10

3.10. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 11

3.11. SystemManagement ............................................................................................................ 11

4. CorridorTechnicalManager .........................................................................................................12

4.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 12

4.2. corridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 12

4.3. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 13

4.4. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 13

4.5. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 13

4.6. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 14

4.7. CoreSystemUserInterface................................................................................................... 14

4.8. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 15

4.9. SystemManagement ............................................................................................................ 15

5. CorridorDataAnalyst ...................................................................................................................17

5.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 17

5.2. corridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 17

5.3. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 18

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5.4. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 19

6. TrafficEngineers...........................................................................................................................20

6.1. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 20

6.2. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 21

6.3. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 23

6.4. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 23

6.5. ResponsePlanImplementation ............................................................................................ 23

6.6. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 24

7. DataAnalysts ...............................................................................................................................25

7.1. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 25

7.2. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 25

7.3. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 26

7.4. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 26

7.5. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 27

8. SoftwareEngineers.......................................................................................................................28

8.1. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 28

8.2. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 29

8.3. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 29

8.4. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 29

8.5. ResponsePlanImplementation ............................................................................................ 30

8.6. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 30

8.7. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 31

8.8. CoreSystemUserInterface................................................................................................... 31

8.9. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 33

8.10. SystemManagement ............................................................................................................ 33

9. ElectricalEngineers.......................................................................................................................35

9.1. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 35

10.DatabaseAdministrators ..............................................................................................................36

10.1. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 36

10.2. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 36

10.3. ResponsePlanImplementation ............................................................................................ 37

10.4. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 37

10.5. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 38

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10.6. CoreSystemUserInterface................................................................................................... 38

10.7. SystemIntegration ................................................................................................................ 38

11.Stakeholders ................................................................................................................................39

11.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 39

11.2. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 41

11.3. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 41

11.4. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 41

11.5. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 42

11.6. ResponsePlanImplementation ............................................................................................ 42

11.7. DataManagement ................................................................................................................ 43

11.8. DecisionSupport ................................................................................................................... 44

11.9. CoreSystemUserInterface................................................................................................... 44

11.10. SystemIntegration............................................................................................................. 44

11.11. SystemManagement ......................................................................................................... 44

12.MaintenanceStaff ........................................................................................................................46

12.1. CorridorMonitoring .............................................................................................................. 46

12.2. SystemManagement ............................................................................................................ 46

13. ITSupport.....................................................................................................................................47

14. ITSecurity ....................................................................................................................................48

14.1. SystemManagement ............................................................................................................ 48

15.TransportationManagementCenter(TMC)andLocalTrafficControlSystem(TCS)Operators ......49

15.1. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 49

15.2. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 49

16.TransitFieldSupervisors(Rail,Bus) ..............................................................................................50

16.1. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 50

16.2. Real-TimeResponsePlanning ............................................................................................... 50

17.PublicInformationOfficers(PIO) ..................................................................................................51

17.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 51

17.2. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 51

18.FirstResponders...........................................................................................................................52

18.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 52

18.2. StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning......................................................................... 52

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18.3. Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring................................................................................... 52

19.OutreachandCommunicationsManager......................................................................................53

19.1. InstitutionalSupport ............................................................................................................. 53

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1. REQUIREMENTS:JOBDESCRIPTIONSANDDUTIES/TASKS

ThisdocumentliststheresponsibilitiesofeachjobroleidentifiedintheSystemRequirementsfortheI-210Pilot.Thejobrolesare:

• CorridorChampions • MaintenanceStaff

• CorridorManager • ITSupport

• CorridorTechnicalManager • ITSecurity

• CorridorDataAnalyst • TrafficManagementCenter(TMC)Operators

• TrafficEngineers • TrafficControlSystem(TCS)Operators

• DataAnalysts • TransitFieldSupervisors

• SoftwareEngineers • PublicInformationOfficers

• ElectricalEngineers • FirstResponders

• DatabaseAdministrators • OutreachandCommunicationsManager

• Stakeholders

For each role, the responsibilities are grouped by requirement type (Institutional Support, StrategicResponse Planning, Data Management, etc.). The intent is to provide a way to understand theKnowledge,Skills,andAbilities(KSAs)neededforeachjobandtotracethejobfunctionsdirectlytotheSystemRequirements.

Stakeholdersdecidehowtheseroleswillbefilledattheirparticularagencies.Noteveryagencywillhaveeveryrole,andspecificjobtitlesmayvaryfromagencytoagency.

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2. CORRIDORCHAMPION(S)

TheCorridorChampion is the individual inanorganizationwho leadsandadvocates for theprogram,secures thesupportandparticipationof thestakeholdersandotheragencies throughout theprocess,and acquires resources within the major organizations participating in the Integrated CorridorManagement(ICM)process.

2.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. Resolveproblemsinmanagementstructureandprocesses.Assistasneededwithongoingmanagementfunctions.

2. Resolvecommunicationbreakdownissues.

3. Ensureagreementsaresignedandfollowed.

4. Resolveoutreachandcommunicationsissues.

2.2. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewedandtested.

Responsibility

1. WithstakeholdersandtheCorridorManager,determinewhyquarterlyresponseplananalysismeetingsarenotbeingheldorattendanceislow,andremedythecauses.

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3. CORRIDORMANAGER

TheCorridorManagerensuresthattheIntegratedCorridorManagement(ICM)processandprojectaresuccessful. This is the most important role described in this document and requires organizational,managerial,andtechnicalskillsandawareness.TheCorridorManageristheprimarypointofcontactforcorridorplanning,operations,data,maintenance,andoversightandwillmakedecisionsforthegoodofthecorridorthatmayormaynotbepartofthejobdescription/tasks.ThisroletouchesallareasoftheSystemRequirements,including:

• InstitutionalSupport• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• ResponsePlanImplementation• DataManagement• DecisionSupport• CoreSystemUserInterface• SystemIntegration• SystemManagement

3.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.Therequirementsdocumentoftenstatesthatthefollowingjobresponsibilitieswillbecarriedout“inconsultationwithstakeholders.”Wehavenotincludedthosewordsinthisdocument.

Responsibility

1. Post-LaunchCorridorStrategicPlan

a. Overseethedrafting,review,approval,andmaintenanceoftheCorridorStrategicPlanfordatacollection,corridorcontrol,andperformancemetriccalculation.

b. DetermineiftheCorridorStrategicPlaniscompleteandhaveitapprovedbythestakeholders.

c. Reviewchangestothecorridornetwork,newtechnologies,andnewgovernmentalrequirementsinordertodetermineanyappropriatechangestotheStrategicPlan.

d. ResolveStrategicPlandeficiencies(withappropriateassistance).

e. EnsuretheexistenceofassetsanddatadefinedintheStrategicPlan.Thismayinvolvepurchasingorupgradingofassetsand/ordata.

2. CorridorAssets

a. TrackanticipatedchangestotheICMcorridor’sroadwaynetwork,includingfreewayramps,arteriallanes,intersections,origin-destinationcenters.

b. TrackanticipatedchangestotheICMcorridor’stransitnetworks,includingrail,express/commuterbuslines,localbuslines.

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Responsibility

c. TrackanticipatedchangestotheICMcorridor’strafficcontroldevices(trafficsignals,rampmeters,others).

d. Trackrequiredmaintenancefortrafficmanagementdevices.

e. DeterminewhenandwheretrafficmanagementdeviceswouldbeneededtoadequatelysupportICMsystemoperations.

f. Trackanticipatedchangestothecorridor’stravelerinformationdevices(CMS,extinguishabletrailblazersigns,etc.).

g. Trackrequiredmaintenancefortravelerinformationdevices.

h. DeterminewhenandwheretravelerinformationdeviceswouldbeneededtoadequatelysupportICMsystemoperations.

i. Trackrequiredchangestoexistingsensorsandsensorlocations.

j. Trackrequiredmaintenanceforsensors.

k. DeterminewhenandwherenewsensorsareneededtoadequatelysupportICMsystemoperations.

3. ResponsePlans

a. Trackproposedresponseplancomponentadditionsanddeterminewhethernewormodifiedtrafficmanagementdevicesareneededtofulfilltheseadditions.

b. Trackproposedresponseplancomponentadditionsanddeterminewhethernewtravelerinformationdevicesareneededtofulfilltheseadditions.

c. Trackproposedresponseplancomponentadditionsanddeterminesensinganddatarequirementsneededtofulfilltheseadditions.

4. Metrics

a. TrackanticipatedchangestothemetricsthatmustbeprovidedbytheICMsystem.

b. Trackanticipatedgovernmentalrequirementsforcollectingperformancemetrics.

c. Reviewtheacceptabilityandusefulnessofexistingmetricsanddeterminechangesneededtothemetricsproduced.

5. Requirements

a. Determinerequirementsfornewmetrics,includingtheneedforneworexistingdata,sensing,andalgorithms.

b. TrackproposedneworupdateduserrequirementsfortheICMsystem.

6. OrganizationsandPersonnel

a. WiththeOutreachandCommunicationsManager,setupandmaintainaConnectedCorridorsSteeringCommittee,TechnicalandOperationalAdvisoryCommittee,andothercommitteesasneeded.

b. Createandmaintainamanagement-levelorganizationchartofallprojectstakeholders.

c. Reviewcurrentstaffversusneededstaffandworkwithstakeholderstoresolvediscrepancies.

d. Keepanup-to-dateinventoryofjobdescriptionsrelatedtotheICMoperations.

e. DeterminewhetherpersonnelinothercorridoragenciesshallbeaddedtothelistofICMsupportpersonnel.

f. WiththeOutreachandCommunicationsManager,developanorganizationalchartidentifyingcommunicationcontacts.

g. IncoordinationwiththeOutreachandCommunicationsManager,surveypersonnelandtheirmanagerstodetermineifpersonnelunderstandICMandtheculturalchangesitrequires.

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Responsibility

h. Incoordinationwithinvolvedagencies,determinewhetherICMsupportpersonnelatotheragenciesshallreceivetrainingonICMoperations.

7. MaintainaRiskRegister,managetherisksdefinedinit,ensureitisdiscussedinthemonthlymeetingsand/orconferencecalls,keepituptodate.

8. Establishquarterlymeetingstokeepallstakeholdersupdatedonsystemandcorridoractivities.

9. Lead(ordelegatearepresentativetolead)updatemeetingsorteleconferences.

10. WiththeOutreachandCommunicationsManager,followuponinformationrequestsabouttheICMsystem.Forwardrequeststootherstakeholdersforcommentorresponsewhenneeded.

11. WiththeOutreachandCommunicationsManager,overseethedevelopmentofapplicationsforfunding,tracktheprogressofsubmittedfundingapplications,anddevelopatrackingsystemtomanageapprovedfundingsources.

12. Determinewhichparticipatingagenciesneedtoreviewprojectdocumentsandprovidecommentsonthem.Determineifotheragenciesneedtoreviewandcomment.

13. Third-PartyRelationships

a. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,managethird-partyrelationships.

b. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,developastrategyforacquiringreal-timeand/orhistoricaldatafromthird-partyprobedataproviders(INRIX,HERE,orothers).

c. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,developastrategytosharedatawithWazeandothertravelinformationproviders.

d. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,purchaseordevelopcontractsrelatedtothird-partydata.

e. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,determinewhichfunctionsshallbeoutsourcedtocontractors.

f. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,developandmaintaincontractswithcontractors.

g. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,draftcontractsforprovidingdatageneratedbytheICMEnvironmenttothird-partyentities.

h. Incoordinationwithstakeholders,maintainpositiverelationshipswithvendorsandcontractors.

i. Periodicallyreviewthird-partypurchasingchoicesandcontracts.

3.2. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. WorkwithTrafficEngineerstoensurethatthedefinitionofthetransportationnetworkisaccurateanduptodateinalllocationswithintheICMCoreSystem,includingtheestimationandpredictionfunctions,allrulesreferencingnetworkconfiguration,userinterfacemaps,networkanomalyfunctions,metricsthatmayhaveconstantsbasedonnetworkconfiguration.

2. Ensureanychangestodesignatedreroutesaroundincidentsoreventsarecommunicatedtoallsystemstakeholders.

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3.3. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewedandtested.

Responsibility

1. Leadincident/eventresponseplanning.

2. DeterminethepercentageoftimethatappropriateTrafficEngineersarepresentforresponseplanningsessions;workwithstakeholderstoresolveattendanceissues.

3. Determineandensurerulesexist.

a. Determineandensurerulesexistforincidentdetection.

b. Determineandensurerulesexistforincidentseverity.

c. Determineandensurerulesexistforzoneofinfluence.

d. Determineandensurerulesexistforspecialsituations.

e. Determineandensurerulesexistforbuildingresponseplansfromcomponents.

f. Determineandensurerulesexistforselectingaresponseplanforimplementation.

g. Determineandensurerulesexistforsendingresponseplaninstructionstocorridorassets.

4. Ensurethatstakeholdershaveidentifiedanddefinedallresponseplancomponentsneededtomanageincidentsandevents;determine,withTrafficEngineers,thepercentageofrequiredresponseplancomponentsthataredefinedandlisted.

5. Inconsultationwithallrelevantstakeholders,determinetheinformationtobesentto511services,HARstations,andthird-partyprovidersaspartofresponseplans.

6. Post-Incident/EventReview

a. Ensurethatreportssummarizingtheresultsoftheincidentresponseplananditseffectsoncorridorperformancearegeneratedaftereachincidentoreventinthecorridorforwhicharesponseplanwasgenerated.

b. Conductapost-incidentanalysisreviewwithallaffectedagencieswithinoneweekofeachsignificantevent.

c. Aftereachincident,unscheduledevent,orplannedevent,incoordinationwithTrafficEngineersandotherstakeholders,reviewtheselectedresponseplancomponents,includingtimingplans,anddetermineifanyaremissing,inappropriate,orneedtobechanged;updatethecomponentlistasnecessary.

d. Asthetransportationnetworkchanges,workwithTrafficEngineerstoupdatethelistofresponseplancomponents.

7. MockIncidents

a. WithTrafficEngineers,determinetheproperamountoftestingneededformockincidentsandresponseplans,andensurethetestingtakesplace.

b. EnsurethatTrafficEngineerscreateandrunthemockincidents.

8. QuarterlyReview

a. ConductaquarterlyreviewoftheoperationaleffectivenessoftheICMEnvironment.

b. Aspartofthequarterlyeffectivenessevaluation,assignascoretotheobservedeffectivenessofresponseplanningactivities.Scorecorridorperformancebasedontheabilityofimplementedresponseplanstoreducedelayincurredbytravelerswithinthecorridoronaquarter-to-quarterandayear-to-yearbasis.ScoretheperformanceoftheDecisionSupportmodulebasedonitsabilitytoselectplansthatimprovecorridorresponse

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Responsibility

toincidentsandevents.Supporteachpublishedscoreevaluationwithadequatefielddata.

c. Ensurequarterlystakeholdermeetingsoccurtoreview/analyzeresponseplanresultsinthecorridor.Keepanupdatedlistofwhowillattend.Ifmeetingsarenotheldorattendanceislow,workwithstakeholdersandCorridorChampion(s)todetermineandremedythecause.

d. Usetheresultsofthequarterlyresponseplananalysestoinfluencecorridorplanningdecisions.

3.4. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. Incident/EventInformation

a. Determinethepercentageoftimestakeholdersprovidesufficientincident/eventinformation(location,starttime,type,severity,etc.)fortheICMCoreSystemtofullycharacterizetheincident/event.

b. Reviewallincidentsandeventsanddeterminewhendatawasnotprovided.Stakeholders,FirstResponders,andPublicInformationOfficersmustworktogethertoresolvetheissues.

2. WithTrafficEngineers,reviewincident/eventdetectionanddetermineifthesystemisworkingcorrectly.

3. Incident/EventValidation

a. Reportthepercentageofincidentsandeventsthatarevalidated(verifiedasactuallyexisting)bystakeholders.

b. Ensurethevalidationprocessisworkingproperly.Ifanincidentoreventischaracterizedbutnotvalidated,determinewhyandworkwithstakeholderstodeterminearemedy.

4. Incident/EventCharacterization

a. Trackthepercentageofincidentsoreventsthatarenotfullycharacterizedbutstillresultinthegenerationofaresponseplan.

b. ReviewsuchcasesandworkwithSoftwareEngineerstodiagnoseandfixtheproblem.

5. StakeholderNotification

a. Determinethepercentageofproperpersonnelnotifiedthatanincidentoreventhasoccurred.

b. Workwithstakeholderstoensurethe“whotocontact”rulesetisupdatedorthatcontactdetailsarecorrect.

6. UpdatedIncident/EventInformation

a. Determinewhenstakeholdersdidnotprovideupdatedinformation(suchasend-of-incidentnetworkchanges)totheICMCoreSystemduringanincident/event.

b. Workwithstakeholderstoresolveissues;updateprocessesasneeded.

7. WithTrafficEngineers,reviewallterminationrecommendationsprovidedbytheICMsystemforerrors;diagnoseandresolveissuesasneeded.

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3.5. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. ResponsePlanGeneration

a. WithTrafficEngineers,determinethepercentageofresponseplansthatarecorrectlygenerated.

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determinewhenresponseplansarenotreasonableandwhy.

c. WithTrafficEngineers,determinewhenpredictionresultsarenotcorrect.

d. Reviewtheresponseplanthesystemrecommendsandseeifthechoicewasaccurateandbasedcorrectlyonpredefinedrules.Ifnot,reviewtherulesandrulesenginewithTrafficEngineers.

2. PlanReviewandApproval

a. Determinethepercentageofappropriatestakeholderswhoreviewedandmodifiedresponseplans.Determinewhenplansarenotbeingreviewedandworkwithstakeholderstoidentifyandresolveissueswiththereviewprocess.

b. Alongwithstakeholders,notewhenapprovalrulesarenotfollowedanddeterminewhethertheproblemiswiththerulesorthesoftware;coordinatewithSoftwareEngineerstofixtheproblem.

c. Notethepercentageofstakeholderswhofulfilltheirroleasapproversoftheresponseplan.Ifproblemsexistwithapprovals,contactstakeholderstodetermineiftheproblemisoneofhumanprocess,software,orrules.Dependingontheproblem,stakeholders,SoftwareEngineers,ortheCorridorManagerresolvestheproblems.

3. PlanImplementation

a. Notethepercentageoftimeresponseplanimplementationiscorrectlyinitiated.

b. Determinethepercentageoftimesnewresponseplansaregeneratedduringanincidentorevent;notewhennewresponseplansarenotbeinggenerated.

c. Asneeded,commandtheICMCoreSystemtoterminatearesponseplanningactivity.

4. Off-lineAnalysis

a. Determinethepercentageofincident/eventresponseplansthatwereabletobereviewedbystakeholdersinoff-lineanalysis.

b. WorkwiththeSoftwareEngineers,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratortoidentifyandresolvepossibleissues.

3.6. RESPONSEPLANIMPLEMENTATION

Implementingaresponseplanrequiresensuringthat instructionsaresentcorrectlytocorridorassets,keeping instructions current as assets change, notifying proper personnel, and tracking and resolvingissues.

Responsibility

1. InstructionOrderandSchedule

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Responsibility

a. WithTrafficEngineers,determinethepercentageoftimethattheICMCoreSystemcorrectlyidentifiestheassetstoreceiveinstructionsandtheproperorderandtimestheyshouldbesent.

b. WiththeTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesarosewiththeassetstatusorinstructionsand/orresponseplaninstructions;resolveissues.

c. Asassetsandequipmentchangeovertime,workwithTrafficEngineerstomodifytheorderandtimeassetsreceiveinstructions.

2. StakeholderNotification

a. Determinethepercentageoftimeproperpersonnelarenotifiedofresponseplandeployment.

b. Workwithstakeholderstoensurethe“whotocontact”rulesetisupdated.

3. ImplementationOverride

a. Determinepercentageoftimethattheresponseplaniscorrectlycanceled(duetochangedcircumstancesinthecorridorpriortoimplementation).

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereplanswereinappropriatelyimplemented.

4. SendingResponsePlanInstructions

a. Determinethepercentageoftimeinstructionsaresenttoassets(bothITSandhumanelementsintheresponseplan).

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesarosewithsendinginstructions.

5. InstructionVerification

a. Determinepercentageoftimethatthesystemverifiesthatassetshavereceivedinstructions.

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesarose.

6. ChangesinAssetStatus

a. Determinethepercentageoftimethatchangesinassetstatushaveoccurredwhilearesponseplanisinplace,andstakeholdershavebeennotified.

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswherestatuschangesoccurredandtheproperprocesseswerenotfollowed.

7. ReturntoNormalStatus

a. Determinepercentageoftimethatassetsreturntonormalstatuswhenanincidentoreventends.

b. WithTrafficEngineers,determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereassetsdidnotreturntonormalstatus.

8. HistoricalRecords

a. Determinethepercentageoftimethatproperhistoricalrecordsofincidents/eventsandresponseplanimplementationaresavedandavailableforreview.

b. WithTrafficEngineers,noteissuesinpost-incident/eventanalysisanddeterminewhytherewasdifficulty.

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3.7. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. Aspartofthecontinuousimprovementprocess,usedataqualitystatisticsandtrendstoimprovesystemperformance.

2. Ensureadequatefundingforthedataqualitymanagementprogramandforfundingandexecutionofanycorrectiveactionsrequiredfromdataqualitymanagementactions.

3. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,conductquarterlyandannualreviewsofthesystemdata.

4. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,ensurethatthequarterlyandannualdatareviewrecommendationsarefundedandexecuted.

3.8. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,determinethepercentageofdesiredrulesthathavebeencapturedbytherulesengine.

2. Reviewrulesduringpost-incidentresponseplananalysis.

3. Duringpost-incidentresponseplanreview,determineifruleswerenotevaluatedcorrectlybytherulesengine.

4. PeriodicallyreviewtheaccuracyofthetrafficstateestimatesandforecastsproducedbytheDecisionSupportSystem.AtthestartofICMSystemoperations,conductareviewevery2weeks.Overtime,asaccuracyincreases,reviewfrequencycanbespacedtonofewerthanonceevery3months.

5. Initiatecomparisonsbetweenforecastedandfielddataforspecifictrafficforecastsasneeded(forinstance,trafficforecastsproducedonagivendayandtime,orforecastsassociatedwithaspecificincidentorevent).

3.9. CORESYSTEMUSERINTERFACE

Stakeholders interactwith the ICMCoreSystemthroughsoftware-baseduser interfaces.This includesprovidingstakeholdersand,inparticular,firstresponderswithmethodstoeasilyexchangeinformationduringincidents.

Responsibility

1. Determine,throughinterviews,easeofinformationexchange.

2. Observecommunicationduringincidentsanddetermineifcommunicationissuesexist.Ifso,workwithstakeholderstoresolveissues.

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3.10. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,trackownershipofallcorridorassets—includingdatadefinitions,algorithms,andworkflows,aswellashardwareandsoftwaresystems—anddeterminethepercentageofitemsthathaveowners(anindividualororganization).

2. Ifownershipofanassetisunclear,determinewhowillworkwithstakeholderstoidentifytheowner.

3. Asassetschange,ensure,withtheCorridorTechnicalManager,thateachassethasanowner.

3.11. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

SystemManagementinvolvesensuringthatthesystemisreliablyoperatedandmaintained.

Responsibility

1. Trackthepercentageofmaintenanceactivities(bothrepairandpreventative)thatareproperlyreportedbystakeholders.

2. Aspartofmaintainingsystemreliability,ensurethatallsensing,measurement,andcontroldevicesusedbytheICMEnvironmentoperatecorrectlyatanygiventime,atthelevelspecifiedintheservicelevelagreement.

3. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,developatrainingprogramfortheICMEnvironmentandICMCoreSystem.

4. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,conductquarterlyandannualtrainingprogramreviewsandmakeanynecessarychangesinthetrainingprogram.

5. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,reviewtheinitialICMtrainingplanandsubmitanewICMtrainingplanonanannualbasis.

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4. CORRIDORTECHNICALMANAGER

TheCorridorTechnicalManagerensuresthesoftwareandhardwarecomponentsoftheICMsystemaremaintained,upgraded,andfunctioning.ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• InstitutionalSupport• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring• DataManagement• DecisionSupport• CoreSystemUserInterface• SystemIntegration• SystemManagement

4.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorManagerandCorridorDataAnalyst,determineifthestrategicplaniscompleted.

2. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,determinethepercentageofrequiredsensingassets,datasources,andperformancemetrics,asdefinedintheStrategicPlan,thatareinplace.

3. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,determinethemostimportantmissingassetsordataandworkwithstakeholderstoprovidethemissingitems.

4.2. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. Toensurethatthereal-timestatusofcorridorassets(theirhealthandavailability)isavailabletoallstakeholders,reviewanddeterminewhetherthestatusisavailableforallcorridorassets(includingthetransportationnetwork,ITShardwareelements,personnel,vehiclesandsignage,softwareandsupportingservers,andcommunications).

2. WorkwithElectricalEngineersandSoftwareEngineerstodeterminethereasonassetstatusesarenotavailable,andworktobringthembackonline.

3. Toensurethatthereal-timestateofcorridorassets(thecurrentconfigurationofinformationondevices,includingsignalplans,rampmeteringplans,CMSmessages)isavailabletoallstakeholders,determinethepercentageavailabilityofassetstate.

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4. WorkwithSoftwareEngineersandElectricalEngineerstodeterminethereasonassetstateisnotavailableandresolvetheissues.

4.3. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorManager,determinethepercentageofrequiredtimingplansdevelopedanddeployed.

2. Conductweeklyandquarterlyevaluationsoftherulesandtheirexecution.

3. DeterminethepercentageoftimethattheICMCoreSystemisabletocorrectlybuildmockincidentsandevents.

4.4. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. Determinethepercentageoftimethatthereal-timeresponseplanningfunctioniscorrectlyinitiated.

4.5. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. DataQuality

a. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,developadataqualitymanagementprogramfortheICMEnvironmenttospecifyprocesses,procedures,responsibilities,metrics,andbestpracticesformeasuring,monitoring,andcorrectingdataissues.

b. WiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,developaDataQualityManagementGuideforthedataqualitymanagementprogram.

2. DataOversight

a. WiththeCorridorDataAnalystandrepresentativesfromstakeholdersanddataproviders,serveontheDataGovernanceBoard.

b. Aspartofthequarterlyorannualdatareviews,conductareviewwiththeCorridorData

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Responsibility

Analystofdatastoredbothinelectronicandnon-electronicformats,anditsavailabilitytousersofthesystem.

3. DataFormats

a. WithDataAnalysts,determinethepercentageofdatastoredinelectronicformat.

b. Toensurethatalldata,wherepossible,willbetransmittedusingTMDD/NTCIP/GTFSformats,workwithDatabaseAdministratorsandSoftwareEngineerstoidentifywhenotherdataformatsarebeingusedandworktoreplacethem.

4. WithDatabaseAdministrators,determinethepercentageoftimeETL(Extract,Transform,Load)functionality—requiredforinterfacingwithexternalsystems—canbeused.

5. Determinethepercentageoftimerequestsfromstakeholdersfordataadditions,removals,orformatchangesarerespondedtopromptly.

6. DataPolicies

a. Developandfollowstandardsfordataarchiving,warehousing,anddeletion.

b. WithDatabaseAdministrators,determinethecompletenessofdatamanagementpoliciesandthepercentageoftimepoliciesarebeingfollowed.

c. Updatethedatamanagementpoliciesandmethodsasdatachangesandvolumesgrow.

4.6. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorManager,determinethepercentageofdesiredrulesthathavebeencapturedbytherulesengine.

2. WithTrafficEngineers,determinethepercentageofthetimerulesareevaluatedcorrectlybytherulesengine.

3. ReviewthedailyoperationalevaluationreportgeneratedbyDecisionSupportattheendofeachdayprovidingasummaryoftherulesexecutionanddetailsofthespecificrulesoperation.

4.7. CORESYSTEMUSERINTERFACE

TheICMCoreSystemincludessoftware-baseduserinterfacesforcreating,viewing,updating,deleting,andreportingondata,aswellasinterfacesformanagingtheprocessofincidentidentification,responseplangeneration,responseplanimplementation,andCoreSystemmanagement.

Responsibility

1. TrackUIfunctionality.

2. Notewheninterfacesarenotworking,displayinginsufficientdata,orpresentingitincorrectly.

3. Determinewheninterfacesneedtobechangedorupdated.

4. WorkwithSoftwareEngineersandDatabaseAdministratorstodiagnoseandresolveissues.

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4.8. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. Monitorthepercentageoffunctions,includingvisualizationandreportingfunctions,accessiblethroughoneintegratedsystem.

2. Trackfunctionality,noteissues,andworkwithSoftwareEngineersandotherpersonnelasneededtodiagnoseandresolveissues.

3. WiththeCorridorManager,trackownershipofallcorridorassets—includingdatadefinitions,algorithms,andworkflows,aswellashardwareandsoftwaresystems—anddeterminethepercentageofitemsthathaveowners(anindividualororganization).

4. Asassetschange,ensure,withtheCorridorManager,thateachassethasanowner.

4.9. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

System Management involves ensuring that the system is reliably operated and maintained. Thisincludes the areas of security, service level agreements,maintenance, training, system recovery, andupgrades.

Responsibility

1. Security

a. Followingindustrystandards,developandimplementsecurityprotocolsandprocessestoensuresecureoperationsoftheICMEnvironment.

b. Ensureonlyauthorizedpersonnelcanaccesssystemassets.

c. DesignateanITSecurityOfficerfortheICMEnvironmentwhoshallhaveresponsibilityforthesecurityoftheICMEnvironmentanditsoperations.

2. ServiceLevel

a. Developandmaintainaservicelevelagreement,incoordinationwithstakeholders.

b. Toensurethesystemisavailableandfunctioninganagreed-uponpercentageofthetime,reviewsystemlogsandup-timereportstodetermineproblemsandhelpresolveissues.

c. Determinethepercentageofsystemactivitylogsthatareproperlymaintained.WithSoftwareEngineers,ensurethatanynewfunctionalityisattachedtoviewablelogs.

3. SystemMaintenance

a. Specifythefrequencyofsystembackups.

b. Monitorthepercentageoftimethatrequestsformaintenance,improvements,andbugfixesareproperlyenteredintothetrackingsystem.WithSoftwareEngineers,performnormalmaintenanceonthetrackingsystem.

c. Developandmaintainalistofcriticalelementsthatshouldreceivemaintenancepriorityshouldtheyfail.

d. Trackassetsundergoingmaintenance(bothrepairandpreventative)bystakeholders;helpresolveissues.

e. Notewhenmaintenancereportingisnotoccurringandworkwithstakeholderstoresolve

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Responsibility

anyproblems.

f. Validatenon-catastrophicsoftwarebugsreportedbystakeholders;ensureSoftwareEngineersareavailabletofixbugs.

4. Training

a. WiththeCorridorManager,developatrainingprogramfortheICMEnvironmentandICMCoreSystem.

b. WiththeCorridorManager,conductquarterlyandannualtrainingprogramreviewsandmakeanynecessarychangesinthetrainingprogram.

c. WiththeCorridorManager,reviewtheinitialICMtrainingplanandsubmitanewICMtrainingplanonanannualbasis.

d. Noteifindividualsdonotknowhowtoperformtheirfunctions,operatesoftware/hardwaresystems,orarenotawareofproperproceduresduetolackoforinadequatetrainingordocumentation.Workwithstakeholderstoaddressissues.

5. SystemRecovery

a. EnsuretheICMCoreSystemcanrecoverfromcriticalfailuresordisasters.

b. DevelopaSystemRecoveryPlan,incoordinationwithstakeholders;reviewitquarterlyandtestitannually.

c. Workwithstakeholderstoresolvedisasterpreparednessissues.

6. SoftwareUpdates

a. Designateasoftwaredevelopmentandupdateprocess,basedonindustrystandards,forsoftwareupdatesandbugfixes.

b. Developascheduleforsoftwaredevelopmentupdatesandbugfixes,andmaintaintheschedule,providingupdatestothescheduleonamonthlybasis.

c. Developanannualbudgetforsoftwareupdatesandbugfixes,withquarterlyupdates.

d. Produceanannualreportofsystemsoftwaremaintenance,providingayearinreviewofthepreviousyearandaplanforthecomingyearofsoftwaremaintenanceandbugfixactivities,schedule,andbudget.

7. SystemUpgrades

a. Inconcertwithcorridorstakeholders,developandmaintaina5-yearsystemupgradeplan.

b. Ensuretheplanisadequateandapprovedbystakeholders.

c. Createanannualupgradeplanthatidentifiesthesystemupgradesfromthe5-yearplanthatwillbeimplementedwithinthenextyear.Delivertheannualupgradeplanaminimumofsixmonthspriortothefiscalyearstart.

d. Developasystemofgovernancetoensureeachproposedsystemupgradereceivestheappropriatepriorityandreflectstheneedsofallcorridorstakeholders.

e. Ensuresystemupgradesaredeveloped,delivered,andimplementedaccordingtothebudgetandplanningidentifiedintheannualupgradeplan.

f. Provideupdatestothe5-yearandannualupgradeplanswhenchangesareidentifiedandapprovedaccordingtothegovernancesystemofthecorridor.

g. Manageandimplementsystemupgradesinaccordancewiththeindustrystandardsappropriatetothespecificupgradeelements.

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5. CORRIDORDATAANALYST

Corridor Data Analyst is an extremely important role. It has responsibility for ensuring data qualitywithintheICMenvironmentbyanalyzingcorridordata,settingqualitystandards,ensuringdatameetsthosestandards,identifyingwhenitdoesnot,andworkingwithstakeholderstomeettheirdataanalysisneeds. Overall, Connected Corridors and ICM in general are about using data to manage corridorperformance. ICM requires quality data, well-defined performance measures, and correct metriccalculations—allareasthattheCorridorDataAnalystisresponsiblefor.

DataManagementrequiresbothapurelytechnicalcomponent(i.e.,doesthedatabasework,doesthecommunicationfromthesensorswork,etc.)andadefinitionalandanalysiscomponent.ThedefinitionalandanalysiscomponentistheresponsibilityoftheCorridorDataAnalyst.Thetechnicalcomponentsareshared with the Corridor Technical Manager, database administrators, and software and hardwareengineers. The managerial requirements are shared with the Corridor Manager. A number of thefollowing requirements are shared with those other roles, but the Corridor Data Analyst is primarilyresponsible for overall data management. Thus, those other roles are not listed in the followingresponsibilitiesunlessofparticularimportance.

ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• InstitutionalSupport• CorridorMonitoring• DataManagement• SystemIntegration

5.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. Determinethepercentageofrequiredsensingassets,datasources,andperformancemetrics,asdefinedintheCorridorStrategicPlan,thatareinplace.

2. Determinethemostimportantmissingassetsordataandworkwithstakeholderstoprovidethemissingitems.

5.2. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. Determinethepercentageoftimethesystemmakeshigh-qualitytrafficmonitoringdataavailabletoallstakeholders(e.g.,freewaycounts/flows,arterialthrough/turningcounts,

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bus/trainlocations,videodata,etc.).

2. Determinewhentrafficmonitoringdataqualityhasdegradedandwhendataisnotavailable.

5.3. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. Governance

a. DevelopadataqualitymanagementprogramfortheICMEnvironment.

b. DevelopaDataQualityManagementGuideforthedataqualitymanagementprogram.

c. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManagerandrepresentativesfromstakeholdersanddataproviders,serveontheDataGovernanceBoard.

2. Definition

a. Ensurethatthedatadictionaryiscomplete,accurate,anduptodate.

b. Defineandmaintaindataqualityrequirementsandthemethodsforcalculatingthequality.

3. ApplicationofStandards

a. Determinethepercentageofdatathathasappropriatequalitymetrics.

b. Ensurethatalldatahasadataqualityspecification.

c. Determineifdataqualityisbeingmaintained.

d. Ensurethatdataismeetingdataqualityspecificationsatalltimes.

e. Ensurethatprocesses(bothautomatedandhuman)areinplaceandinuseforensuringandmeasuringthequalityofdataandforaddressingdataqualityissueswhentheyarise.

f. Ensurethatthefollowingmetricsareestablished,measured,andmetforalldata:

• maximumtimetodetecterrorsorproblemswithdataquality

• maximumtimetocorrecterrorsorproblems

• meantimetodetecterrorsorproblems

• meantimetocorrecterrorsorproblems

g. Updatespecificationsandcalculationmethodsasdatasourcesandformatschange.

h. Asdataandpersonnelchange,ensurethatdataqualitymeasurementproceduresareinplaceandthatDataAnalystsareavailableandtrained.

4. Reviews

a. Conductaweeklycorridordatareview,usingdataqualitymetricsspecifiedintheDataDictionary.

b. ConductaquarterlydataqualityassessmentforallICMEnvironmentdataelementsandsources.

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Responsibility

c. Conductquarterlyandannualreviewsofsystemdata,including:

• Measuresofthedataqualityforthequarterandyear

• Statusofthedatadictionary• Achangemanagementreviewofthesystemdatasources,dataprocesses,datahub,andexternallyavailabledataelements

• Datamanagementsystemperformance

• Recommendedactionstoimprovedata,dataprocesses,anddataquality

d. Conductanannualreviewofdataqualitymetricsdefinitionandcalculationmethod.

e. WiththeCorridorManager,ensurethatthequarterlyandannualdataassessmentandreviewrecommendationsarefundedandexecuted.

f. Aspartofthequarterlyorannualdatareviews,conductareviewofdatastoredbothinelectronicandnon-electronicformats,anditsavailabilitytousersofthesystem.

5. DaytoDay

a. Measureandreportonmeantimebetweenfailureforalldataqualitymetrics.

b. PromptlyreportallidentifieddataqualityfailurestotheCorridorManagerandstakeholders.

c. Reportonthestatusofcorrectionsbeingexecutedtoaddressdataqualityfailures.Thisincludesreportingonthetimeneededtoperformthecorrection.

d. Initiateanyactionsrequiredtoaddressissuesidentified,eitherduringsystemoperationorasaresultoftheweeklyreview.

e. Identifyproblemsandworkwithstakeholdersandthird-partyproviderstorefineandupdatethedataqualityrequirementsandcalculationmethods.

f. Analyzestakeholderrequestsfordataadditions,removals,orformatchangesanddeterminewhethertherequestcanbeaccommodatedbyresourcesandwillenhancetheICMfunction.Ifrequestsareappropriate,ensurethemaintenanceisperformed.

5.4. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. Determinethepercentageofappropriatedatathatuseacommonsetofdatadefinitions,areprocessedandmanagedconsistentlyacrossallICMcomponents,andarepresentedtousersconsistentlyacrossallICMCoreSystemcomponents.

2. Notewhenintegration/consistencystandardsarenotbeingfollowedandresolvetheproblems.

3. Determinethepercentageofdatathathaveoneandonlyonesystem/accessprotocolofrecord.Identifyandresolveissues.

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6. TRAFFICENGINEERS

Traffic Engineers fill an essential role in the ICM process. They provide the knowledge required forcreating andmaintaining the response plans, rules, networks, andmodels contained in the DecisionSupportSystem.Theyarealsoresponsibleforreviewingtheresultsoftheapplicationofresponseplanstoincidentsanddeterminingiftheresponseplansworkedasexpected.

Anumberofthefollowingrequirementsaresharedwithotherroles,butifthetaskswillbeperformedprimarilybyTrafficEngineers,thoseotherrolesarenotlistedunlessofparticularimportanceincarryingouttheresponsibilities.

ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• ResponsePlanImplementation• DecisionSupport

6.1. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. NetworkDefinition

a. WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoensurethatthetransportationnetworkiswelldefinedintheICMsystemanduptodate.

b. Checkforissueswiththeaccuracyofresponseplanpredictions.Ifdiscrepanciesarefound,correctthenetworkdefinitionsasneeded.

2. PerformanceMetrics

a. WithDataAnalysts,determinethepercentageoftimemetricsarecalculatedcorrectly.

b. WorkwithDataAnalystsandSoftwareEngineerstouncoveranyissueswithperformancemetriccalculations.

c. Asnewdatasources/sensorsbecomeavailable,workwithDataAnalystsandSoftwareEngineerstoupdatethemetriccalculationalgorithms.

3. CorridorStateDetermination

a. DeterminetheaccuracyoftheresultsoftheDSSCorridorStateDeterminationfunction.Useobservation,statisticalanalysis,andperiodicexternalevaluationstoidentifyinaccuracies.

b. Asthenetworkanddatasourceschange,workwithSoftwareEngineerstoadjustthealgorithmsandrulesthatperformthecorridorstatedetermination.

4. HistoricalData

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Responsibility

a. WithDataAnalysts,determinetheaccuracyofhistoricaltrafficpatterns,usingobservationandstatisticalanalysis.WorkwithSoftwareEngineerstoresolveissues.

b. Asnewdatasources/sensorsandnewalgorithmsbecomeavailable,workwithDataAnalystsandSoftwareEngineerstomaintainandupgradethealgorithmsusedtocreatehistoricaldata.

6.2. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. Participateindevelopingresponseplans.

2. ResponsePlanComponents

a. Determinedesiredroutestobeusedasdetoursforincidentsandevents.

b. Asneeded,definethepreferreddetourstobeconsideredasfirstpotentialsolutionsinbuildingresponseplans.

c. Asneeded,definetemporaryrestrictionsontheuseofspecificroadwaysegmentsinresponseplans.

d. Determinethesignalizedintersectionswhosetrafficsignaltimingplansmaybechangedduringanincidentorevent.

e. Determinewhichfreewayrampsshallhavetheirmeteringratechangedduringanincidentorevent.

f. Create,maintain,andtesttrafficsignaltimingplans,anddistributethemtothedevicesintheresponseplancomponentlist.

g. Astrafficconditionschange,updateandreverifythesignaltimingplans.

h. Create,maintain,andtestrampmeteringplans,anddistributethemtothedevicesintheresponseplancomponentlist.

i. Determinemessagingequipmentavailableforuseduringanincidentorevent(HAR,fixedCMSs,portableCMSs,extinguishabletrailblazersigns,others).

j. Defineaminimalpercentageofcontroldevices(trafficsignals,rampmeters,changeablemessagesigns)thatshouldbeavailablealongadetourroutesfortheroutetobeconsideredviable.

k. Determinewhatvehiclesareavailableforusetoimplementaresponsetoanincidentorevent.

l. Determinepersonnelavailablefordeploymentduringanincidentorevent.

m. Determinetypicalinformationtobesenttoagencypersonnelrespondingtoanincidentorevent.

n. Determinemessagestobepostedonfixedand/orportableCMSdeviceswhenrespondingtoanincidentorevent.

o. WiththeCorridorManager,determinethepercentageofrequiredresponseplancomponentsthathavebeendefinedandlisted.

3. ResponsePlanRuleCreation

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Responsibility

a. Definetherules(metricsandthevalueofthosemetrics)tobeusedindeterminingtheexistenceofanincident.

b. Definetherulestobeusedindeterminingtheseverityofanincidentoreventanditszoneofinfluence.

c. Definetherulesforassessingthelevelofimpactofanincidentoreventoncorridoroperations.

d. Definetherulesforbuildingresponseplansfromasetofpossibleresponseactions.

e. Definetherulesforhandlingspecialsituations.

f. Definetherulesforselectingarecommendedresponseplanamongasetofalternateplans.

g. Definetherulesforsendingresponseplaninstructionstocorridorassets.

h. Definetherulesfordeterminingagencypersonnelwhoshouldbenotifiedofaresponseplanningaction.

i. Specifytheconditionsunderwhichtheimplementationofanapprovedresponseplancanbecanceled.

4. RuleandComponentEvaluation

a. Reviewtheincidentdetectionrulestodetermineiftheapplicationoftherulesresultedinthecorrectidentificationofanincidentand,ifnot,determinewheretheerrorlies.Correctanyinaccuraterules.

b. Reviewtherulestodetermineiftheapplicationoftherulesresultedinthecorrectseverityandzoneofinfluencedeterminationand,ifnot,determinewheretheerrorlies.Correctanyinaccuraterules.

c. Reviewthespecialsituationrulesappliedduringincidentsoreventstodetermineiftheirapplicationresultedinthecorrectresponseplancomponentselection.Ifinaccurate,updatetherules.

d. Duringincidentsorevents,reviewtherulesforbuildingresponseplansfromcomponentstodetermineiftheapplicationoftherulesresultedinthegenerationofappropriateresponseplans.Correctanyinaccuraterules.

e. Reviewtheresponseplansselectedduringincidentsoreventstodetermineiftherulesforselectingaplanresultedinthecorrectselections.Correctanyinaccuraterules.

f. Reviewtheexecutionorderofinstructionssenttocorridorassetstodetermineiftherulesforchoosingtheorder/scheduleresultedinthecorrectordering.Correctanyinaccuraterules.

g. Asthecorridorchanges,reviewandupdatetherules.

h. Aftereachincident,unscheduledevent,orplannedevent,incoordinationwiththeCorridorManagerandotherstakeholders,reviewtheselectedresponseplancomponentsanddetermineifanyaremissingorinappropriate;updatethecomponentlistasnecessary.

i. Asthetransportationnetworkchanges,workwiththeCorridorManagertoupdatethelistofresponseplancomponents.

j. Aftereachincident,unscheduledevent,orplannedevent,workwiththeCorridorManagertoreviewthetimingplanstodetermineanychangesneeded.Makethechanges.

5. Testing

a. Createmockincidentsandeventsandreviewtheresultingresponseplans;runtheresponseplansthroughthepredictionsystem;analyzetheresultstodeterminethelikelyeffectivenessoftheplans.

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Responsibility

b. WiththeCorridorManager,determinetheproperamountoftestingneededforthemockincidentsandresponseplans,andensurethetestingtakesplace.

c. WithSoftwareEngineers,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministrators,identifyproblemsandresolveissuesrelatedtothemockincidentsandevents.

6.3. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. DeterminethepercentageoftimetheICMsoftwareproperlyidentifiesincidents.

2. WiththeCorridorManager,reviewincident/eventdetectionanddetermineifthesystemisworkingcorrectly.

3. WithSoftwareEngineers,tuneincidentdetectionalgorithmsandrules.

4. WiththeCorridorManager,reviewthesystem’sincident/eventterminationrecommendationsforerrors;resolveissues.

6.4. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorManager,determinethroughobservationandanalysisthepercentageofresponseplansthatarecorrectlygenerated.

2. WiththeCorridorManager,determinewhenresponseplansarenotreasonableandwhy.

3. WiththeCorridorManager,determinewhenpredictionresultsarenotcorrect.

4. Ifthesystemchoosesaninaccurateresponseplan,workwiththeCorridorManagertoreviewtherulesandrulesengine.

6.5. RESPONSEPLANIMPLEMENTATION

Implementingaresponseplanrequiresensuringthat instructionsaresentcorrectlytocorridorassets,keeping instructions current as assets change, notifying proper personnel, and tracking and resolvingissues.

Responsibility

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thecorrectorderandschedule.

2. Determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesrelatedtoorderandtimearose;resolveissues.

3. Asassetsandequipmentchange,workwiththeCorridorManagertomodifytheorderandtimetheyreceiveinstructions,asneeded.

4. Determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereresponseplanswereinappropriatelyimplemented;updaterulestoresolveissues.

5. Ascorridorassetschange,updatetherulesasneeded.

6. Determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesarosewithsendinginstructionstocorridorassets(bothITSandhumanelementsintheresponseplan)andverifyingthatinstructionswerereceived.

7. Determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereissuesarosewiththesystemmonitoring,andassetscommunicating,anychangesinstatusandnotifyingstakeholdersofthechangeswhilearesponseplanisinplace.

8. Determineinpost-incident/eventanalysiswhereassetsdidnotreturntonormalstatuswhenanincidentoreventends.

9. Noteinpost-incident/eventanalysiswheretheICMsystemdidnotsaveallinformationrelevanttoresponseplanimplementation;determinewhy.

6.6. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. WithCorridorTechnicalManager,determinethepercentageoftimetherulesareevaluatedcorrectly.

2. Usingobservation,measurement,andstatisticalanalysis,assesswhetherthecorridorstatedeterminationresultsarecorrect.

3. WithSoftwareEngineers,updateandmaintainthealgorithmsanddatausedtodeterminecorridorstatebasedonchangesinthecorridor.

4. Usingobservation,measurement,andstatisticalanalysis,assesswhetherthefuturecorridorstatepredictionresultsarecorrect.

5. WithSoftwareEngineers,usemodelingskillstoupdateandmaintainthealgorithmsanddatausedtopredictcorridorstatebasedonchangesinthecorridor.

6. Usingobservation,measurement,andstatisticalanalysis,assesswhetherthesystemiscorrectlydeterminingiftrafficiswithinnormalvariabilityforagivendateandtime.

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7. DATAANALYSTS

Data Analysts are responsible for day-to-day implementation of the data quality standards, ongoingreviewofICMenvironmentdataquality,andinitiationofcorrectiveactions.

ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• DataManagement• SystemIntegration

7.1. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. PerformanceMetrics

a. WithTrafficEngineers,determinethepercentageoftimeperformancemetricsarecalculatedcorrectly.

b. WatchforunusualmetricsandworkwithTrafficEngineersandSoftwareEngineerstouncoveranyissues.

c. Asnewdatasourcesandsensortypesbecomeavailable,workwithTrafficEngineersandSoftwareEngineerstoupdatethemetriccalculationalgorithms.

2. HistoricalData

a. WithTrafficEngineers,useobservationandstatisticalanalysistodeterminetheaccuracyofhistoricalpatterns.

b. Asnewdatasources/sensorsandnewalgorithmsbecomeavailable,workwithTrafficEngineersandSoftwareEngineerstomaintainandupgradethealgorithmsusedtocreatehistoricaldata.

7.2. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. Diagnoseandresolveissueswithexecutingresponseplanrulesforincidentdetection,severity,zoneofinfluence,specialsituations,buildingresponseplans,choosingaplantoimplement,andsendingplaninstructionstocorridorassets.

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issuesrelatedtocreatingandexecutingmockincidentsandevents.

3. WithSoftwareEngineersandDatabaseAdministrators,resolveproblemsinthegenerationofafter-incident/eventreports.

7.3. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. WorkwithCorridorManager,SoftwareEngineers,andDatabaseAdministratorstoidentifyandresolveissueswithincident/eventresponseplansbeingabletobereviewedandanalyzedbystakeholdersoff-line.

7.4. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. WithDatabaseAdministrators,assisttheCorridorDataAnalystinmaintainingtheDataDictionary,ensuringthatitisaccurateanduptodate.

2. WithDatabaseAdministrators,noteanydiscrepanciesbetweentheDataDictionaryandtheactualdataandresolvethem.

3. Reviewthequalityofdataanddeterminethereasonsforanydeviationsfromdataqualityrequirements.

4. AssisttheCorridorTechnicalManagerwithdeterminingthepercentageofdatastoredinelectronicformat.

5. Notewhendataisnotbeingstoredinelectronicformatandworkwithstakeholders,SoftwareEngineers,andDatabaseAdministratorstostorethedata.

6. Asdatatypesandformatschangeovertime,workwithstakeholders,SoftwareEngineers,andDatabaseAdministratorstoensurethatstoragemethodsareuptodate.

7. WithDatabaseAdministrators,ensureETL(Extract,Transform,andLoad)operationscontinuetoworkwhenexternaldataformatschange.

8. Reviewrequestsfromstakeholdersfordataadditions,removals,orformatchanges;determinetheappropriatenessofthechanges.

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7.5. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. Continuallywatchforcopiesofdatathatarebeingerroneouslyusedassystemsofrecord.WorkwiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,SoftwareEngineers,andDatabaseAdministratorstoidentifyandresolveissues.

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8. SOFTWAREENGINEERS

SoftwareEngineersinvestigateandremedysoftware-relatedproblems(“bugs”)andprovideupgradesasrequired. A significant and essential percentage of the requirements for the ICM Core System areimplemented using software. It is impossible to maintain a nimble system capable of responding tochangesinthecorridor,newdata,newrequirements,andthegeneralneedsofthecoresystemwithoututilizingsoftwareengineeringexpertise.Inaddition,allsoftwarehasbugs,andthesebugsmustbefixedinatimelyway.

ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• ResponsePlanImplementation• DataManagement• DecisionSupport• CoreSystemUserInterface• SystemIntegration• SystemManagement

8.1. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManagerandElectricalEngineers,determinethereasonassetstatusesarenotavailableandworktobringthembackonline.

2. Whereassetstatusisprovidedthroughautomation,workwithElectricalEngineerstoensurestatusisavailable.

3. WithElectricalEngineers,determinethereasonassetstate(thecurrentconfigurationofinformationondevices,includingsignalplans,rampmeteringplans,CMSmessages)isnotavailableandresolvetheissue.

4. WithElectricalEngineers,maintainsoftwareandhardware.

5. WorkwithDataAnalystsandTrafficEngineerstouncoveranyissueswithperformancemetriccalculations.

6. Asnewdatasources/sensorsbecomeavailable,workwithDataAnalystsandTrafficEngineerstoupdatethemetriccalculationalgorithms.

7. Asthenetworkanddatasourceschange,workwithTrafficEngineerstoadjustthealgorithmsandrulesthatperformthecorridorstatedetermination.

8. WorkwithTrafficEngineerstoresolveissueswiththeaccuracyofhistoricalpatterns.

9. Asnewdatasources/sensorsandnewalgorithmsbecomeavailable,workwithDataAnalystsandTrafficEngineerstomaintainandupgradethealgorithmsusedtocreatehistoricaldata.

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8.2. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. Diagnoseandresolveissueswithexecutingresponseplanrulesforincidentdetection,severity,zoneofinfluence,specialsituations,buildingresponseplans,choosingaplantoimplement,andsendingplaninstructionstocorridorassets.

2. Diagnoseandfixtheproblemswiththebuildingofmockincidentsoreventsusedintestingresponseplans.

3. WithTrafficEngineers,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministrators,identifyandresolveissuesrelatedtocreatingandexecutingmockincidentsandevents.

4. WithDataAnalystsandDatabaseAdministrators,resolveproblemsinthegenerationofafter-incidentorafter-eventreports.

5. Upgradeandmaintainafter-incident/eventreports.

8.3. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. WithTrafficEngineers,tunethealgorithmsandrulesusedtoidentifypotentialincidents.

2. WorkwiththeCorridorManagertodiagnoseandresolveproblemswheretheICMsystemgeneratedaresponseplanwithoutafullycharacterizedincidentorevent.

3. Determinewhytheresponseplanningfunctionwasnotinitiatedonceanincident/eventwascharacterized;resolvetheproblem.

8.4. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. Ensurechangesinrulesanddataareproperlyhandledbytheresponseplanbuildingfunction.

2. Resolvesoftwareissueswiththegeneration,evaluation,andrecommendationofresponseplans.

3. ResolveproblemswheretheresponseplanapprovalprocessisnotfollowedbytheICMsystemorstakeholdersbecauseofsoftwareissues.

4. Determinewhyresponseplanimplementationwasnotproperlyinitiatedandresolvetheissues.

5. Trackdownandresolveissueswiththesystemnotperiodicallygeneratingnewresponseplanswhiletrafficconditionswarrant.

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6. WorkwiththeCorridorManager,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstoidentifyandresolveissueswhereincident/eventresponseplansareunabletobereviewedandanalyzedbystakeholdersoff-line.

8.5. RESPONSEPLANIMPLEMENTATION

Implementingaresponseplanrequiresensuringthat instructionsaresentcorrectlytocorridorassets,keeping instructions current as assets change, notifying proper personnel, and tracking and resolvingissues.

Responsibility

1. Asassetsandequipmentchange,modifythewayinstructionsaresenttohardwareandsoftwareassets,asneeded.

2. Asassetsandequipmentchange,updatethesoftwaretoensureandverifythatassetshavereceivedinstructions.

3. Ascorridorassetsandpolicieschange,updatesoftwareasneededtoensureassetsreturntonormalstatuswhenanincidentoreventends.

4. WithDatabaseAdministrators,resolveissueswheretheICMsystemdidnotsaveinformationrelevanttoresponseplanimplementation.

5. Asnewdataisused,workwithDatabaseAdministratorstoupdatetheICMCoreSystemsoftwareasneeded.

8.6. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. Workwithstakeholders,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstostoredatainelectronicformat.

2. Asdatatypesanddataformatschangeovertime,workwithstakeholders,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstoensurethatthedataisstoredcorrectly.

3. WithDatabaseAdministrators,determinethepercentageoftimethatdataistransmittedusingTMDD/NTIP/GTFS(data)format,thepreferredstandardfortheICMsystem.WithDatabaseAdministratorsandtheCorridorTechnicalManager,identifywhenotherdataformatsarebeingusedandworktoreplacethemwiththepreferredformat.

4. AstheTMDD/NTCIP/GTFS(data)specificationisupdated,workwithDatabaseAdministratorstomodifythesystemtostayincompliance.

5. WithDatabaseAdministrators,fulfillstakeholderrequestsfordataadditions,removals,orformatchanges.

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8.7. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. WithDatabaseAdministrators,performnormalmaintenanceoftherulessystem,takingnoteofanddiscussingtheexistenceofrulesthathavenotbeenusedforalongperiodoftime.

2. Fixproblemswiththerulesenginenotevaluatingrulescorrectly.

3. Asnewdataandnewrulesarerequired,updatetherulesengineasneeded.

4. Asthecorridorchanges,workwithTrafficEngineersasneededtoupdateandmaintainthealgorithmsanddatausedtodetermineandpredictcorridorstate.

5. WithDatabaseAdministrators,performongoingmaintenancetoensurethesystemaccuratelydeterminesiftrafficiswithinnormalvariabilityforagivendateandtime.

8.8. CORESYSTEMUSERINTERFACE

TheICMCoreSystemincludessoftware-baseduserinterfacesforcreating,viewing,updating,deleting,andreportingondata,aswellasinterfacesformanagingtheprocessofincidentidentification,responseplangeneration,responseplanimplementation,andCoreSystemmanagement.

Responsibility

1. AssetInformation

a. WithDatabaseAdministrators,resolveissueswithuserinterfacesformanagingassetinformation,including:

• Assetinventory• Assethealth• Assetavailability• Assetstate

b. Maintaintheinterfaces.

2. Incident/EventInformation

a. WithDatabaseAdministrators,resolveissueswithuserinterfacesformanagingincident/eventinformation,including:

• Typeofincident/event• Timeofoccurrence

• Expectedduration• Roadway/transitsegmentwhereoccurred

• Locationalongroadway/transitsegment

• Lane(s)affected• Agencyresponsibleformanagingincident/event

• Verificationstatusofincident/event• Userconfirmationinterface

b. Maintaintheinterfaces.

3. MockIncidents

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a. Asneeded,modifytheuserinterfacesforcreatingmockincidents,including:

• Creating,viewing,updating,anddeletingmockincidents

• Map-basedinterfaceforchoosingincidentlocation

• Settingthestart/endtimes,duration,lanes/routes/tracksaffected

b. Asneeded,modifytheuserinterfacesfortestingmockincidents,including:

• SubmissionofmockincidentstotheDecisionSupportmodulefortesting

• Mapdisplayoftheresponseplanelementsrecommendedforamockincident

• Generationofapost-incidentreportforamockincident

4. ResponsePlans

a. Asneeded,modifytheuserinterfacesformanagingresponseplans,including:

• Viewingresponseplans(triggeringevent,agenciesinvolved,reroutes,controlassets,messaging,personnel,constraints)

• ManagingDecisionSupportrules(creating,testing,visualizing)

• Settingpreferences• Selecting/approvingaplan• Implementingaplan

• Confirmingincident/eventtermination

• Notifyingstakeholders

b. Updatetheinterfacesasnewfeaturesareadded.

5. ICMCoreSystem

a. Asneeded,modifytheuserinterfacesformanagingtheICMCoreSystem,including:

• Viewingalllogactivity• CustomizingICMEnvironmentoperations(systemconfiguration,useradminstration,userpreferences)

• StartingandshuttingdownCoreSystemcomponents

b. Updatetheinterfacesasnewfeaturesareadded.

6. Geospatialvisualization

a. WithDatabaseAdministrators,resolveproblemswithmap-basedvisualizationofdata,including:

• Viewing(corridorcharacteristics,roadwaygeometry,sensing/controlassets,operationalstatus,incidents/events,responseplanelements)

• Accessinginformationfrommapdisplays(roadwaydetails,deviceconfiguration,videofeeds,trafficstate,incident/eventdetails)

• Layeringofdisplayelements

• Customizing(userselection/customizationofdisplayandcontent,saveduserpreferences)

• Managing(userinteractionwithICMsystemfrommapdisplaystomodifyofassetusageandstate,verifyincidents,select/approveresponseplans)

b. Updatetheuserinterfacesasdataanddatapresentationneedschangeandbugsarefound.

7. Reporting,Charting,andGraphing

a. WithDatabaseAdministrators,resolveproblemswithreporting,charting,andgraphingfunctions,including:

• Standardandcustomizedreporting(creating/saving,scheduled/on-demand,printed/on-screen)

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• Summaryreports(roadwayelements,sensing/controldevices,responseplanning,systemperformance)

• Plot-basedvisualizations(2d,3d,heatmap)

• Graphingdisplays(orgcharts,decisiontrees,flowcharts,pie/line/bar/histogramcharts)

• Tables• Userqueries

b. Updatetheuserinterfacesasdataanddatapresentationneedschangeandbugsarefound.

8. Post-incident/eventreports

a. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,diagnoseandresolveissueswhenpost-incident/eventanalysisreportsarenotgenerated.

b. Updatethereportsasnewfeaturesareadded.

9. SoftwareSystem

a. Asthesystemundergoesplannedmodifications,workwithDatabaseAdministratorstomaintainthecentralinterfaceformanagingsoftwaresystemparameters.

8.9. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. EnsurethesystemprovidesasingleuserinterfaceforvisualizationandreportingandforCoreSystemcontrolfunctions.Keepthesystemincompliancewiththesestandardsasnewfeaturesareadded,bugsarefixed,etc.

2. WiththeCorridorDataAnalystandDatabaseAdministrators,resolveproblemswhenstandardsarenotfollowedforintegrateddatadefinition,capture,processing,andpresentation.

3. Asdataneedschangeandbugsarefound,workwithDatabaseAdministratorstoupdatetheuserandprogramminginterfaces.

4. WorkwiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstoidentifyandresolveissueswherecopiesofdataarebeingerroneouslyusedassystemsofrecord.

8.10. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

System Management involves ensuring that the system is reliably operated and maintained. Thisincludes the areas of security, service level agreements,maintenance, training, system recovery, andupgrades.

Responsibility

1. Resolveissueswithinaccurateormissingloggingactivity.Ensurenewfunctionalityisattachedtoviewablelogs.

2. Resolveissueswiththetrackingsystemusedformaintenancerequests,improvementrequests,

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andbugfixrequests.WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,performnormalsystemmaintenance.

3. Fixsoftwarebugsasneeded.

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9. ELECTRICALENGINEERS

Electrical Engineers are responsible for investigating and remedying hardware- and communication-relatedproblemsandforinstallingupgradesasrequired.

9.1. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManagerandSoftwareEngineers,determinethereasonassetstatusesarenotavailableandworktobringthembackonline.

2. Whereassetstatusisprovidedthroughautomation,workwithSoftwareEngineerstoensurestatusisavailable.

3. WithSoftwareEngineers,determinethereasonassetstate(thecurrentconfigurationofinformationondevices,includingsignalplans,rampmeteringplans,CMSmessages)isnotavailableandresolvetheissue.

4. WithSoftwareEngineers,maintainsoftwareandhardware.

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10. DATABASEADMINISTRATORS

DatabaseAdministratorsensureaccesstoandproperstorageofallcorridordata.

ThisroleislinkedprimarilytothefollowingareasoftheSystemRequirements:

• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• ResponsePlanImplementation• DataManagement• DecisionSupport• CoreSystemUserInterface• SystemIntegration

10.1. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. WithTrafficEngineers,SoftwareEngineers,andDataAnalysts,identifyandresolveissuesrelatedtocreatingandexecutingmockincidentsandevents.

2. WithSoftwareEngineersandDataAnalysts,resolveproblemsinthegenerationofafter-incident/eventreports.

3. WithSoftwareEngineers,upgradeandmaintainafter-incidentorafter-eventreportsastheirformatandcontentchangeovertime.

10.2. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. WorkwithCorridorManager,SoftwareEngineers,andDataAnalyststoidentifyandresolvepossibleissueswithincident/eventresponseplansbeingabletobereviewedandanalyzedbystakeholdersoff-line.

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10.3. RESPONSEPLANIMPLEMENTATION

Implementingaresponseplanrequiresensuringthat instructionsaresentcorrectlytocorridorassets,keeping instructions current as assets change, notifying proper personnel, and tracking and resolvingissues.

Responsibility

1. WithSoftwareEngineers,resolveissueswheretheICMsystemdidnotsaveinformationrelevanttoresponseplanimplementation.

2. Asnewdataisused,workwithSoftwareEngineerstoupdatetheICMCoreSystemasneededtoensureallrelevantdataissavedforpost-incidentanalysis.

10.4. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. DataDictionary

a. WithDataAnalysts,assisttheCorridorDataAnalystinmaintainingtheDataDictionary,ensuringthatitisaccurateanduptodate.

b. WithDataAnalysts,noteanydiscrepanciesbetweentheDataDictionaryandtheactualdataandresolvethem.

2. DataStorage

a. Workwithstakeholders,SoftwareEngineers,andDataAnalyststostoredatainelectronicformat.

b. Asdatatypesandformatschangeovertime,workwithstakeholders,SoftwareEngineers,andDataAnalyststoensurethatstoragemethodsareuptodate.

3. DataFormats

a. WithSoftwareEngineers,determinethepercentageoftimethatdataistransmittedusingTMDD/NTIP/GTFS(data)format.

b. WithSoftwareEngineersandtheCorridorTechnicalManager,identifywhenotherdataformatsarebeingusedandworktoreplacethem.

c. WithSoftwareEngineers,astheTMDD/NTCIP/GTFS(data)specificationisupdated,modifythesystemtostayincompliance.

4. ETL(Extract,Transform,andLoad)

a. AssistwithusingETL(Extract,Transform,andLoad)forinterfacingwithexternalsystems.

b. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,determinethepercentageoftimeETL-providedfunctionscanbeused.

c. WithDataAnalysts,ensureETLoperationscontinuetoworkwhenexternaldataformatschange.Performcontinualmaintenance,asexternalandinternalformatsmaychangeatanytime.

5. WithSoftwareEngineers,fulfillstakeholderrequestsfordataadditions,removals,orformat

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changes.

6. Reviewanddeterminethepercentageoftimethatstate-of-the-arttechnologiesareusedtostore,access,andselectdata,andqueriesexecutedwithappropriateresponsetimes.

7. Reviewquerylogstodeterminewhenperformanceisnotmeetingrequirements;resolveissues.

8. WiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,determinethecompletenessofdatamanagementpoliciesandthepercentageoftimepoliciesarebeingfollowed.

10.5. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. WithSoftwareEngineers,performnormalmaintenanceoftherulessystem,takingnoteofanddiscussingtheexistenceofrulesthathavenotbeenusedforalongperiodoftime.

2. WithSoftwareEngineers,performongoingmaintenancetoensurethesystemaccuratelydeterminesiftrafficiswithinnormalvariabilityforagivendateandtime.

10.6. CORESYSTEMUSERINTERFACE

TheICMCoreSystemincludessoftware-baseduserinterfacesforcreating,viewing,updating,deleting,andreportingondata,aswellasinterfacesformanagingtheprocessofincidentidentification,responseplangeneration,responseplanimplementation,andCoreSystemmanagement.

Responsibility

1. WithSoftwareEngineers,resolveissueswithuserinterfacesformanagingassetandincident/eventinformation;maintaintheinterfaces.

2. WithSoftwareEngineers,resolveproblemswithgeospatialvisualizationofdataandreporting,charting,andgraphingfunctions;updatetheuserinterfaceasdataanddatapresentationneedschangeandbugsarefound.

10.7. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. WiththeCorridorDataAnalystandSoftwareEngineers,resolveproblemswhenstandardsarenotfollowedforintegrateddatadefinition,capture,processing,andpresentation.WithSoftwareEngineers,updatetheuserandprogramminginterfacesasdataneedschangeandbugsarefound.

2. WorkwiththeCorridorDataAnalyst,DataAnalysts,andSoftwareEngineerstoidentifyandresolveissueswherecopiesofdataarebeingerroneouslyusedassystemsofrecord.

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11. STAKEHOLDERS

StakeholdersarethekeyrepresentativesfromthecorridoragencieswhoparticipateintheICMproject.Manystakeholderresponsibilitiesarecarriedoutbyspecificpersonnelwithinanagency,suchasTrafficEngineers,DataAnalysts,andsoon,and,wherepossible, thoseresponsibilitiesare listedunder thoseparticular job titles in this document. Tasks not associated with a specific job title, or that are theresponsibilityofthestakeholderagencygenerally,arelistedinthis“Stakeholders”section.

StakeholdersareinvolvedinallareasoftheSystemRequirements,including:

• InstitutionalSupport• CorridorMonitoring• StrategicIncident/EventResponsePlanning• Real-TimeIncident/EventMonitoring• Real-TimeResponsePlanning• ResponsePlanImplementation• DataManagement• DecisionSupport• CoreSystemUserInterface• SystemIntegration• SystemManagement

11.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. StrategicPlanning

a. InconsultationwiththeCorridorManager,overseethedrafting,review,approval,andmaintenanceoftheCorridorStrategicPlanfordatacollection,control,andperformancemetriccalculationprocesses.

b. Withconsultantswhoarenotdirectstakeholders,reviewtheCorridorStrategicPlan.

c. ApprovetheCorridorStrategicPlan.

d. EnsurethattheassetsanddatadefinedintheStrategicPlanareavailableandproperlymaintained.WorkwiththeCorridorTechnicalManagerandCorridorDataAnalysttoprovideanymissingitems.Thismayinvolvepurchasingorupgradingassetsand/ordata.

2. PersonnelandManagement

a. NameandidentifyCorridorChampions.ReplaceChampionsnolongerwiththeprojectoragency.

b. IncoordinationwiththeCorridorManager,writejobdescriptionsforICMroleswithineachorganizationandidentifytheindividualswhowillfilltheroles.

c. EnsurethatICMsupportpersonnelareinplaceandtrained.

d. WorkwithCorridorManagertoresolvediscrepanciesbetweencurrentstaffversusneededstaff.

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e. DevelopnewproceduresandpracticessupportingICMcorridormanagementobjectives.

f. ContinuouslyengageinICMcorridoractivities.

g. Providefeedback,whensurveyed,onthemanagementteam,structure,andprocessesoftheICMeffort.

3. InteragencyCooperation

a. Participateindevelopingacultureofcooperationandcommunicationwithagencies,organizations,otherstakeholders,andallotherpersonnelintheICMenvironment(electedofficials,travelers,thepress,etc.).

b. ProvidefeedbackonwhetheragencypersonnelunderstandICMandtheculturalchangesrequired.

c. Providefeedback,throughsurveysandafter-incident/eventreviews,oncommunicationeffectivenessand/orbreakdowns.

d. AnalyzewhycommunicationisnotworkingorwherethebreakdownoccurredandinvolveseniormanagementandChampionsinresolvingtheissues.

e. Attendregularcorridorupdatemeetingsorteleconferences.

f. Assistasneededwiththedrafting,review,approval,andmaintenanceofinteragencyagreements,suchastheProjectCharter,MemorandumofUnderstanding,andOperationsandMaintenancePlan.

g. Signagreementssubmittedforapprovalinatimelymanner.

h. Analyzewhyandhowinteragencyagreementsarenotsignedandfollowed;workwithproperChampionstoresolveissuesandensureallconditionswithinthedocumentsareadheredto.

i. Determineneedsforongoingcommunicationtraining,includingitemssuchasconflictresolution,customerservice,facilitation,speakingskills,etc.

4. Funding

a. Continuallyreviewbudgetsandidentifyexistingfundinggapsandneedsfornewfunds.

b. WorkwithCaltranstoidentifyfederal,state,regional,andlocalfundingsources.

c. Identifyagencypersonneltohelpwiththedevelopment,submission,andtrackingoffundingapplications.

d. Whenneeded,writeLettersofSupportforfundingapplications.

5. OutreachandCommunications

a. Provideanorganizationalchart,namesofBoardmembersandofficedirectors,keycontactpersons,andotherrelevantinstitutionalinformationtotheOutreachandCommunicationsManager.

b. Designateanindividualintheagencywhoshallberesponsibleforoutreachandcommunications.

c. Providefeedbackonoutreachandcommunicationeffortsandtheeffectivehandlingofinquiries.WithCorridorChampion(s),helpresolveissues.

d. Reviewprojectdocumentsandprovidecommentsbyagreed-upondeadlines.

e. KeeptheCorridorManagerinformedofscheduledeventsandassociatedstreetclosuresandrecommendeddetoursalongcorridorarterials.

f. IncoordinationwiththeCorridorManager,developcontractsandpositiverelationshipswiththirdparties.Periodicallyreviewandrenewpurchasingchoicesandcontracts.

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11.2. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. EnsurethatthestatusofcorridorassetsiscommunicatedtotheICMsystem,whenstatusinformationisnotprovidedthroughautomationbutthroughhumanprocesses.

2. Createandeditdeviceproblemreports,wherereportsarenotgeneratedautomaticallybytheICMCoreSystem.

3. Incoordinationwithexternalconsultants,reviewperformancemetricsonceperyear.

11.3. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoresolveattendanceissuesforresponseplanningmeetings.

2. SpecifywhetheractiveresponseplansinvolvingagencyassetscanbeautomaticallyterminatedbytheICMCoreSystem.

3. Defineperiodsduringwhichmanualapprovalisrequiredandperiodsduringwhichautomatedapprovalispossible.

4. Aftereachincident,unscheduledevent,orplannedevent,incoordinationwiththeCorridorManagerandTrafficEngineers,reviewtheselectedresponseplancomponentsanddetermineifanyaremissingorinappropriate.

5. Noteanyproblemsbuildingmockincidents.

6. Eachquarter,aswellasfollowingeachmajorincident,meettodiscussandreviewtheresultsoftheapplicationofresponseplanstothecorridor.Ifmeetingsarenotbeingheldorattendanceislow,workwiththeCorridorManagerandCorridorChampion(s)todetermineandremedythecauses.

11.4. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. Incident/EventInformation

a. Provideinformationcharacterizinganincident/eventtotheICMCoreSystem(e.g.,location,starttime,type,severity,etc.).IftheCorridorManagerdeterminesthatinformationwasnotprovided,workwithFirstRespondersandPublicInformationOfficers

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toresolvetheissues.

b. Reviewallincident/eventinformationcommunicationprocessesperiodicallyandensurethatpersonnelareawareofandfollowtheseprocesses.

c. Manuallyenterinformationaboutplannedlane/roadwayclosuresorscheduledeventsintotheICMCoreSystemifnotautomaticallyretrievedbythesystem.

2. Incident/EventValidation

a. Validatethatanincidentoreventexistsbeforearesponseplanisapplied.

b. Ifanincidentoreventischaracterizedbutnotvalidated,workwiththeCorridorManagertodetermineandremedythecause.

3. Incident/EventNotification

a. InformtheCorridorManagerifnotificationisnotreceivedfromtheICMsystemwhenanincidentoreventoccurs.

b. WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoensurethe“whotocontact”rulesetisupdated.

c. Maintainthe“whotocontact”list.

4. UpdatedIncident/EventInformation

a. Provideupdatedeventinformation(forexample,end-of-incidentnetworkchanges)totheICMCoreSystem.

b. WorkwithCorridorManagertodeterminewhenincidentinformationwasnotproperlyupdatedandresolveissues.

11.5. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. Reviewresponseplansthesystemrecommendsforimplementation.Whenreviewsarenottakingplace,workwiththeCorridorManagertoidentifyandresolveissueswiththereviewprocess.

2. Ifpartoftheplanapprovalprocess,approve,ordisapprove,theresponseplan.Ifapprovalisnotoccurring,workwiththeCorridorManagertodeterminethecauseandresolvetheproblems.

3. WiththeCorridorManager,notewhenapprovalrulesarenotfollowedanddeterminewhethertheproblemiswiththerulesorthesoftware.

4. Asneeded,reviewandanalyzeoff-lineeachstepintheresponseplanningworkflow,tounderstandhowpredictionswereperformed,recommendationsmade,andplanschosen.

11.6. RESPONSEPLANIMPLEMENTATION

Implementingaresponseplanrequiresensuringthat instructionsaresentcorrectlytocorridorassets,keeping instructions current as assets change, notifying proper personnel, and tracking and resolvingissues.

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1. Assistwhereneededinresolvingissuesrelatedtotheorderandscheduleofassetinstructions.

2. InformtheCorridorManagerifnotappropriatelynotifiedthataresponseplanisbeingdeployed.WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoensurethe“whotocontact”rulesetisupdatedandmaintained.

3. PermittheICMCoreSystemtocontactdesignatedagencypersonnelwithrequestsforperformingpreapprovedactions.

4. AssistwhereneededinresolvingissuesrelatedtosendingassetinstructionstobothITSandhumanelementsintheresponseplan.

5. Aspersonnelchange,modifyasneededthemannerinwhichinstructionsaresent.

6. Asassetsandequipmentchange,modifyasneededthesystemcomponentsandpoliciesforverifyingthatassetinstructionshavebeenreceived.

7. Assistasneededinresolvingissueswherestatuschangesduringaresponsewerenotcommunicatedtostakeholders.

8. Assistasneededinresolvingissueswhereassetsdidnotreturntonormalstatuswhenanincidentoreventended.

11.7. DATAMANAGEMENT

Dataanddataqualityisattheheartofdata-drivenperformancemanagement.Datamustbeaccurate,complete,timely,reliablyavailable,storedsafely,andcommunicatedandpresentedconsistently.

Responsibility

1. Designatearepresentativetoserveonthedatagovernanceboard.

2. Withconsultants,annuallyreviewdataqualityrequirementsandcalculationmethods.Asneeded,workwiththeCorridorDataAnalystandthird-partyproviderstorefineandupdatethedataqualityspecifications.

3. WorkwiththeSoftwareEngineers,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstostoredatainelectronicformat.

4. Asdatatypesandformatschange,workwiththeSoftwareEngineers,DataAnalysts,andDatabaseAdministratorstoensurethatstoragemethodsareuptodate.

5. Asneeded,submitrequestsfordataadditions,removals,orformatchangestoDataAnalysts.

6. NotifytheCorridorDataAnalystofanychangestodatasourcesfromsystemsownedbytheagency.

7. Determinewhypoliciesfordataarchiving,warehousing,anddeletionarenotbeingfollowedandensureproperdatamanagementoccurs.

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11.8. DECISIONSUPPORT

DecisionSupportinvolvesensuringthattheappropriaterulesarecapturedbytherulesengine.

Responsibility

1. Createsimplerulesfortherulesenginetouseindevelopingresponseplans.(Morecomplexrulesrequireprogrammingskills.)

2. Updaterulesasdatachanges.(Morecomplexrulesmustbecreated/updatedbySoftwareEngineers.)

11.9. CORESYSTEMUSERINTERFACE

TheICMCoreSystemincludessoftware-baseduserinterfacesforcreating,viewing,updating,deleting,andreportingondata,aswellasinterfacesformanagingtheprocessofincidentidentification,responseplangeneration,responseplanimplementation,andCoreSystemmanagement.

Responsibility

1. InformCorridorTechnicalManagerwhenuserinterfacesarenotfunctioning.

2. WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoresolveanyinteragencycommunicationissuesobservedduringincidents.

11.10. SYSTEMINTEGRATION

SystemIntegrationrequiresmonitoringsystemfunctionality,datacontrol,andassetownership.

Responsibility

1. WorkwiththeCorridorManagerasneededtoclarifywhoownsagivencorridorasset.

11.11. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

System Management involves ensuring that the system is reliably operated and maintained. Thisincludes the areas of security, service level agreements,maintenance, training, system recovery, andupgrades.

Responsibility

1. Security

a. Resolveissuesrelatedtounauthorizedaccesstosystemassets.

2. ServiceLevelAgreement

a. Reviewandapprovetheservicelevelagreement.

b. Eachyear,incoordinationwiththeCorridorTechnicalManager,determinethedesired

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Responsibility

servicelevelagreementmetricsandprovideresourcestoensuretheycanbemet.

3. LoggingandTracking

a. Reportinaccurateormissingloggingactivityinsystemhealth,status,andotherlogs.

b. Useasystemfortrackingmaintenancerequests,improvementrequests,andbugfixrequests.Reportanyproblemswithusingthesystem.

c. Reportsoftwarebugs.

4. Maintenance

a. Beresponsibleformaintenance(bothrepairandpreventative)ofallsystemcomponents(ITScomponents,vehicles,people,software,hardware,useapprovals,etc.).WorkwiththeCorridorTechnicalManagertoresolveissues.

b. Reportmaintenanceactivities(bothrepairandpreventative).WorkwiththeCorridorTechnicalManagertoresolveanyreportingproblems.

5. Training

a. EnsurethatappropriatetrainingandtrainingmaterialsareprovidedforallaspectsoftheICMsystem.

b. Ensurethatappropriatedocumentation,bothusermanualsandworkflowdescriptions,isavailableforallfunctions.WorkwiththeCorridorTechnicalManagertoimprovedocumentationasneeded.

6. SystemRecovery

a. Workwithconsultantstoperiodicallyreviewdisasterpreparedness;workwiththeCorridorTechnicalManagertoresolveissues.

7. SystemUpgrades

a. Approvethe5-yearsystemupgradeplan.WorkwiththeCorridorManagertoresolveissuesrelatedtotheplanandtomaintainit.

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12. MAINTENANCESTAFF

Maintenance Staff ensure all ICM hardware and communication components are maintained and inworkingorder.

12.1. CORRIDORMONITORING

This function is tasked with determining the state of the corridor and using this state to accuratelycalculateandreportcorridorperformancemeasures.

Responsibility

1. Ensurethathardwareandcommunicationsystemsareworking.

12.2. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

System Management involves ensuring that the system is reliably operated and maintained. Thisincludes the areas of security, service level agreements,maintenance, training, system recovery, andupgrades.

Responsibility

1. Performmaintenance(bothrepairandpreventative)forsystemcomponents(ITScomponents,vehicles,hardware,etc.).

2. Open/close/editmaintenanceticketitemsasneeded.

3. Reportmaintenanceactivities(bothrepairandpreventative).

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13. ITSUPPORT

IT Support ensures the day-to-day operation and maintenance of workstations, security patchmanagement,internetaccess,andpropersoftwareinstallationandconfiguration.

Responsibility

1. Troubleshootandresolvetechnicalissuesassociatedwithnetworkconnectivity,identityaccess,computerdesktops,andperipheraldevices.

2. Participateindisasterpreparednessexercisesandassiststakeholdersinresolvingtechnicalissues.

3. Provideconsultationasneeded.

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14. ITSECURITY

ITSecurityensuresthatallICMcomponents(software,hardwareandpersonnel)aresafeandsecure.

14.1. SYSTEMMANAGEMENT

System Management involves ensuring that the system is reliably operated and maintained. Thisincludes the areas of security, service level agreements,maintenance, training, system recovery, andupgrades.

Responsibility

1. BeresponsibleforthesecurityoftheICMEnvironmentanditsoperations.

2. DevelopandimplementsecurityprotocolsandprocessesfortheICMEnvironmentandensuretheyaremaintained.

3. Maintainandreviewalogofaccessforevidenceofunauthorizeduseofthesystem.

4. ConductformalreviewsoftheICMEnvironmentsecurityprocessesataregularfrequencyinaccordancewiththesecurityprotocolsandprocesses,withaminimumfrequencyofquarterly.

5. DirectaformalreviewofICMEnvironmentsecurity,ledbyexternalsecurityexperts,ataregularfrequencyinaccordancewiththesecurityprotocolsandprocesses,withaminimumfrequencyofannually.

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15. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CENTER (TMC) AND LOCALTRAFFICCONTROLSYSTEM(TCS)OPERATORS

TMC/TCS Operators are responsible for day-to-day interaction with the ICM system, documentingincidentinformation,andapprovingresponseplans.TMCOperatorsmaybeatCaltransorlocalagenciessuchasacityorcounty.LocalTCSOperatorsareatthelocallevel,suchasacityorcounty.

15.1. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. SpecifywhetheractiveresponseplansinvolvingagencyassetscanbeautomaticallyterminatedbytheICMCoreSystem.

2. Defineperiodsduringwhichmanualapprovalisrequiredandperiodsduringwhichautomatedapprovalispossible.

15.2. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. ConfirmthatanincidentoreventhasbeeneffectivelyterminatedbeforetheICMCoreSystemidentifiesitassuch.

15.3. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. Asneeded,manuallyselectaresponseplanfromalistofrecommendedresponseplans.

2. Asneeded,proposeminormodificationstoarecommendedresponseplan.

3. Reviewandapproveapplicationofresponseplans.

4. Asneeded,proposechangestoanimplementedresponseplan.

5. Reviewandapproveterminationofresponseplans.

6. Asneeded,manuallyinformtheICMCoreSystemthatanincidentoreventhasterminated

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16. TRANSITFIELDSUPERVISORS(RAIL,BUS)

Transit Field Supervisors are responsible for day-to-day interaction with the ICM system, providingincidentinformationtothesystemandrelayingresponseplanrecommendationstooperators.

16.1. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. Participateinresponseplanningactivities.

2. Determine,ifneeded,detourroutesthatmaybeusedduringincidentsandeventsimpactingtransitoperations.

3. Determine,ifneeded,informationtobesenttotransitpersonnelduringanincidentorevent.

4. Participateindefiningorvalidatingrulesforbuildingresponseplans.

5. Participateindefiningorvalidatingrulesforhandlingspecialsituations.

16.2. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. EnterintotheICMCoreSysteminformationabouttransitincidentsorservicedisruptions.

16.3. REAL-TIMERESPONSEPLANNING

Real-timeResponsePlanning requires ensuring that responseplans generatedby the ICM systemarereasonable,accurate,andproperlyapprovedbyappropriatepersonnel.

Responsibility

1. UseinformationfromtheICMCoreSystem’sresponseactionsunderconsiderationtomakepotentialtransitserviceadjustments.

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17. PUBLICINFORMATIONOFFICERS(PIO)

PIOsat stakeholderagenciesare responsible forpublic andmedia relationsduringmajor incidentsormajorchangestotheICMsystem.

17.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. ActivelyparticipateinICMoutreachandcommunicationsactivities,suchaspressevents,announcements,briefingsonincidents/events,etc.

2. AssisttheOutreachandCommunicationsManagerwithsurveystodeterminestakeholders’satisfactionwithinteragencycommunication.

3. MaintainongoingcommunicationwithPIOsatotherstakeholderagencies.

17.2. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. WorkwithstakeholdersandFirstResponderstoresolveissueswheninformationcharacterizinganincident/eventwasnotprovidedtotheICMCoreSystembystakeholders.

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18. FIRSTRESPONDERS

FirstRespondersareemergencyresponsepersonnelwhoareatthesceneofanincidentorevent,taketheleadinsecuringthescene,anddirectothers.

18.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. EnsurethatICMsupportpersonnelareinplaceandtrained.

2. AttendquarterlyICMcorridorupdatemeetingswherefirstresponseproceduresareontheagenda.

3. Provideorganizationalcharts,namesofkeycontactpersons,andotherrelevantinstitutionalinformationtotheOutreachandCommunicationsManager.

18.2. STRATEGICINCIDENT/EVENTRESPONSEPLANNING

StrategicResponsePlanningmeansensuringthatresponseplansforincidents/eventscanbedesigned,developed,reviewed,tested,andreported.

Responsibility

1. Participateinincident/eventresponseplanning.

2. Determinedesiredroutestobeusedasdetoursforincidentsandevents.

3. Determinepersonneltobeavailablefordeploymentduringanincidentorevent.

4. Determinetypicalinformationtobesenttoagencypersonnelwhenrespondingtoanincidentorevent.

5. Participateindefiningrulesforhandlingspecialsituations.

18.3. REAL-TIMEINCIDENT/EVENTMONITORING

Real-timeMonitoringinvolvesensuringthatincidents/eventscanbeaccuratelydetected,identified,andcharacterized,andthatallproperpersonnelarenotified.

Responsibility

1. WorkwithstakeholdersandPIOstoresolveissueswheninformationcharacterizinganincident/eventwasnotprovidedtotheICMCoreSystembystakeholders.

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19. OUTREACHANDCOMMUNICATIONSMANAGER

TheOutreachandCommunicationsManagerisresponsibleforensuringanongoingflowofinformationbetween all ICM stakeholders both during incidents and as part of planning, implementation, andgeneralPRefforts.

19.1. INSTITUTIONALSUPPORT

InstitutionalSupportfocusesonstrategicplanningandonhoworganizationsandpeoplearestructured,funded,motivated,andinformedinordertoexecutestrategicplans.

Responsibility

1. OrganizationComposition

a. Maintaininformationonstakeholderagencies(orgchart,boardmembersandofficers,contacts,etc.).

b. DevelopandmaintainalistofcurrentCorridorChampionsfromeachstakeholderagency.

c. WiththeCorridorManager,setupandmaintainaConnectedCorridorsSteeringCommittee,TechnicalandOperationalAdvisoryCommittee,andothercommitteesasneeded.

2. CommunicationsStrategy

a. Developacommunicationsstrategy.

b. Cultivateandmaintainongoingpositiverelationshipswithstakeholders,partners,andotheragencies.

c. Responsiblefororganizingregularmeetingswithstakeholders,PIOs,andfirstresponders.

d. Createandmaintainoutreachmaterialsinmultipleformats,includingnewsletters,factsheets,website,socialmedia,etc.

e. Followuponinformationrequests;forwardrequeststootherstakeholdersforcommentasneeded.

f. Monitorelections,fundingopportunities,andthepoliticalenvironmentwhichmayaffecttheICMeffort.

g. ConductoutreachandcommunicationseffortstoensurethatICMisunderstoodandacceptedbyallstakeholders(particularlywhenthereisstafforelectedofficialturnover).

h. IncoordinationwiththeCorridorManager,surveypersonnelandtheirmanagerstodetermineifpersonnelunderstandICMandtheculturalchangesrequired.

i. Responsibleforstakeholdersurveysandafter-incident/eventreviewsfocusingoncommunicationand/orcommunicationbreakdowns.

3. Funding

a. AlongwiththeCorridorManager,researchandtrackfundingopportunities;prepareandsubmitfundingapplications.

4. InteragencyAgreements

a. DraftaProjectCharterandmanagetheprocessleadingtoitsadoptionbystakeholders.

b. Ensureinteragencyagreementsaredrafted,approved,andcurrent.

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Responsibility

updatingoramending.Informstakeholdersofagreementstatusandleaddiscussionsontherenewal,updating,oramendingofexistingagreements.

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