{"id":23274,"date":"2025-09-19T16:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/?p=23274"},"modified":"2026-08-10T08:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:08:21","slug":"oahumpo-unifies-tip-ortp-obligations-in-one-platform-with-projecttracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/success-story\/oahumpo-unifies-tip-ortp-obligations-in-one-platform-with-projecttracker\/","title":{"rendered":"OahuMPO Unifies TIP, ORTP &#038; Obligations in One Platform with ProjectTracker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23274\" class=\"elementor elementor-23274\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d938f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d938f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0de96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc0de96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OahuMPO) implemented EcoInteractive\u2019s ProjectTracker in 2025 to manage both its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and long-range plan (ORTP) programming. OahuMPO also added modules for FMIS Obligation, ArcGIS integration, and Call for Projects (CFP) + Prioritization, with several configured fields tailored to local business rules. The MPO went live on ProjectTracker in 8 weeks, consolidating two types of programming into one platform for staff and partner agencies.<\/p><p><em>\u201cProjectTracker has made our workflows much more efficient. We now have a single source of truth for both our TIP and our long-range plan programming data.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u2013 Maile Greenhill, Planner, Oahu MPO<\/em><\/p><h2><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/h2><ul><li>External agency intake was manual and error\u2011prone. Partner agencies emailed PDFs\/Excel files, and the MPO staff transcribed these details into an Access database\u2014creating rework, lag, constant maintenance, and version control issues.<\/li><li>Disconnected workflows. Updating the database, producing reports, mapping projects, and reconciling obligations happened in multiple distinct tools and processes.<\/li><li>Inconsistent documentation. Critical information varied by source, and project history and changes were hard to track without backtracking through lots of documentation.<\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/h2><p>ProjectTracker was configured to unify data, approvals, and publishing across TIP and ORTP while eliminating duplicate entry and manual stitching.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Call for Projects + Prioritization<\/strong>\u00a0configured with Project Questions and scoring logic to support competitive selection and consistent criteria.<\/li><li><strong>FMIS Obligation integration<\/strong>\u00a0set to automatically pull obligation data into ProjectTracker for reconciliation and reporting.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05bea0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e05bea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-1024x380.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-1024x380.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-300x111.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-768x285.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-600x223.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu-500x186.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FMIS-Obligation-Oahu.webp 1508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605baad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605baad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Configured data fields<\/strong>\u00a0aligned to OahuMPO\u2019s unique rules and processes.<\/li><li><strong>Standardized reports &amp; data exports<\/strong>\u00a0to produce TIP lists, ORTP summaries, and ad\u2011hoc datasets without duplicate effort.<\/li><li><strong>Audit history &amp; change tracking<\/strong>\u00a0for transparency around changes between versions across reviews and approvals.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oahumpo.ecointeractive.com\/\">A public TIP website<\/a>\u00a0where anyone can browse active and planned transportation projects in Oahu, filter the projects, read project details, and explore an interactive map.<\/li><li><strong>TIP &amp; ORTP modules in one platform\u00a0<\/strong>to maintain a single source of truth across short- and long\u2011range planning. Per OahuMPO\u2019s request, the connection between the two plans is depicted clearly in the internal system in the Related Projects tab and in both the internal system and public website via the ORTP ID.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e474f05 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e474f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-1024x397.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23278 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-1024x397.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-300x116.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-768x297.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-600x232.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu-500x194.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Related-Project-Tab-Oahu.webp 1503w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/397;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df558af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df558af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>\u201cHaving all our data for two of our major work products in one platform has had the greatest benefit for us. It has been a great improvement from our previous project data management system, which was often inefficient and had separate workflows for updating the database, producing reports, and other tasks.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u2013 Maile Greenhill, Planner, Oahu MPO<\/em><\/p><h2><strong>About EcoInteractive<\/strong><\/h2><p>EcoInteractive is the developer of ProjectTracker SaaS, the leading cloud solution tailored to the needs of transportation planners. Its eSTIP and eTIP platforms are used by DOTs, MPOs, and local capital program planners in 29 states (and counting!) ProjectTracker SaaS empowers agencies to streamline transportation planning, boost collaboration and efficiency, connect stakeholders through integrated workflows, make data-driven decisions, and deliver more transparent, effective planning outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OahuMPO) implemented EcoInteractive\u2019s ProjectTracker in 2025 to manage both its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and long-range plan (ORTP) programming. OahuMPO also added modules for FMIS Obligation, ArcGIS integration, and Call for Projects (CFP) + Prioritization, with several configured fields tailored to local business rules. The MPO went live on ProjectTracker in 8 weeks, consolidating two types of programming into one platform for staff and partner agencies. \u201cProjectTracker has made our workflows much more efficient. We now have a single source of truth for both our TIP and our long-range plan programming data.\u201d \u2013 Maile Greenhill, Planner,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":23283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"positioning":[84,58],"class_list":["post-23274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-story","positioning-ecointeractive","positioning-public-sector"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23274"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=23274"},{"taxonomy":"positioning","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sovra.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/positioning?post=23274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}