XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication XYZ Value Analysis Consultant Final Value Analysis Study Report Project Title (include county[s] if needed for route location) CALTRANS DISTRICT # – County, CA Contract 12345 T.O. 6789 Month-Year of Report Publication
DETAILED IDEA EVALUATION SUMMARY Include a detailed idea evaluation summary, which includes additional information related to how each idea improves or degrades the elements of performance, cost, time (schedule), and risk. Only include those elements where the idea differs from the baseline concept. Idea Code-1: Idea Description Overall Rating: 5 Attributes Rating Comments Performance Attribute 1 Improved Degraded Unchanged Comment General comments: Insert any other general comments. Idea Code-2: Idea Description Overall Rating: 5 Attributes Rating Comments Performance Attribute 1 Improved Degraded Unchanged Comment General comments: Insert any other general comments. Idea Code-3: Idea Description Overall Rating: 5 Attributes Rating Comments Performance Attribute 1 Improved Degraded Unchanged Comment General comments: Insert any other general comments.
Idea Code-4: Idea Description Overall Rating: 5 Attributes Rating Comments Performance Attribute 1 Improved Degraded Unchanged Comment General comments: Insert any other general comments. Idea Code-5: Idea Description Overall Rating: 5 Attributes Rating Comments Performance Attribute 1 Improved Degraded Unchanged Comment General comments: Insert any other general comments.
CALTRANS VA STUDY ACTIVITY CHART PREPARATION INITIATE STUDY 1 Identify study project Identify study roles and responsibilities Define study goals Select team leader Prepare draft Study Charter ORGANIZE STUDY 2 Conduct Pre-Study Meeting Select team members Identify stakeholders, decision-makers, and technical reviewers Identify data collection Select study dates Determine study logistics Update VA Study Charter Identify and define performance requirements PREPARE DATA 3 Collect and distribute data Develop construction cost models Develop highway user benefit / life cycle cost (LCC) model (if required) VA STUDY Segment 1 INFORM TEAM 4 Review study activities and confirm reviewers Present design concept Present stakeholders’ interests Review project issues and objectives Rate performance of baseline concept Visit project site ANALYZE FUNCTIONS 5 Analyze project data Expand project functions Prepare FAST diagram Determine functional cost drivers and performance CREATE IDEAS 6 Focus on functions List all ideas Apply creativity and innovation techniques (group and individual) EVALUATE IDEAS 7 Apply key performance attributes to rate idea List advantages and disadvantages Consider cost impacts Rank all ideas Assign alternatives for development Segment 2 DEVELOP ALTERNATIVES 8 Develop alternative concepts Prepare sketches and calculations Measure performance Estimate costs, LCC benefits/costs CRITIQUE ALTERNATIVES 9 VA Alternatives Technical Review VA Alternatives Team Consensus Review Identify mutually exclusive groups of alternatives Identify VA strategies Validate performance PRESENT ALTERNATIVES* 10 Present findings Document feedback Confirm pending reviews Prepare preliminary report *Interim presentation of study findings Segment 3 ASSESS ALTERNATIVES** 11 Review Preliminary Report Assess alternatives for project acceptance Prepare draft implementation dispositions **Activities performed by PDT, Technical Reviewers, and Stakeholders RESOLVE ALTERNATIVES 12 Review implementation dispositions Resolve implementation actions with and stakeholders Edit alternatives Revisit rejected alternatives, if needed PRESENT RESULTS* 13 Present results Obtain management approval on implemented alternatives Summarize performance, cost, and value improvements *Final presentation of study results REPORT DOCUMENT STUDY 14 Document process and study findings Distribute Preliminary VA Study Report Distribute electronic report to HQ VA Branch Conduct Implementation Meeting VA IMPLEMENTATION 15 ACTION MEMO (If Conditionally Accepted Alternatives exist) Publish memo to document action plan to complete study Resolve Conditionally Accepted Alternatives PUBLISH RESULTS 16 Document process and study results Incorporate all comments and implementation actions Distribute Final VA Study Report Distribute electronic report to HQ VA Branch Update VA Study Summary Report (VASSR) Provide HQ the Final VA Study Report in PDF format Note: The dashed boxes indicate steps that may not be required in some VA Studies. Standard 5-day VA Study Agenda