How DART reduced costs and increased productivity with Aurigo Masterworks

Over four decades, DART encountered repeated project delays and budget overruns due to the lack of an integrated system providing a 360-degree view of operations. Teams relied on an in-house system that became increasingly cumbersome to use and update. Spreadsheets were used to manage construction, cost estimates, contract monitoring, budgeting, and financial planning, making it difficult to generate reports and analyze data. The impact cascaded across planning, communication, data visibility, decision-making, time management, and data security.

DART needed a solution to manage its multiyear and current-year capital program, including:

• Multiyear capital planning
• Budget allocation, approvals, and authorization
• Forecasting for each program, project, and cost center
• Project monitoring and reporting
• Resource optimization

Aurigo's capital planning solution gave DART a comprehensive forecasting, planning, scheduling, and budgeting tool to manage its capital improvement programs. The platform provided a centralized, secure environment with extensive system integration, customized workflow automation, real-time dashboards, and superior auditing capabilities.

Modules and services implemented for DART:

• Project planning and management
• Project scoring
• Multiyear and region-wise program forecasting
• What-if analysis
• Cash flow expenditure curves
• Work orders and master contracts