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Appendix B - Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms
Pages 81-89

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... Any board, commission, or committee made up of appointed or elected officials with the legal, regulatory or fiduciary authority to approve an Airport Capital Plan, such as a Board of Directors, a County or Aeronautical Commission or a Committee. Approving Authorities can be Internal or External Stakeholders depending on the agency's organizational structure.
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From page 82...
... Process. A framework established to develop, implement and oversee the ACP that binds Executive Leaders, the Leadership Team, the CMT and Internal Stakeholders to create a dynamic environment in which information is used to develop a shared understanding of the goals, actions, targets, performance metrics, products and results in an ACP process.
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From page 83...
... The administrative department or division within an airport organization that provides financial management, accounting, and budgetary services, including preparation and monitoring of the annual operating budget, cash management and investments, fixed assets, debt, grants, and long range financial forecasts, and ensures compliance to all relevant financial and budgetary regulations. For the purposes of this Handbook, the business development function is assumed to be in either the Finance Department or the Planning Department.
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From page 84...
... Oversight involves the active engagement, interaction and collaboration between the parties responsible for executing and overseeing projects and programs to revisit B-4 Collaborative Airport Capital Planning Handbook
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From page 85...
... The completion and settlement of the project that includes addressing all issues from turning the facility over the O&M Department and wrapping up contract issues with the consultant and the contractor to the finalizing of the financial information in order to confirm the total final project cost. These stages may include obtaining the O&M and training manuals, certificate of substantial completion, and certificate of occupancy, and addressing punch list items, contractual issues, functional issues and guarantee and warranty issues.
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From page 86...
... A managing principle where processes are clearly defined, decisions are well documented and information is easily available to all participants. Abbreviations and Acronyms AAAE: American Association of Airport Executives AASHO: American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AC: Advisory Circular ACI: Airports Council International ACI–NA: Airports Council International–North America B-6 Collaborative Airport Capital Planning Handbook
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From page 87...
... Department of Energy DOT: Department of Transportation EA: Environmental Assessment EAM: Enterprise Asset Management EIS: Environmental Impact Statement EPA: Environmental Protection Agency Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms B-7
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From page 88...
... EPMS: Enterprise Project Management System ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning FAA: Federal Aviation Administration FHWA: Federal Highway Administration FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FONSI: Finding of No Significant Impact FRA: Federal Railroad Administration FTA: Federal Transit Administration GA: General Aviation GIS: Geographical Information System GOTS: Government Off-the-Shelf GPS: Global Positioning System IATA: International Air Transport Association ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IF: Importance Factor IRR: Internal Rate of Return ISTEA: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 IT: Information Technology ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers IWMS: Integrated Workplace Management System KPI: Key Performance Indicators KSA: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities LCCA: Life-Cycle Cost Analysis LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LOB: Line of Business LTC: Legislative Transportation Committee Massport: Massachusetts Port Authority Metro Nashville: Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee MII: Majority-In-Interest MOA: Memorandum of Agreement MOU: Memorandum of Understanding MS: Microsoft MWAA: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO: National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP: National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP: National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NJDOT: New Jersey Department of Transportation NTSB: National Transportation Safety Board O&M: Operation and Maintenance PANYNJ: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey PCI: Pavement Condition Index PDIS: Project Delivery Information System PF: Priority Factor PFC: Passenger Facility Charge PHX: City of Phoenix PM: Project Manager PMMS: Pavement Maintenance Management System PMO: Project Management Office B-8 Collaborative Airport Capital Planning Handbook
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From page 89...
... PMRS: Project Management & Reporting System PMS: Pavement Management System PPF: Project Prospectus Form PPM: Project Portfolio Management QC: Quality Control RDBMS: Relational Database Management System RFP: Request for Proposal RFQ: Request for Qualifications ROI: Return on Investment SaaS: Software-as-a-Service SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU: Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users SOA: Services Oriented Architecture SOP: Standard Operating Procedures TAA: Tucson Airport Authority TCO: Total Cost of Ownership TCRP: Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TIM: Transportation Information Model TIP: Transportation Improvement Program TRB: Transportation Research Board TSA: Transportation Security Administration USDOT: United States Department of Transportation WBS: Work Breakdown Structure WSDOT: Washington State Department of Transportation XML: Extensible Markup Language Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms B-9
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Key Terms

  • airport capital
  • performance metrics
  • capital planning
  • collaborative airport
  • airport organization

  • organization charts
  • capital plan
  • planning handbook
  • sample organization
  • leadership team

  • capital management
  • planning department
  • finance department
  • senior managers
  • management team

  • executive leader
  • collaboration technology
  • shared understanding
  • project execution
  • capital program

  • airport responsible
  • airports council
  • products described
  • department responsible
  • asset management

  • total cost
  • state highway
  • specific outcomes
  • hard copy
  • external stakeholders


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