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St. Tammany Parish engineering department rolls out phased project manual, Munis‑linked tracking
Summary
The Department of Engineering introduced a 30‑page project manual and a six‑phase approach, combined with a Munis‑integrated tracking database and quarterly public summary reports, to manage heavy project workloads and improve transparency.
Daniel Hill, director of the St. Tammany Parish Department of Engineering, told the council the department has adopted a standard, phase‑based project approach and a project manager manual to improve efficiency and reporting.
Hill said the department has three project managers who were managing roughly 60 projects apiece — far above industry norms — and that the new manual and phased workflow will make project status, budget utilization and funding gaps easier to track. "Project managers are the boss of a project," Hill said, describing a…
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