Case Study: Midwestern Department of Transportation achieves real-time, accurate cash-flow forecasting and new revenue generation with Vanguard Software Corporation's Predictive Planning

DOT forecasts cash flow with Vanguard Predictive Planning

The Department of Transportation (a Midwestern DOT) faced an inflexible, error-prone spreadsheet forecasting process that took weeks to produce cash‑flow estimates across more than 2,000 construction projects, left forecasting expertise concentrated in one person, and made timely responses to looming budget cuts impossible. Vanguard Predictive Planning was engaged to modernize the DOT’s cash‑flow forecasting.

Vanguard Predictive Planning replaced spreadsheets with an integrated, web‑based forecasting system that delivers real‑time funding views, instant scenario analysis, custom cost spreads, and user-level controls and training. The solution reduced forecasting time from weeks to seconds, enabled 10‑year forecasts, helped the DOT respond to a $257 million Highway Fund cut, generated new revenue by placing large federal grants in interest‑bearing accounts, and improved project timing and legislative responsiveness.