Technology Services Strategic Plan
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Transcript Technology Services Strategic Plan
Technology Services
Strategic Plan for
Operational Efficiency
2011-2014
Mission:
To promote, facilitate, and deliver operational
efficiency through the selective use of technology
by providing business process planning and
implementation, business continuity, data integrity,
security, and efficient service to fulfill
organizational vision and goals set forth by the
Henry County Board of Commissioners, the Courts,
and related Constitutional Offices.
Background
1999 - population = 90,000
~ 900 FTE’s
3 AS400’s, and 3 Windows Servers
15 Dial up Internet Accounts (Inetnow)
No County Web Site
No Email
30 Gigs of data throughout the County
Business processes extremely labor intensive, paper
based, and redundant.
Background (continued)
2011 – population = 204,000
~ 1300 FTE’s
7 AS400’s and 75 Windows Servers
Centralized, managed Internet
World Class Web Site, fully integrated with live data
Centrally managed email system
60 Terabytes of data (60,000 gigs)
Business processes mostly electronic, but much work
still exists to reduce redundant efforts, and streamline
process efficiencies
AS400 Infrastructure
7 Total AS400 (iSeries) Servers – “Little Main Frames”
3 Active, 3 Passive (fail over), 1 Development
Costs = ~ $500,000 annually to maintain
Applications used being phased out by vendor
Support is hard to come by, and expensive
Technology has changed in the past 12 years
Virtualization / Windows
125 Windows Servers by 2014
One Physical Windows Server = 30 Windows
Servers
Entire infrastructure can be managed by 2 people
Support and skill set are abundant, and current
staff maintains these skills.
Highly redundant, reliable, and flexible.
Costs = ½ of Current AS400 or $250,000 per year
Efficiency Study
Definition: ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
Finance, Payroll, HR, Building/Development/Code
Enforcement life cycle, Citizen Services
5 of 71 Departments Studied
Finance, Purchasing, HR, Building Permits & Licensing,
Tax Assessor
Over $500,000 per year in wasted effort due to
redundant, or inefficient business processes
Hardware
Data Center Upgrades – Already in progress
3 Sites
Servers: move from AS400 platform to Virtualized Windows platform
(already delivered)
Storage (Hard Drive Space): This is where the data lives. Planed for 5 year
life cycle.
Network Upgrades (to support increased network bandwidth demand
Phone System (5 years + old now) Upgrades
Disaster Recovery, data continuity, integrity
“E-Discovery”: which is very helpful for our Legal Department
performing instant searches of all data throughout the County when
needed
Software (Administration)
18 months from time awarded
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
Finance, Auditing, Grants Management
Purchasing, Inventory, Asset Management
Human Resources
Permits and Licensing (Building and Business Licensing)
Planning and Development
Work Flow Management – Citizen and department work
requests
Citizen Access – Transparency in government, requests,
tracking requests, etc.
Software (Public Safety)
18 months from time awarded
Police RMS (Records Management System)
Replace AS400 software, with modern, windows based
software
Increased capabilities, including integration with 911, mobile
applications such as e-citations, accident reporting, incident
reporting, GPS, and many more.
911 CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch)
Replace AS400 software, with windows based CAD solution
Include mobile CAD for SO, PD, Fire, Cities (cities pay for their
software)
Include GIS / GPS (mapping and call routing) capabilities
Increased reporting capabilities
Change is Painful
Changing Business Culture
Communication is key: Why we’re here today!
Buy-In and Cooperation from ALL Stakeholders Essential
Board of Commissioners and Constitutionals
County Management, Division Directors, Department Heads
All users (all employees, and ultimately citizens)
Feedback and modifications of the Plan as needed
Adoption of the Plan (set schedule) by the BOC
All Departments will be required to participate in business process
reviews, identifying at least 2 decision makers with authority to make
decisions, and communicate with their department.
Implementation of the Plan, including installation, data migration,
integration, delivery, training, and ultimately Adoption by All
Departments, and end users.
Estimated Schedule
October 2011: Communicate the need, proposed solution, and schedule to deliver
October-November 2011: RFPs for Storage and Software (Servers already done)
October-January 2012:
Installation of Hardware
Acceptance of recommendations of software selection by BOC
Begin Business Process Review and Discussions with each Department
January-July 2012:
Installation of Software (ERP, PD, 911)
Training of new software begins, and continues
Software integration with 3rd party software components
July - January 2013:
Implementation
Training - Culture Change
Dual Systems running and in production
July 2013 – January 2014:
Acceptance of new system by departments (Sign Off)
De-commission AS400’s
Expenses
Overall Expenses for entire project = $3.5 million
5 Years + Life for Hardware
10 Years Life for Software
$1.3 million = Infrastructure improvements for
servers, storage, network phone system
$2 million = Software, including implementation,
training, data migration, etc.
Maintenance = $200 K / year for first 5 years
Cost per employee = ~ $512 per year
Return on Investment
Savings – AS400 Infrastructure = $500K per
year
Savings – Improved Efficiency (5 departments
studied = $500K per year) Estimate for all
departments $2.5 Million per year)
Savings less cost – First 5 years = $15 Million
(less costs = $3.5 million) =
NET GAIN = $11.5 Million
Action Items
Please support this plan, through the County
Manager’s office
Executive Level Support is Key to Success
Questions?