ABT Program update — Spring 2009

by Manny Ovena, ABT Program Manager

The Accountable Business Transformation Program (ABT Program) has started the implementation phase. With assistance from our system integrator, CIBER, Inc., fit/gap sessions are being conducted during a four month period from February to early July 2009. These sessions are part of the ABT Program’s study and analysis in comparing business processes to the application’s functionality to see where we need to change our countywide processes to utilize the best practice functionality built within the software. The business areas involved in the fit/gap session include human resources, finance and payroll/time & labor.

Meanwhile, the county’s budget project is scheduled to begin in the spring with a review and documentation of the budget business process. We are targeting the completion of the review by mid-2009 and the development of prototypes for a capital budget model, operating budget model and a reporting model by late summer 2009.

A Benefits Realization Plan is being developed. This plan outlines the process, countywide shared responsibilities and the metrics for tracking the ABT Program in achieving benefits for the county. A county work group was formed to assist in the development and review of the plan which will be transmitted to the County Council by Thursday, April 30.