File #: 2006-0269    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 6/12/2006 In control: Labor, Operations and Technology Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/24/2006
Enactment date: Enactment #: 12323
Title: A MOTION approving the information technology reorganization vision and goals statement, a quantifiable business case and executive recommendation for implementation of a reorganization of information technology functions countywide.
Sponsors: Larry Gossett
Indexes: Technology
Attachments: 1. 12323.pdf, 2. 2006-0269 0110 Revised Staff Report IT Reorganization July 11 2006.doc, 3. 2006-0269 Fiscal Note.xls, 4. 2006-0269 Non-CX Financial Plan--Included IT Re-Org Cost.pdf, 5. 2006-0269 Staff Report 7-11-06.doc, 6. 2006-0269 Transmittal Letter.doc, 7. A. King County--IT Reorganization Transition Work Plan--June 2006, 8. A. King County--IT Reorganization Transition Work Plan--June 2006, 9. B. King County--Business Case for IT Reorganization--June 2006, 10. B. King County--Business Case for IT Reorganization--June 2006
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Clerk 06/05/2006
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A MOTION approving the information technology reorganization vision and goals statement, a quantifiable business case and executive recommendation for implementation of a reorganization of information technology functions countywide.
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WHEREAS, the King County Technology Strategic Plan identifies a diffuse structure of technology functions spread throughout the county, with each county department having at least one technology unit, some with multiple units, and
WHEREAS, there is a minimum of standardization among these various functions with countywide operational oversight provided through the technology governance process, and
WHEREAS, there is a need to align the standards, processes and procedures throughout the county's technology functions, to ensure operating effectiveness and efficiency, and
WHEREAS, the council by a 2004 budget proviso required that the business case be developed that included at least two options for reorganizing information technology functions countywide: a status quo option and an option with some level of outsourcing and centralization, and
WHEREAS, responding to 2004 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 14797, the county engaged Pacific Technologies, Inc. ("PTI") to develop a new information technology ("IT") organization model, a quantifiable business case supporting that model and a plan for implementing it countywide. The project began in May 2004 with the delivery of a final report in December 2004, and
WHEREAS, as a result of the study, PTI concluded that the county's current IT organizational model is not aligned with the new IT vision and goals and that the existing highly distributed IT environment, which has evolved without significant focus on countywide needs, serves as a roadblock to achievement of the county's newly-established IT goals, and
WHEREAS, the Countywide IT Vision recommended by this effort is: "Utilizing information and technology to shape a better tomorrow ...

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