Department of Public Welfare – Business Review Board

Project/System Name

Date

Agenda

1. Business Case

2. Stakeholders

3. Approach

4. Review of Business Function Map

Business Case

• What program or business needs will this project address?

• How will this help DPW to achieve its goals?

Stakeholders

• Who are the primary users of the system or tool?

• Which program areas or systems will be impacted by this system or tool?

• Have/will all the stakeholders participate in the project phases?

Approach

• How will this project or system address the business need?

• What are the business processes you’ll need to support?

• To your knowledge, are there existing solutions or processes in place that perform the functions you require?

• Does the business need dictate the need to integrate with or utilize any of the enterprise applications or tools (e.g. Data Warehouse, MCI, MPI, GIS)?

For reference

DPW GoalsDevelop Comprehensive Approach to Children’s Services - To design comprehensive programs for children and their families that focus on long-term prevention and early intervention, and support family stability and healthy child development.

Enhance Self-Sufficiency and Independence - To enhance services and support options to provide maximum opportunity for people to achieve economic self-sufficiency and to make choices about where and how they live.

Improve Health Outcomes - To implement programs that improve long-term physical and behavioral health and promote healthy lifestyles.

Integrate Service Delivery - To restructure systems and services to integrate resources and expertise to meet the needs of individuals and groups.

Manage for Quality Outcomes - To improve the quality of the services we offer by measuring outcomes, increasing accountability and linking program funding to performance.

Foster Employee Development and Innovation - To recruit, develop and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce, and create an environment that fosters innovation, creativity and effective management.

Improve Productivity - To manage programs efficiently and prudently through the creative use of technology and administrative systems.

Engage Constituencies - To communicate with and educate constituencies, involving stakeholders meaningfully as partners in planning, policy decisions and program implementation.

Improve Customer Service - To improve access to services and responsiveness to the needs of individuals, families and children we serve.