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The SIAF/FMIS Tipping Point

Doug Hadden

VP Products

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the 4 amigos

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sustainability affordable

meets needs

adapt to reform

leapfrog

self-sufficiency

TCO

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SIAF tradition

MIDDLEWARE

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

REUSABLE CODE

CONFIGURATION

APPLICATION

NEEDS

technical environment

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reality

MIDDLEWARE

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

REUSABLE CODE

APPLICATION

NEEDS NEW NEEDS

DIFFERENT APPLICATION

integration

extensibility

cost risk

governance

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“poorer practices”

different budget & financial classifications

inability to report on money spent for objective or to cost

increasing procurement arrears & higher prices

reversals in previous years financial information or outside system

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solutioning

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government rejects custom software after years of development

inability to upgrade to accrual accounting

inability or difficulty to support IPSAS , GFS & other standards

inability to reconcile accounts

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visibility

Current Needs Now Specialization Silos Benchmarks Trends Future Needs Futures

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COTS dilemma

MIDDLEWARE

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

REUSABLE CODE

CONFIGURATION

APPLICATION

NEEDS

governance

customization

‘enterprise’

costs

proprietary

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“best practices”

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use of line-item budgeting

not using budget & commitment controls in ERP software

inability to see “free balance” in real time

introduction of unneeded complex processes

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impact

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so much customization – bears no resemblance to original

inability to easily progressively activate new functions

forced product upgrades

high costs and significant delays

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http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=3495

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3rd choice: GRP

MIDDLEWARE

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

GOVERNMENT PLATFORM

CONFIGURATION

APPLICATION

GOVERNANCE

NEEDS

NEED

government platform

custom

COTS

faster

extensible

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leapfrog

integrated multiple year budget planning and execution

10 years of budget data on-line

decentralization & progressive activation to all gov’t entities

comprehensive PFM-driven reform on government platform

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www.transparency.gov.tl

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achieve government sustainability?

platform & technology built for PFM

engage PFM community deeply to gain visibility to future

commit to government successes and feature improvements

develop methodology like “Governance Valuation”

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how?

Problem

Blueprint

Open System

COTS & Platform

Accelerated implementation

Experiment

“government entities”

Pilot? ‘MVP’ into production

Feedback

Increment

Add & Adjust

Configuration in platform

Examples

Sustain

Progressively Activate

Maintained COTS platform

from years to months

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.943

.286

low medium high very high

Canada .908

Antigua .764

Mongolia .653

Liberia .329

Timor-Leste .495

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Selection of FreeBalance Customers, National Level GRP Implementations from low to very high Human Development Index

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Global PFM

Provider

Canadian Company

GRP Leader

100% Government

Focus

ISO-9001/2008

Covers Budget Cycle

Modern Web

Technology

High Success

Rate

Company Summary