What’s New in SPOCC 8?

JANUARY 2010

Agenda• New in SPOCC & SPOCC.Net

• New in SP-Bench

• SPOCC Social

• Planning for SPOCC 9

SPOCC and SPOCC.NetWHAT’S NEW IN...

SPOCC 8• Released January 2010

• LA Beta tested• Hampshire• Durham

• One major version a year• Patches approx every 2 months

Microsoft SQL Server 2005• SPOCC 8 is SQL

Server 2005 only• Technical guide

describes migration process

• Continued support for SPOCC 7 on 2000

SQL Server 2008?• Support for 2008 included in upcoming

patch to SPOCC 8

• Joint support for 2005 & 2008

New in SPOCC• Funding streams

• Individual Budgets

• Outcomes

• Exceptions highlighting

• New contracting model

• New reports

Funding Streams• Defined by you• Record stream

contributions• Report on

commitments• Inflationary increases

Individual Budgets• Record budget

contributions• Report on

commitments

Outcomes• Import• Manage

• Outcomes tab• Measures• Targets

• Reports• Outcomes summary

export

Exceptions Highlighting• Choose exceptions

you want highlighted• Stand out in

payments grid

New Contracting Model• Split payments for

gross contracts• Pay a % now• Pay remainder later• Based on actual units

delivered/invoiced

• Monitoring reports• Related exceptions

New Reports• QAF report now with evidences

• Client schedules – period subsidy summary

• HB refs with multiple schedules or units

• Units used vs. units available

• Payments by account code

• User permissions

New in SPOCC.Net• New info in service directory results

• Enhanced search visibility settings

• Improved QAF forms

New Info in Service Directory• Cost• Performance• Quality• Outcomes

• Ratings defined by targets

Search Visibility Settings• System wide defaults• Per-service overrides• Choose what data

you want shown

Improved QAF forms• Easier for providers to

complete QAFs• Save each evidence

individually• No more complete

button• Lower chance of

timeout

SP-BenchWHAT’S NEW IN...

Summer 2009• Outcomes

• Achievements & Failures

• Data verification• New filters

• Household Units Available & Number of Staff• Support provision• Nearest neighbours (demographically)

• Item Counts• LA Contact List

Autumn 2009• Default to only current data

• Improved PI calculations

• Save and share custom reports

Coming up...• Value for money benchmarking

• Upload data direct from SPOCC

• SP-Bench for providers

Performance Analysis Training• New training day: 2nd March 2010

• SPOCC PIs & Outcomes• Import• Monitor• Report

• SP-Bench PIs, QAFs & Outcomes• Report• Benchmark

SPOCC Social• News• Discussion forum• Event diary• Read by over 100 people every month

• New look• FAQs• Donations to charity

What are we planning for SPOCC 9?

JANUARY 2011

The votes so far...

High priority1. New move functionality

2. Integration with Outlook

3. Providers view full public service info

4. New LPI workbook

5. QAF Attachments

The votes so far...

Medium priority6. Additional timescales for recurring

payments

7. Customisable QAFs

8. Front screen summary for notes

9. Enhanced reminders

10.Separate NADT permissions