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Automating Government With Quickbase

Automating Government With Quickbase. Chris Willey Interim CTO District of Columbia Government. Quickbase. The Need. Lots of small to mid-size business problems Time to market Little or no budget Normal solution: unmet needs. The Solution. Manageable by business user Cloud-based

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Automating Government With Quickbase

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  1. Automating GovernmentWith Quickbase Chris Willey Interim CTO District of Columbia Government

  2. Quickbase

  3. The Need • Lots of small to mid-size business problems • Time to market • Little or no budget • Normal solution: unmet needs

  4. The Solution • Manageable by business user • Cloud-based • Secure • Cheap • Not just for “throwaway apps”

  5. Quick Stats • In About 18 Months: • 3,200 active users • 12+ agencies • 225 database applications • 2.3GB of data • 39GB of file attachments • ………all for about $250,000

  6. Quick Stats 2 • $8M+ in savings overall • Majority of apps built by same developer • One example: • 1 day, $0 vs. 30 days, $70k

  7. Rethinking The SDLC • Sub-100% solution viability • Implementation simplicity rules • Hyper-agile

  8. Standard Process • Gather requirements up front working with business users • Technical resources develop code • Technical resources test code with input from business users • Deploy to production, final signoff from business users • Maintenance/bug-fix cycle once application is operational

  9. Problems • Formal development process • Requires strong business need to justify effort and cost • Simple applications may not be worth implementing • Long Cycle Time • Input from Business Process mainly at inception, changes could require restarting process

  10. Co-Development Process • Initial training by OCTO consultants to help determine if this approach is appropriate and best delivery platform • Business users take primary responsibility of developing application • Application is immediately put to work and enhanced as needed • OCTO provides technical development of more complex features as well as guidance and additional training

  11. Co-Dev Advantages • Business Process drives development • Focus is on what is needed to get work done not on technical details • Business users feel empowered & engaged • Less waiting on technical resource availability • No need for formal deployment • Application is immediately useful • Additional features can be added quickly and as needed

  12. What is it used for? • Project/task management • Executive dashboards • Workflow tracking and reporting • Case management • Trouble ticket systems • Employee evaluations • Lots more……..

  13. Inventory Data

  14. Project Data

  15. Financial Data

  16. Dashboards

  17. DCPS: The Problem • Large volume of court cases • Consent decree requirements • High visibility and cost of failure

  18. DCPS: The Solution • Quickbase case management tool

  19. DCPS: The Result • Up and running in 2 weeks • Multi-dimensional view • Maintained by non-technical analyst • More secure & more collaborative

  20. Conclusion

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