City & State Agencies: Case Study
Client:
One of the country’s largest water reclamation agencies, responsible for safeguarding the health of millions.
Challenge:
Faced with pressure to justify its spending to all stakeholders, the IT group needed a full analysis of its $11 million budget and a comparison against industry standards.
Resolution:
Kairos identified business requirements and built a case for appropriate spending after:
- Compiling expenses of 64 staff members and five IT areas
- Calculating the cost of services of the prior 3 years
- Conducting process reviews and interviewing internal customers
- dentifying industry peers and researching their IT budgets
- Creating a 3-year expense forecast
Results:
Creating a 3-year expense forecast.
Improved service to internal customers.
Enhanced business integration.
Identified opportunities to realize greater ROI for SAP and thin-client implementation.