Vetting a Vendor to Ensure a Perfect Fit
Vetting a Software Vendor to Ensure a Perfect Product Fit In the first part of this series, we examined the core factors government agencies must consider when planning to replace a poorly supported or end-of-life Permitting & Inspections solution. Referencing that information will be helpful for those looking to build a compelling business case for […]
The Case for Replacing Your P&I Solution
The Case for Replacing Your P&I Solution “Our permitting & inspection software is outdated, performs poorly, and the support is nearly non-existent, but we can’t afford to replace it!” As the staff of Computronix travel across North America meeting with government agencies of all sizes, statements like this are becoming an increasingly common refrain. […]
How COTS+ Solves the ‘Buy vs Build’ Conundrum
How COTS+ Solves the ‘Buy vs Build’ Conundrum For most government agencies, the conventional approach towards enterprise software procurement has focused on two potential implementation approaches: Building your own custom solution bespoke to your exacting business requirements Buying an existing COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) solution that meets many, but not all, of your business […]
Your Reasons for Software System Change
Your Reasons for Software System Change This week, we continue with this guide to Assessing Your Agency’s Readiness for a COTS Solution with further examination of the process to Prepare Your RFP Package by defining your fundamental reasons for software system change and your critical success factors. To start, it’s beneficial to provide a description […]
Understanding Your Fundamental Goals
Understanding Your Fundamental Goals It’s beneficial to state and have vendors understand your fundamental project objective and procurement goals: How has your organization determined it will achieve its business transformation using information technology? How big is the scope of your project? What are your project timelines? Has your organization surveyed the available software solutions – […]
Organizational Change Management
Organizational Change Management As we have stated in the previous article in this series, implementing a new COTS software system, with its own best practice, oriented functionality for common regulatory activities will likely require a willingness by your organization to change some of its current operating procedures. Doing so may even require a modest organizational […]
Assessing Your Agency’s Readiness for a COTS Solution
Assessing Your Agency’s Readiness for a COTS Solution Pre-configured Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) regulatory software products, including our POSSE Permitting & Licensing System and POSSE Alcoholic Beverage Control systems, are developed based on a vendor’s experience with, and a best practices interpretation of increasingly uniform business processes, such as government-oriented licensing, permitting, inspections and enforcement. The […]
Next Steps
Next Steps How to Deploy a Digital Government Platform This week we conclude our series on ‘How to Deploy a Digital Government Platform’ with a summary of the concrete steps you can take now to turn information into action. Take advantage of the opportunity to complete a no obligation Transition Readiness Audit Survey to […]
100% Referenceability & Project Success
100% Referenceability & Project Success Set a goal for 100% referenceability & project success & do not deviate from this objective You can lead the charge for your government agency and be one of the very few to master enterprise project delivery if you’re willing to insist on two critical requirements. The sobering statistics […]
Establishing a Generational Platform
Establishing a Generational Platform Evaluate the vendor’s product roadmap to ascertain longterm partner stability and project viability When it comes to core infrastructure investment, perhaps no factor is more important to consider in your project planning than the attributes this infrastructure will provide your organization in terms of long-term product stability, growth potential, and […]