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11 New I/M Program Models “doing more with less” Vince Mow – Applus Technologies, Inc. I/M Solutions – Sacramento – May 20, 2012 I/M SOLUTIONS 2012 Training.

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1 11 New I/M Program Models “doing more with less” Vince Mow – Applus Technologies, Inc. I/M Solutions – Sacramento – May 20, 2012 I/M SOLUTIONS 2012 Training Forum for Jurisdictions

2 22 Topics +Designing Programs for Manageability +Requirements Above All Else +Zen Art of Acceptance Testing +Painless Contract Management +The Contract Endgame

3 33 Designing Manageable Programs +Contract Flexibility vs. Specificity + Spelling out resource requirements + Extraordinary contract negotiation + Avoid vulnerability to shrinking requirements and excessive change orders + Can limit economy and efficiency +Objective Oversight and Dispute Resolution + Bad things can happen with the best intentions + Desperate Vendors do Desperate Things +Cost Efficient Network Design + Hosting / Colocation Options (specify performance) +Keeping Time on Your Side + Build realistic transition plan into each contract + Start new program design process early + Harmonize Training with Implementation Timeline

4 44 Where do the Years Go?

5 55 Hardware Design Software Design System Requirements Specifications 5 Requirements Development Network Design Database Design Business Processes Acceptance Testing Progress to Completion Dispute Avoidance Change Orders

6 66 Acceptance Testing +Is the AT Plan Complete? Does it provide the scope of requirements being tested? Does the timeline take into account multiple iterations? Is the change management process described in detail? +Reviewing the Scripts Collaborative process between top techs, both State and contractor Are all requirements captured? +When Issues emerge Rushing updates without enough internal QA is a mistake. Lumping critical updates into large unwieldy revisions, doesn’t work either. Maintaining a BETA development environment until production is complete, helps a lot. +Plan for network evolution with periodic updates

7 77 Contract Management +Whose full time job is this? + State Resources or Independent Oversight + Issue resolution processes (change review team) + Report specifications (define early & prioritize) +You Need What When? + Ordering Priorities + The Cost of Scope Creep + Contingency plans (Where are the reserves?) +Carrots and Sticks + Penalties vs. Give and Take + Acknowledge Good Will

8 88 Contract End-Game +Asset ownership and Transfer +Reward good transition performance +Transition obligations (payouts?) +Complete initial data migration early +Don’t leave legacy scripts until last +Contingency planning +Limit costs of extension by default

9 99 2H12 1H13 2H13 1H14 2H14 Administrative Planning, RFI Development or other program design. RFP Development, Review and Release RFI Release and Response Program Design and Review Bid Process, Q&A, Bid Award, Protest, Contract negotiation BETA, Roll-out, Shake-out Program Development Roadmap “Keeping Time on Your Side” I/M Program procurement cycle 1H15 Implementation planning, Requirements & ATP


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