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Detroit Finance System Sputters after Overhaul



By Edward Cone
2002-08-06
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  Table of Contents:
  1. Detroit Finance System Sputters after Overhaul
  2. ' Too Much, Too Soon '
  3. ' More than Financials '
  4. ' Plenty of Planning '
  5. ' City of Detroit Base '

The city of Detroit had a perfectly clear blueprint when it committed $48 million to an Oracle system a few years ago. Then how come it came out like this?

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City of Detroit Base Case

Headquarters: Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: (313) 224-3270

Business: Provide city services to population of nation's seventh-largest city

Top Technology Executive: Dave Rayford, Chief Information Officer

Financials in 2002-2003: $3.7 billion budget

Challenge: Implement Oracle ERP software to bring city financial and human resources software into the late 20th century

Baseline Goals:

  • Consolidate 43 agencies and 22 systems onto Oracle financial software
  • Convert 100% of payroll operations to new system




     
     
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