Todd Pacific Base Case

The CIO picked PDAs to replace time cards and clocks as a way to improve project management and worker safety. But the new system had to meet airtight security standards.

Todd Pacific Base Case
Headquarters: 1801 16th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98134
Phone: (206) 623-1635
Business: Repairs, overhauls and builds commercial and military ships.
Chief Information Officer (during project deployment):
Mike Taylor
Financials for nine-month period ending Jan. 1: $169.2 million in revenue, up by 88% from same period in previous year; $8.35 million in net income, up by 68%.
Challenge: Replace a paper-based time card system with a network of personal digital assistants to track employee time and whereabouts; adhere to strict military security procedures.

BASELINE GOALS:

Make employee tracking system pay for itself within 12 months.

Ensure that information about employees is available immediately, eliminating 24-hour lag.

Exceed security requirements by deploying 156-bit encryption, up from 128-bit advanced encryption standard.

Story Guide:
Todd Pacific: PDAs Help Keep Shipyard on Course

Even Hardened PDAs Were Tough to Implement

PDA Net Still Pays Off

Handhelds Replaces Time Reporting System

Todd Pacific Base Case