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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
2009 BUDGET
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2009 BUDGET NARRATIVE (continued)
The 2009 appropriation request for ITD is $20,987,200, a decrease of $895,600, or 4.1 percent, compared to the 2008 budget.
Staffing will remain unchanged for a total of 72 positions in 2009.
The following activities represent the major areas of focus of ITD for 2009:
• Acquire and implement cost-justified technologies that support business functions to effectively manage the District
growth and sustainable development.
• Implement SAP Document Management system for data retention, retrieval, and recovery compliance with statutory,
regulatory, and industry standard auditing requirements;
• Implement SAP Records Management system and establish effective electronic record management policies and
procedures consistent with the District’s record retention program and statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Initiate GIS (Geospatial Information System) integration with SAP system to facilitate departments to share and view
geographic information, as well as field-related information for tracking industrial use, stormwater facility
maintenance, buried asset maintenance, etc;
• Implement SAP xRPM (Resource and Portfolio Management system) as a tool for project management.
• Maximize customer service and satisfaction among all departments by providing high quality, responsive service.
• Incorporate strategies of the Information Technology Strategic Plan (ITSP) through 2011 and provide feedback to
customers on project status throughout development, implementation, and maintenance;
• Improve the District’s e-mail services and spam filtering;
• Eliminate unnecessary tasks, workflows and reducing paper documents are aspects of identified projects that are
focused on satisfying the customer and providing the tools to maximize efficiency.
• Ensure availability and security of information systems.
• Continue to consolidate North Side Data Center utilization to provide auxiliary power, air conditioning, and space for
IT systems;
• Continue to develop and document security program;
• Proactively manage security at Web level, Network level and Application level;
• Continued planning for the construction of the new West-Southwest Data Center.
• Proactively evaluate and recommend available/emerging technologies for applicability to the District operations,
performance management, and sustainability plan.
• Implement eProcurement for improved supplier relationship management;
• Implement SAP Strategy Management for district-wide key performance indicators to support Performance
Management System and Sustainability Action Plan;
• Continue Business Warehouse efforts started in 2008, and Implement SAP Business Planning and Budgeting;
• Implement operations optimization data-ware.
• Promote increased use of technology to improve efficiency of business processes and sustainable practices.
• Implement SAP workflow, Guided Procedures for business processes;
• Work with District staff to develop a business continuity plan, emergency response plan, and provide awareness and
training programs for staff;
• Continue improving and testing the plan;
• Review the strategic plan for updates or revisions.
• Provide for the development and professional enrichment of ITD staff.
• Provide ongoing application and technical training for ITD professionals.
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