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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO<br />

2009 BUDGET<br />

Accomplishments during 2008 include:<br />

The following graph shows the 2008 accomplishments of ITD in meeting the objectives of the IT Strategic Plan.<br />

100%<br />

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />

STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVES<br />

2008<br />

TARGET<br />

2008<br />

2007<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

0%<br />

Enterprise<br />

Project<br />

Management<br />

Business<br />

Performance<br />

Management<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Quality<br />

Workflow<br />

Automation<br />

Enterprise<br />

Asset<br />

Management<br />

GIS<br />

Integration<br />

Operations<br />

Optimization*<br />

eBusiness<br />

IT<br />

Infrastructure<br />

TOTALS<br />

*Operations Optimization project will begin in 2010.<br />

Listed below are the detailed accomplishments of ITD for 2008:<br />

• Acquire and implement cost justified technologies that support business functions to effectively manage the District<br />

growth and sustainable development.<br />

• Installed Project Planning MS Server;<br />

• Implemented SAP NetWeaver stack technology/Portal;<br />

• Started implementation of Employee Self-Service;<br />

• Formulated District-wide key performance indicators to support Performance Management System and Sustainability<br />

Action Plan and implemented in SAP Strategy Management software;<br />

• Installed enterprise Business intelligence/business warehouse (BI/BW) infrastructure;<br />

• Replaced two main Storage Area Networks (SAN), where 90% of the District’s data is stored. The two new SANs are<br />

now located at the Stickney <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Reclamation</strong> Plant and the Egan <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Reclamation</strong> Plant. These new SANs<br />

instantly copy all their files to the other SAN providing full redundancy in the event of a major data center failure.<br />

Furthermore, the two new SANs are now backed up three times a day providing a higher level of file recovery for<br />

District employees. Finally, the new SANs provide more than 30 times of data storage than the eight year old SANs<br />

they replaced.<br />

• Maximize customer service and satisfaction among all departments by providing high quality, responsive service.<br />

• Improved the District’s e-mail services and spam filtering;<br />

• Human Resources Department testing computers upgraded<br />

and enhanced to secured testing system.<br />

• Ensure availability and security of information systems.<br />

• Proactively implemented Governance Risk Compliance<br />

(GRC) tool to audit SAP Security and develop Security policy<br />

and standards manual for Security Governance Committee;<br />

• Provided 99.65% invulnerable devices for Network Security;<br />

• Equipped North Side Data Center to provide<br />

auxiliary power, air conditioning, and space for IT systems;<br />

Spam<br />

63.98%<br />

INBOUND EMAIL<br />

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008<br />

Policy*<br />

0.02% Forwarded to<br />

Users<br />

35.89%<br />

Virus<br />

0.11%<br />

*Policy refers to restrictions ITD puts on emails that contain potentially harmful<br />

attachments, such as .exe, .zip, and .bat files.<br />

201<br />

201

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