HomeMy WebLinkAboutFIN-08-047 - Project Update for the Corporate Financial & Infrastructure Management System (Delta Project)ILREPORT
Report To:
Councillor Berry Vrbanovic, Chair, and Members of the
Finance and Corporate Services Committee
Date of Meeting:
April 21, 2008
Submitted By:
Delta Project Joint Steering Committee
Prepared By:
Moez Mehdi, Delta Project Manager
Ward(s) Involved:
Date of Report: April 11, 2008
Report No.: /: /4
Subject: Project Update for the Corporate Financial and
Infrastructure Management System (Delta Projecl
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On December 10, 2007, the Delta project officially kicked-off, contractually supported by IDS
Scheer Canada, SAP Canada Inc., ESRI Canada Inc. and Loki Innovations (RIVA). Council
directed Staff to provide a project status report on a quarterly basis to ensure that the City was
sufficiently satisfied with the systems being proposed to be implemented.
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Based on the scope of the project, the City has had a successful Blueprint Phase, which
concluded with a formal sign-off of the Blueprint Document by the Joint Steering Committee on
March 26, 2008.
The Blueprint document covers the landscape of activities in more detail, which will be
performed by the Project Delta Team to develop and deliver functionality, as stated in the
Statement of Work signed of between IDS Scheer and City of Kitchener.
The next Project Status Report will be provided to the Finance and Corporate Services
Committee on August 11, 2008, following the conclusion of the initial playback of the realization
phase. The project plan continues to target a "go live" date of January 1, 2009.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The project's cost management team reviews project finances on an ongoing basis. Current
projections indicate that the total project spend will be within budget.
Dan Chapman, CA MPA
General Manager of Financial
Services
W
- i••er LeBrun, CMA
Vrector of Financial Planning and Reporting
K. Grant Murphy, P. En
Director • Engineering I
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Rosemary Upfold, CA
Director of Accounting
Mike J. Grummett,
Director of Information Technology
Moez Mehdi, PMP, MBA
Delta Project Manager