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							           BEACON Program Briefing

    Information Technology Advisory Board
                           August 22, 2006




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           Why Are We Doing This?
                                                                   State Ranking
           Big Business…                      State   Pop.   Growth       GSP

                                              GA       9       4           10

                                              KY      26       28          26
                 Fortune 500 Ranking
                                              NC       11      9           11
       #          Name         Revenues
                                (billions)    SC      25       15          27
      51         Allstate        $33.9        VA      12       11          12
      52       Wells Fargo       $33.8
              North Carolina     $32.7

      53       Merrill Lynch     $32.5
                                                        …for a Big State
      54       Walt Disney       $30.8
      55           CVS           $30.6
Sources: OSBM, Fortune.com US Census Bureau
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     Our Tools Are Outdated

                                              PMIS                DOT Payroll
                  Computer Mouse                                  30+ years
    1978
                                            30+ years
                          1st PC
    1980
                                                           Central Payroll

                             MS Windows
                                                                  20+ years
    1983

                                    World Wide Web
    1991

                                          DVD Format
    1995

    1997                                          Palm Pilot

                                                           ipod
    2001

                                                          3 billion pages
    2003

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    Risks We Are Facing


    High degree of manual effort

    Inconsistent data across systems

    Cumbersome access to information

    Scarce human resources

    Lack of vendor support

    Potential system failure




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     Building the Infrastructure for the Future
    Statewide Business
    Infrastructure
    Study
       HR/Payroll             HR/Payroll
       Planning                   Bid
                  Data
               Warehousing    Preparation   HR/Payroll
                Planning                    Startup
                                                    HR/Payroll
                                                    Kickoff



    2003            2004      2005           2006                2007   2008


                             Future Projects
                             • Budget and Financials
                             • Tax and Revenue
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    Our First Project is Really Big….

    900,000   HR/Payroll Transactions/Month
    120,000   W-2s Produced
     80,000   State Employees
      6,000   System End Users
       200    Time Keepers
        90    Payroll Managers
        80    Human Resource Managers
        65    Agencies and Universities
        27    Current Payroll Cycles

                                 …..Just Like Our State
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        What Is This Project About?

Replacing 3 Systems...
                         ..with 1 HR/Payroll System
      PMIS
                                                      & Web Portal Access
                                                               Employee
                                                               Self Service
      Central                   SAP R/3
      Payroll                                                  Manager Self
                                                               Service




       DOT
      Payroll


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    What Are the Benefits for North Carolina?
    Single System of Record          Improved Reporting




     Standardized Processes       Increased Efficiency




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    Key Players


                                          OSP
                 ITS                    Thom Wright
                                   State Personnel Director
            George Bakolia
                 State CIO


                              HR & Payroll
                                                    DOT
             OSC
                                                    Mark Foster
                               Core Team
                                             CFO, Dept. of Transportation
          Robert L. Powell
           State Controller
                               OSBM
                              Charles Perusse
                         Deputy State Budget Director
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