Bankstown City Council OPERATE Project overview
OPERATE provides a wealth of information
Bankstown City Council employs 700 people and is one of the largest of the 177 councils in NSW. It is located in Sydney’s south western suburbs, between 13 and 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney GPO. With a population of close to 190,000 Bankstown City is bounded by Parramatta City and the Auburn and Strathfield Council areas in the north, Canterbury and Hurstville Cities in the east, Liverpool City and Sutherland Shire in the south and Fairfield City in the west. Bankstown City is a residential, commercial and industrial area. The City encompasses a total land area of 77 square kilometres. Bankstown is named in honour of Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist.
Challenges and Opportunities
“Council needed project management software to manage and store project information in one central location and to provide accurate management and reporting information. We needed a system that would guide users through best practice project management workflow from project conception to completion” said Shaun Naidoo, Manager Works and Projects; City Assets & Infrastructure at Bankstown City Council.
“Through ICON’s OPERATE we can manage our project payment process, integrate with our existing finance system and get a view of our project commitments, expenditure and budgets in real time” said Shaun. “OPERATE provides a wealth of information allowing our managers to provide accurate project data to the business - identify any issues early on and so minimise project risks and manage constraints” he said
Objectives
- To rapidly implement an affordable solution that will link to and complement the Council’s installed applications
- To improve productivity and collaboration amongst council staff
- To improve the efficiency of project management
- To link projects to our strategic plan
- To provide real time project information and accurate cash flow management
- To provide project close-out and component reporting
- To integrate projects with key business systems and
- To provide project information from anywhere
ICON Solution and Services
“ICON has a good track record with Bankstown Council and they have provided us with a number of successful solutions in the past, so our IT Manager Maria Cabrera recommended we look at the ICON OPERATE product for our project management requirements” said Shaun.
“Council needed to ensure that the selected vendor was responsive to Council business requirements and financial constraints. ICON provided flexible and responsive consulting services for the installation and training of staff and has provided continual support and assistance when required” he said.
Benefits
“We believe the ICON OPERATE System will reduce duplication, increase visibility of Projects being delivered and ultimately reduce the cost of Project Management services to the council” said Shaun. “It is easy to use with proven success, is linked with our strategic plan and provides real time project information” he said. “It provides accurate cash flow management, project close-out and component reporting and is integrated with our key business
Systems” he said.
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