Jim Lawson, Douglas County, Kansas
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GMIS member since 1996
Number of IT staff: 11
Population: 110,000
IT budget: $1,387,424.00 (includes personnel)
What has been a significant technology achievement for you or your organization?
Completing Phase 1 of our implementation of the SunGard ONESolution ERP system on time and under budget. This project involved all of the departments and agency's we support and is probably the biggest project we have implemented. There were many technical and cultural challenges along the way.
What future initiatives are you hoping to accomplish in the next year?
Reimagine our approach to network security. I am not sure what it looks like yet, but the current methods most IT shops use to implement network security are no longer effective against present/future threats.
Best advice you could offer your fellow members is ...
Always remember that IT exists to provide a service. Make it a goal to provide the best service possible for all of the departments you support and your citizens.
We all know GMIS membership is worth its weight in gold, but what do you feel is the best benefit you get out of GMIS?
The ability to have an open discussion of the issues facing all of us. I have acquired many good idea's on different ways to solve IT issues that I might not have thought of myself. On the flip side, it is very satisfying helping my peers solve an issue that that they are looking for guidance on.
