LFUCG: Oracle Planning
and Budgeting Cloud Service Implementation
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) Simplifies Planning and Budgeting Process with Metaformers as Strategic Partner
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s planning and budgeting process was labor intensive and complicated with much duplication of effort. They needed a streamlined process that increased efficiency and eliminated redundancies. Improved reporting was also a necessity for forecasting, and ultimately increasing ROI through saved time and effort.
Planning Challenges
LFUCG previously employed a process that not only duplicated efforts but also suffered from problems with data integrity issues. Additionally, they had limited forecasting and analysis capabilities. Managing separate databases for personnel, capital, and operating requests meant maintaining accurate data across multiple spreadsheets was a challenge. The cumbersome nature of the process made scenario analysis nearly impossible, as the databases were too large and slow for timely reporting of multiple projections.
Results
The first post-implementation full budget cycle at LFUCG saw significant reductions in time required to complete each step, resulting in a cost savings in staff time and freeing up the staff to accomplish more strategic work. LFUCG expects even more time will be saved in the second budget cycle, as staff becomes better acquainted with the changes in the system.
Budget Book creation time has been reduced by 60%
Time needed for creating a preliminary consolidated position budget has been reduced by 40%
Time needed for position data
reconciliation has been reduced by 83%
Total cycle time of the Capital Budget was decreased by 33%, with the expectation the next cycle will see an additional reduction in time
Working with Metaformers
Metaformers has a proven track record with other LFUCG projects and a broad experience in the public sector industry. Our unique hybrid cloud project methodology combines both waterfall and agile methodologies.
Metaformers’ experienced team and project management kept the project on schedule and on budget, while implementing all required functionality, performing extensive testing and training, and providing documentation and knowledge transfer to ensure a smooth transition to LFUCG’s staff to enable future system maintenance and enhancements.
What We Can Do for Your Team
It’s vital for us at Metaformers to ensure every organization gets what they need to help their departments run more smoothly. With our vast experience, we understand that every institution has its own unique needs, and we work with you every step of the way to make your lives a little easier.
Our approach is fast and effective. We combine our agile methodology with practical risk and change management to deliver results that help your bottom line and deliver long-term value to your business. We understand the constant pull from multiple, high-priority initiatives and how to partner on rapid, high-value projects to gain momentum toward your strategic vision. For over 20 years, Metaformers has specialized in guiding clients along the best path to help them achieve their vision and delivering the highest value on every project.
If we can help county governments that serve thousands of residents every year, there is something we can do for you and your team. Let’s start that conversation and find out what that might be—reach out.