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Finding Common Ground
  • John Gibbons
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Four Decades of IT, Public Sector & HHS Experience
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Top 10 Reasons Why APHSA Conference is in Pittsburgh This Year
  • 10. The Pittsburgh hotels were not entirely booked up by Texas State legislators
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Sauerkraut Saul Crossing the Finish Line on August 15
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Top 10 Reasons Why APHSA Conference is in Pittsburgh This Year
  • 10. The Pittsburgh hotels were not entirely booked up by Texas State legislators
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And the #1 Reason Why the APHSA Conference is in Pittsburgh This Year…
  •  1.  Our lights are still on


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The 2000 APHSA Conference Focused on
  • Integrating the Components of Technology in Order to…


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Meet HHS’ Strategic Business Objectives
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Much Has Been Accomplished Over the Past 3 Years, But…
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Bridging the Gap
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But Which Gap are We Trying to Bridge?
  •   Budget
  •   Communication
  •   Client Services
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Will Bridging the Gap get Us to Where We
Want to Go?
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Bridging the Gap
Five Questions to Consider
  • Why is there a gap?
  • Is the gap growing or shrinking?
  • Why is eliminating the gap important?
  • What could prevent us from finding common ground?
  • What tools/techniques are available to help eliminate the gap?
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The Tenure Difference between State CIOs and Agency Executives Helps Create the Gap
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Significant Change Can Occur within a 24 Month Period
  • Just 24 months ago…
  • The Federal government was forecasting billions in budget surpluses
  • Few people knew about Osama bin Laden
  • Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco were viewed as model companies
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was just an actor
  • Internet companies were still red hot
  • There were no SARS cases
  • Few people knew about Howard Dean


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The Gap is Growing
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The Issue is Not Bridging the Gap, it Is Aligning the Organization
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Finding a “Common Ground” will Maximize Alignment and Enterprise Value
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What is Going to Prevent Us from Finding Common Ground?
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What is Going to Prevent Us from Finding Common Ground?
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What is Going to Prevent Us from Finding Common Ground?
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What Tools/Techniques Are Available to
Help Us Find the Common Ground?
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Available Tools and Techniques
  • The Marketplace offers a number of different methods to help guide decision making:
    • Portfolio Management
    • Strategic Planning
    • Enterprise Value Map
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Why the Enterprise Value Map?
  • Designed to accelerate the actions you can take and Enterprise Value
  • Depicts the organization’s value orientation – understand the intended business impact of your efforts
  • Enables productive conversations between Agency Execs and CIOs
  • Helps organizations to focus on the right things


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This is an Example of a Value Map Created for a Private Sector Organization
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Creating Your Value Map
  • Determine the Drivers of Enterprise Value, for example:
    • Client Service
    • Operating efficiency
    • Expectations
    • Revenue streams

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Creating Your Value Map
  • Change what you do (strategy):
    • What you provide
    • Whom you target & serve
    • Where you deploy your resources
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Creating Your Value Map
  • Do what you do better (tactics):
    • Business processes
    • Intra- and inter-agency collaboration
    • Customer, employee,
      and other stakeholder
      satisfaction
    • Resource / asset development
      & deployment
    • Strategic capability development

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Aligning Your Organizational Priorities Around the Value Map Will …
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In Summary
  • Look for Signs to Guide You…
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Establish a Clear Direction for the Organization
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Challenge What You Think You Know
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Don’t Trust the Experts
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Expect the Unexpected
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Use Common Sense
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Finding Common Ground
  • John Gibbons