BROOMFIELD, CO -
May 28, 2009. The City of Billings, Montana has contracted with
Innoprise Software, Inc. for new ERP software that will replace the
City’s current system that had been in place since 1989. The City
purchased Innoprise CIS, Community Development, Financial Management
including Payroll and Human Resources software, along with
implementation and training services. Billings is the largest city in
the State of Montana with a population of approximately 100,000
citizens.
“The City of Billings focused on involving the entire organization in
the evaluation of the software solutions,” David Watterson, IT Manager
for the City. Billings felt it was imperative that they had
organizational buy-in throughout the selection process so that everyone
at the City would have an opportunity to voice their opinion and be a
part of the decision making process. “We feel that by being part of the
selection process there are fewer unknowns about what we are doing and
why we are doing it. This environment builds ownership in the decision
and this is a huge advantage when going into a large migration that will
affect almost everyone in the organization. Given that, we visited
with our Administration/Department Heads to build awareness and seek
their approval to move forward,” explained Watterson.
The City issued an RFQ for a new Enterprise Software System in December
2008. In addition, the City formed an Enterprise Software Systems
Committee (ESS Committee) consisting of key personnel from throughout
the City of Billings organization.
The ESS Committee reviewed six responses to determine the vendors most
qualified to meet the defined needs of the City of Billings. The
selection process involved further evaluations which included two days
of on-site software demonstration to every affected area of the
organization. Innoprise was selected as the solo finalist and five
members of the City of Billings visited five Innoprise customer sites,
as well as the Innoprise corporate office in Broomfield, Colorado.
According to Watterson, the Enterprise Software Systems Committee
selected Innoprise because it is uniquely positioned with not only
state-of-the-art software for local government, but the Innoprise staff
has a strong understanding of the City’s current software. “Innoprise
provided an opportunity to migrate to a true browser-based system to
allow Billings the ability to easily evolve and adapt to meet the needs
of our organization and the citizens we serve,” added Watterson. “The
new software will greatly enhance our end-user’s ability to access the
data without the aid of a trained developer. Innoprise will develop
custom interfaces into the City’s existing SunGard Public Sector
software to allow the City to implement the new software modules without
a huge disruption in our organization,” added Watterson.
Innoprise Software, Inc. provides enterprise software for
the specific business challenges of utilities and local government
agencies. Innoprise provides next generation software for CIS,
financial management, community development, tax and work management.
The new software is based on 30 years of industry experience, Java™ and
Internet technologies that enable Innoprise customers to reduce their
cost of service, streamline operations and improve productivity. For
additional information, visit www.innoprise.com.
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