QPR Partner CACI wins major contract with the Dorset Performance Management Partnership in UK. QPR Partner CACI and the Dorset Performance Management Partnership have today announced that they will be developing a countywide performance management system to support work to deliver better public services across the county. The system utilizes QPR ScoreCard technology.
The Partnership is one of the initiatives supported by Government Office South West through their Capacity Building Fund, and is aimed at improving services through more effective coordination and shared working between the County Council, the six district and borough councils, and other community partners.
QPR Partner CACI will be responsible for developing the web-based system, which utilizes QPR ScoreCard technology, as well as providing consultancy, training and support for the program. The contract is valued at nearly £200,000.
QPR ScoreCard is a tool that will allow each of the partner authorities to collect, monitor and report performance information against their corporate plans, Best Value Performance Indicators, CPA scores and Service Plans, as well as providing an easy way to benchmark against the performance of the other partner authorities. It will also be the principal tool for monitoring and managing the progress of partnership activities such as the Local Area Agreement.
Commenting on the program, John Alexander, Program Manager for the DPMP, said:
“Each of the partner authorities expects to realize two major benefits: firstly, to improve their own performance management processes, for example by reducing the amount of time spent on collecting information and increasing that which is spent on analysis and improvement; and secondly, to give better support to county-wide initiatives such as the Local Area Agreement and the Community Strategy.”
Alexander continues, “What made CACI’s QPR system so attractive was that it’s a tool that we can give to any number of staff, as well as to community partners, without any restrictions on licensing. During the procurement process, we visited Derby City Council, where they have 3,000 people, including councilors, using the system, and we found that very impressive.”
“Within Dorset County Council alone we expect that anything up to 8,000 staff will eventually be able to use the system. Obviously, not all of those will be building scorecards or models, but every employee with access to a computer should be able to use the system to see where their job fits with the corporate plan and the community strategy, which goal they’re working towards and how well they’re doing. QPR ScoreCard allows them to do that by allowing them to view their own work within the bigger picture.”
In addition to the benefits expected from the system itself, the Partnership has also gained through substantial procurement efficiencies and cost savings as a result of buying as a consortium. The Dorset Partnership has saved in excess of £150,000 by procuring in this way.
The initial phase of the program will involve Dorset County Council, West Dorset, Purbeck and East Dorset District Councils. The other three councils - North Dorset District Council, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council and Christchurch Borough Council, already have their own systems for measuring performance, and it is expected that the output from those systems will eventually be incorporated into the Partnership’s QPR database, to present a complete picture of local authority performance throughout Dorset. The Dorset Performance Management Partnership will go live with the system in November to coincide with LAA reporting.
Editor notes
The Dorset Performance Management Partnership is sponsored by the Dorset Chief Executives’ Group with support from Government Office South West. Its terms of reference are to:
Ÿ Provide additional capacity for councils within Dorset to support the drive to improve their performance management processes.
Ÿ Facilitate the performance management of shared targets, thereby enabling performance management of the Local Area Agreement and other shared community planning priorities.
Ÿ Explore opportunities for alignment and modernization of performance management processes and systems in relation to common performance requirements.
About QPR Software Plc
QPR’s software applications support decision-making at all levels of organization and they are designed especially for performance management, business process management and operational risk management.
Our mission is to help people, communities and businesses achieve their goals.
Within the UK Local Authority sector QPR solutions have been successfully utilized to deliver performance management and have been used in the improvement of public sector efficiency. The QPR solution links seamlessly performance measurement and process mapping, giving the UK local authorities a one-stop shop to deliver BVPIs and Gershon to their communities.
QPR Software was founded in 1991, has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and is also a listed company on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. QPR cooperates with the extensive network of talented partners, such as CACI, in over 50 countries worldwide. www.qpr.com
About QPR ScoreCard
QPR ScoreCard is a collaborative management software solution for implementing Balanced Scorecard and strategic performance management frameworks. QPR ScoreCard supports organizations to successfully plan, implement, communicate, and commit their people to organizational strategies and objectives. QPR ScoreCard has been a Balanced Scorecard Collaborative certified product since 1998.
About CACI Ltd
Established in 1975, CACI offers an unrivalled range of information systems and solutions to many public and private sector organizations.
As an accredited Catalist supplier, CACI has a particular focus on the public sector, for which it provides systems integration and application development in a wide range of technology areas. CACI also provides a full range of services, including consultancy, bespoke development, support and training.
CACI Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based CACI International Inc., an IT services company which employs over 9,500 staff across more than 100 offices. www.caci.co.uk
For further information please contact
QPR related inquiries:
David Baker, QPR Software Plc.
Regional Manager, UK
david.baker@qpr.com
Tel. +358 400 625 221
Matti Kanninen, QPR Software Plc.
CEO
matti.kanninen@qpr.com
Tel. +358 40 545 5877
Dorset Performance Management Partnership and
CACI related inquiries:
Angela Norman, CACI Ltd
Marketing Manager – Information Systems
anorman@caci.co.uk
Tel. +44 161 848 8074
