Business and Strategy

Statewide Enterprise Finance/HR System Implementation Support Project Brief The State of Alaska knew that it had to upgrade its legacy financial, payroll, and human resources systems long before hiring COBOL programmers to support them became almost impossible. State planners also knew the change would be a massive and costly [...]

State of Alaska Office of the Ombudsman Requirements Analysis Project Brief Citizens of Alaska have a recourse when they encounter what they consider improper government action: The Alaska State Ombudsman’s Office. The Office’s website at https://ombud.alaska.gov/ provides straightforward information about the role of the Ombudsman and through its i-Sight [...]

Alaska Marine Highway Computer Assisted Crew Dispatch System Organization Review Project Brief Most communities in Southeast and Southwest Alaska are maritime, and most are only accessible by boat or plane, either because they are on islands or because roads have not yet been developed. The Alaska Marine Highway System, [...]

Crime Reform Business Analysis, Project Management, and Software Engineering Project Brief Responding to ever-increasing costs of Corrections without assurance of the effectiveness of prison time, the Alaska Legislature passed a criminal justice reform bill.  The bill’s intent was to reduce the number of people in prison and reduce correctional [...]