Tying a Sensible Knot: A Practical Guide to State-Local Information Systems:

Project Participant Roles
PROJECT	Goal Setting	Process Analysis	System Design	System Development	Testing	Review & Advice	Project Management

Aging Services System	State,Local	State,Local	State,Local	Private	State,Local	State,Local	State
Annual Financial Reports	State,Local	State,Local	State,Local	State	State,Local	Local	State
Death Certificates	State,Local	State,Local	State	State	Local, Private	Nonprofit, Private	State
Dog Licensing	State,Local	State,Local	State, Private	State,Local	Local	Local, Professional Association	State
Hunting & Fishing Licenses	State,Local, Professional Associations		State			State,Local, Professional Associations	State
Immunization Information	State, Private, Local	Local	State,Local, Private, Nonprofit	Local, Private, Nonprivate	Local, Private, Nonprofit	Local, Private, Nonprofit, Federal	State
Probation Automation	State,Local	State,Local	State,Local	State	Local	Local	State
RPS Version 4	State,Local, Professional Associations		State,Local	Private, State		State,Local	State
SALESNET	State,Local, Private	State,Local	State,Local	State,Local	Local, Private	Local, Private, Professional Association	State
Social Services Imaging	State,Local	State	State	State	State,Local	State,Local	State
Voter Registration	State,Local	Local	State,Local	State,Local	State,Local	Local, Federal	Non-Profit

Primary Purpose of Information System for Various Stakeholders
Projects	State	County	Municipalities	Federal	Private	Non-Profit	Citizens
Aging Services System	Reporting, Program, Planning, Program Evaluation	Decision Support		Reporting		Decision Support
Annual Financial Reports	Reporting, Decision Support, Planing	Reporting	Reporting		Inquiry		Inquiry
Dog Licensing	Administrative, Decision Support, Inquiry		Administrative, Transactional, Reporting				Notification
Electronic Death Certificates	Administrative, Decision Support		Transactional, Administrative, Inquiry, Reporting Requirements		Transactional, Administrative, Reporting Requirements	Transactional, Administrative, Reporting Requirements	Transactional, Administrative, Reporting Requirements
Hunting & Fishing Licenses	Reporting, Program Evaluation	Transactional, Reporting	Transactional, Reporting		Transactional		Transactional
Immunization Information	Reporting, Planning, Program Evaluation	Reporting, Planning, Program Evaluation		Reporting, Planning, Program Evaluation	Inquiry, Reporting, Notification	Inquiry, Reporting, Notification	Inquiry
Probation Automation	Reporting	Administrative, Decision Support
RPS Version 4		Transactional, Program Planning, Evaluation
SALESNET	Administrative, Reporting, Planning, Decision Support	Reporting	Reporting		Transactional		Transactional
Social Services Imaging	Decision Support, Administrative, Planning, Program Evaluation	Decision Support, Planning, Program Evaluation
Voter Registration	Administrative	Administration, Information, Integration, Reporting	Administrative			Planning, Inquiry

Motivating Factors
	Reason For Initiating Project
Projects	Offer New/Expanded Service	Improve Efficiency	Improve Service to Citizens	New Federal Requirements	New State Requirements	Current Technology Unsupportable	New Technology Offers Benefits	Integration/Comply with Standards

Aging Services System	X	X	X	X	X		X	X
Annual Financial Reports	X	X					X	X
Death Certificates	X	X	X				X
Dog Licensing	X	X	X				X	X
Hunting & Fishing Licenses	X	X	X
Immunization Information	X	X	X				X
Probation Automation		X
RPS Version 4						X	X
SALESNET	X	X	X			X	X
Social Services Imaging	X	X
Voter Registration		X	X	X		X	X

Status as of May 1997
	Activities Complete or In Progress as of May 1997
	Goal Setting	Process Analysis	System Design	Standards Development or Awareness	Technology Selection	Prototype	Pilot	Production	Evaluation

Aging Services System	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Annual Financial Reports	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Death Certificates	X	X		X	X	X
Dog Licensing	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Hunting & Fishing Licenses	X	X
Immunization Information	X	X		X	X	X	X
Probation Automation	X	X	X	X
RPS Version 4	X	X	X	X	X	X
SALESNET	X	X	X	X	X	X
Social Services Imaging	X	X		X	X	X	X
Voter Registration	X	X	X	X	X