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I’m happy to announce that the ACS Strategy & Architecture Special Interest Group, run by MXA consultants Peter Outteridge and Justin Butcher with be hosting a talk by Michael Mitchelmore, Acting GM Strategy and Architecture at DHS.

Michael will speak on “The role of strategy and architecture in empowering citizen engagement with government through effective ICT-based systems and services.”

Abstract

The Department of Human Services (www.humanservices.gov.au) is responsible for the development of service delivery policy and provides access to social, health and other payments and services. It is currently undergoing major changes as part of Service Delivery Reform, which is designed to give Australians better access to social, health and welfare services. The aim is to improve services to meet people’s needs by providing more tailored and intensive support where it is needed most.

Modern and effective use of ICT is crucial to many of the initiatives that the Department is undertaking. Contemporary ICT offers new ways of delivering more attractive and engaging citizen service delivery models. Strategy and architecture plays a pivotal role in providing clear and achievable roadmaps for ICT-supported service delivery.

In this presentation, Mike will talk about the journey DHS is undertaking to move from legacy ICT supporting a traditional service delivery model to one that enables engaging, citizen-centric service delivery.

Bio: Mike Mitchelmore

Mike Mitchelmore joined the Department of Human Services (the department) as the National Manager of the Strategic Vendor Management and Sourcing Branch, in February 2012. Mike is currently the Acting General Manager of the Strategy, Architecture and Shared Services Division, within the Chief Information Officer Group. In this role, Mike leads ICT Strategy and Innovation, Architecture Standards, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Testing and the ICT Software Review Project, on behalf of the department.

Previously, Mike was the Chief Information Officer for the Australian Research Council and has held several senior positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Mike is a former Army officer and graduate of the Australian Officer Cadet School (Portsea), the Army Command and Staff College (Queenscliff) and the Royal Military College of Science (UK). He holds a Bachelor of Social Science, a Graduate Diploma of Telecommunications Systems Management and a Graduate Diploma of Management Studies. He is a graduate of Army Staff College (psc), and Army Technical Staff College UK (JTC). Mike was awarded the City of London Institute Guild Award for his research into Military Technology.

Registration details: http://www.acs.org.au/branches/canberra/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30251003315800 

Earlier this year MXA formed a consortium by bringing together approximately 10 other companies to develop a combined application for the DHS ICT Contractors Panel, with MXA as the consortium lead. The consortium is comprised of small vibrant companies with complementary areas of experience and expertise.  MXA developed the tender and applied for the full 190 categories offered on the panel.

Our tender response was successful and we were granted membership of the panel for all 190 categories at the prices that we put forward.

Our principle for operation in regard to this panel is to be transparent and provide value with minimal fuss.  MXA will charge a standard margin of just $4 per hour.  We are now aiming to develop strong relationships with DHS and the large number of smaller agencies that we expect will piggy-back this panel.

MXA Consulting was recently added to the ACT Government’s Shared Services ICT panel for consulting services.  We look forward to forming a close relationship with the ACT Government and providing value for money through our unique approach and knowledge of the local market and the ACT Government.

I am very excited to announce that the group that I convene with Peter Outteridge for the ACS has secured a presentation from a truly world-class expert and thought-leader on enterprise architecture.

Roger Sessions has written seven books, dozens of influential articles, and given lectures at conferences throughout the world. He has been a guest lecturer at the Universidad de los Andes and a keynote speaker at the highly prestigious Gartner Research Board. His ground breaking work in Enterprise Architecture and IT has earned him recognition as a Fellow of the International Association of Software Architects.

Sessions believes it is time for a Radical Transformation of IT. He believes IT projects can be smaller, cheaper, and better aligned with the needs of the business. He believes simplicity should be a key design feature of every IT project. He believes projects should be delivered in months, not years. He believes that it is not IT’s responsibility to tell the business what it can do, it is the business’s responsibility to tell IT what it must do. And he believes that Enterprise Architecture must be revamped so that its purpose is no longer delivering useless paperwork, but facilitating high value IT projects.

Join us for what is likely to be an interesting and stimulating presentation.

For event registration use this link http://www.acs.org.au/branches/canberra/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30243327180736

Take the opportunity to hear Matt Yannopoulos (CTO and First Assistant Secretary at the Department of Defence) present practical insights on delivering effective ICT Strategy and Architecture at an ACS event in Canberra on 1st August.

The presentation will be based on Matt’s extensive experience in a number of government agencies in Canberra.  Matt currently provides direction and oversight to the ICT Strategy and Architecture for Defence.  He has a passion for technology that improves business outcomes in a sustainable way.

Defence spends over $1billion on ICT each year.  The Defence environment is comprised of over 100,000 desktops, 6000 servers, 8 satellite constellations and the biggest network in the country after Telstra and Optus.  Perhaps more important and challenging is the complex and diverse range of stakeholders and business outcomes that ICT supports at Defence.  Defence is currently undergoing a major ICT reform program driven by ICT Strategy and Architecture under Matt’s purview.

Matt will provide practical advice on effective ICT Strategy and Architecture as well as taking questions from the audience.  For more details see

http://www.acs.org.au/networking-and-events/events/upcoming-events/event-details?eveID=30235865857756

If you know Justin Butcher personally or if you are a member of the linked-in group “Canberra Enterprise and Solution Architects” (CESA) then you are able to attend this event as Justin’s guest at the reduced rate of $20.  Please contact Justin for the promotional code that you can use to register at the reduced rate.

MXA Consulting is pleased to have entered into a contract with Intelligent Business Research Services (IBRS). The contract is for our Director to perform the role of an analyst for their regular research reports.  He will also be made available to provide advice to IBRS clients and to undertake short term consultancies through IBRS. Founded in 2002,
IBRS has grown into the largest Australian owned IT Advisory services company.