Business Plan And Budget Template Page 32

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The 2014 forecast for furniture additions and leasehold improvements for the Calgary office are
greater than budgeted in 2014 due to:
Delays in furniture spending originally planned in the fall of 2013; and
Elements of the renovations completed in 2014 but originally planned for 2015 to
address immediate staffing requirements.
Business systems and technology
E-Business - $250,000
Building on the platform developed in 2014, the Law Society will continue to implement
e-Business solutions that allow the public and lawyers to access services via the web from a
variety of devices (laptops, smartphones, tablets etc.). In addition, departmental functionality
and processes will continue to be developed in conjunction with e-Business implementations to
reduce the process burden associated with paper based transactions.
Enterprise Content Management - $250,000
During 2014 the Law Society undertook a review of enterprise content management (ECM)
across the organization. This work led to the production of an information management
roadmap. The roadmap provides guidance in respect of systems, processes, legal, regulatory
and business requirements to understand how best to provide an enterprise wide information
management and content management environment. During 2015 and beyond the tasks
identified within the roadmap will take place. Implementing information management and
content management as a multi-year endeavor permits operational units an opportunity to
review, develop and redesign existing processes, to leverage the move to ECM to test new
workflows, and to determine where additional business process automation would enhance
timeliness and efficiency while streamlining existing processes.
Human Resource Information System (HRIS) - $75,000
During 2014 a HR Information System was implemented. During 2015 it is planned to introduce
a number of additional modules and features to continue the improvement of workflow,
processes and reporting.
Collaborative Technologies - $150,000
During 2015 the use of collaborative technologies and services will continue to be extended
providing Benchers, volunteers and staff with access to common file stores, shared workspaces
and enhanced mobile services. In addition, a number of business application developments will
be undertaken to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency. These developments will be
Proposed 2015 Business Plan & Budget
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