Driving Innovation and Continuous Improvement through Digital Government

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I am excited to announce that I will be retained by Governor-elect Jim Pillen in my current role and look forward to continuing our goals of innovation and continuous improvement...
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Testimony

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On Oct 7, I had the opportunity to testify in front of the Appropriations Committee regarding Legislative Resolution 406: Interim study to examine the implementation of the Office of Chief Information Officer's information technology consolidation initiative to ensure efficient use of Nebraska taxpayer resources...
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Journey from Tactical Execution to Strategy Enablement

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I feel every technology journey must begin with mastering Tactical IT Execution. The specific actions, “the basics” you learn to achieve that next level of development. That goes against most advice which states that strategic planning happens first...
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A Badge of Honor

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Working in public sector IT gives you the opportunity to provide important services to people, rather than focusing on profits alone. Our services benefit everyone equally. When we provide these services in an effective and efficient manner it has a direct impact on the lives of others...
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Cloud Review Board and IT Governance

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Information Technology should serve as an innovation advisor to the business, and the cloud is just one tool that can be deployed in that advisor role. As with any technology, we need to maintain standardization and centralization in order to maximize gains and ensure compliance with architectural standards. We do that via IT Governance...
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Application Graveyard

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I was recently contacted about a survey I had participated in on the topic of Low-code/No-code (LC/NC) tools. I am largely a supporter of LC/NC, which we have utilized for several years with our enterprise content management system (ECM). However, I wanted to be prepared to provide the opposing position, so I did several internet searches. Not for Low or No-code, but for similar forerunner “citizen developer” tools such as Lotus Notes and Microsoft Access...
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My personal tenets of technology project management

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When working on any project, we often get so focused on the outcome (the shiny objects) that we forget the basics. The most important of these is stakeholder engagement in answering the fundamental question, “What problem are we trying to solve”....
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The Truth About Predictions

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There is one common theme about technology predictions. They tend to be overly optimistic regarding speed of adoption and benefit. They often begin with the phrase, “within five years.”...
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...all others bring data

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Talking to our BSM (Business Service Manager) team a few weeks ago we discussed my favorite topic which is data and data analytics. A state technology magazine mentioned my thoughts about data in a recent article “What makes a good state CIO?”. There was a comment made from a Chief Enterprise Architect on LinkedIn that summed up my views expressed in the article incredibly well, “….all others bring data”....
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2021 Year in Review

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The journey we undertook 5 years ago to move to a Consolidated IT operating model at the State of Nebraska was by all accounts an ambitious goal. Applying the principles of the private sector to the public sector meant overcoming many competing interests....
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