Title: Presentation to the Technology Oversight Committee

Event: Portland On-line Permitting System (POPS) Program Review

Date: November 2017-Present

Speaker: Christopher Dennis

Summary

At the City of Portland, IT projects over a certain size are appointed a Project Quality Assurance consultant and are subject to review by the City's Technology oversight committee.

In collaboration with Delaris LLC, we:

•  Evaluate the POPS program monthly, assessing more than forty project quality metrics
• Interview contributors, vendors, business units, and other stakeholders
• Review findings with project sponsors
• Present findings to the Technology Oversight Committee, a deliberative body of technology-minded citizens appointed by City commissioners to ensure projects stay on track

The POPS program is a collection of systems being implemented to modernize the way construction permitting and inspection are managed at the City. Elements of the POPS program include:

• Electronic plan review
  • Avolve's ProjectDox
• Upgrades to the City's existing TRACS system
  • Master address repository
  • Public web portal
  • Inspection scheduling
• Amanda Migration
  • Replacement of the City's existing A4/A6 infrastructure with an A7/A7 infrastructure
  • Mobile inspector app
  • Mobile contractor app