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