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reused across the organisation. This was a massive step forward for us.” The Department is now moving towards harnessing data to be more predictive, particularly regarding cash analytics and optimising cash flow to mitigate wasted spending and accurately forecast the Department’s financial situation over given lengths of time. In order to achieve continued success, the Department recognises the importance of engaging staff and instilling a culture of innovation and disruption. “In any transformation there are three questions that need to be answered: the strategy question, the
the Department itself but also different
technology question and the people
areas across government, to enrich
question. The people question is the
decision-making processes, and its
hardest to answer but is absolutely
swift uptake has resulted in positive
paramount, and how well you answer
impacts. “Business intelligence has
it ultimately determines the level of
been rapidly adopted across the
success you’ll have,” says Wood.
organisation,” notes Wood. “We started
A culture of embracing change has
out with a small proof of concept to get
come through instilling an understand-
50 people from the organisation using
ing that challenges along the way will
Microsoft’s Power BI to visualise reports
ultimately benefit every stakeholder
from the massive data source we have.
in the business. A key element of this
Within 12 months, it has exploded to
is affirming that people, not technology,
about 350 users actively investigating
are leading the transformation. By
and developing reports both in the front
incorporating Kotter’s 8-Step Change
and back ends, meaning they can be
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