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PFM Trends: Past, Present and Future

Michael Siegfried Account Manager, Africa

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PAST TRENDS

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NEEDS

APPLICATION CONFIGURATION REUSABLE CODE

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

MIDDLEWARE

technical environment

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governance integration risk cost

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extensibility
NEEDS

NEW NEEDS

APPLICATION

DIFFERENT APPLICATION

REUSABLE CODE
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

MIDDLEWARE

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different budget & financial classifications

inability to report on money spent for objective or to cost increasing procurement arrears & higher prices
reversals in previous years financial information or outside system

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government rejects custom software after years of development inability to upgrade to accrual accounting
inability or difficulty to support IPSAS and GFS standards

inability to reconcile accounts

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Now

Current Needs

Silos

Specialization

Trends

Benchmarks

Futures

Future Needs

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PRESENT TRENDS

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NEEDS

governance

costs

customization
APPLICATION CONFIGURATION REUSABLE CODE

proprietary

enterprise

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

MIDDLEWARE

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use of line-item budgeting

not using budget & commitment controls in ERP software inability to see free balance in real time
introduction of unneeded complex processes
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so much customization bears no resemblance to original brief discussion

inability to easily progressively activate new functions forced product upgrades

high costs and significant delays

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FUTURE TRENDS

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Designed for Shared Services brief discussion FreeBalance Typical Vendors Designed for single tenant with bolt-on technology for cloud

and Cloud

Cloud

Multiple configuration options Restricted ability to support to support unique multiple configurations requirements Supports stepped migration to Restricted ability to adapt over standard configurations time move to single configuration Open load balancing, virtualization, clustering Scalability supported through proprietary solutions

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Java EE-based, proven open brief discussion source components

Typical Vendors
Proprietary programming languages

Support choice of open source Focus on proprietary and proprietary middleware middleware with some open source support Open System Component-based Service Some interfaces and Oriented Architecture for ease WebServices support of integration Optimal footprint operates on laptop to data centre Translation layer, large database = large technical footprint = not sustainable

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custom COTS

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NEED

extensible

NEEDS
GOVERNANCE APPLICATION CONFIGURATION GOVERNMENT PLATFORM

faster

government platform

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT MIDDLEWARE

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platform & technology built for PFM brief discussion

engage PFM community deeply to gain visibility to future commit to government successes and feature improvements
develop methodology like Governance Valuation

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Selection of FreeBalance Customers, National Level GRP Implementations brief discussion
from low to very high Human Development Index
Liberia .329 Timor-Leste .495 Mongolia .653
Antigua .764

Canada .908

low

medium

| high |

very high .943

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Trust Open Systems
Decision Making

Participation

Transparency

Effectiveness

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integrated multiple year budget planning and execution brief discussion

10 years of budget data on-line decentralization & progressive activation to all govt entities
comprehensive PFM-driven reform on government platform

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affordable

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TCO
meets needs

selfsufficiency

adapt to reform

leapfrog

Company Summary
High Success Rate

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Global PFM Provider

GRP Leader

Modern Web Technology

100% Government Focus

Covers Budget Cycle

ISO9001/2008

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Output brief discussion Data Mart Dashboards

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examines budget execution data

integrated with back-office procurement & commitment accounting within IFMIS Strengthening Public Financial

integration with macroeconomic data

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government tenders published vendor al integrated with back-office procurement & commitment accounting within IFMIS tender results published Strengthening Public Financial
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Strengthening Public Financial

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