Assists clients with the development of business and IT strategic plan, policies and procedures based on special knowledge of client area needs.
Personnel
Provides senior team leadership to assigned ministry BSC team of the justice cluster. Leads assigned Business Solutions Consulting team including: providing training, orientation, coaching and mentoring, recommending performance standards.
Material and Financial
Provides financial analysis for the purpose of cost justifying and evaluating projects on which clients base their decisions.
Provides advice to clients on the use of information technology resources.
Reviews the status of IT resource utilization with clients.
Impact of Errors
Errors in judgement in determining clients' business requirements and appropriate technology solutions would significantly affect the cost effective acquisition and implementation of information technology services and the efficiency of business processes. This, in turn, would have a significant negative impact the internal and external delivery of programs.
Errors in judgement in negotiating service agreements and in co-ordinating the delivery of solutions could result in delayed implementation of required systems, inefficient services and wasted resources. Not identifying or not focusing on high payoff opportunities could hinder implementation of strategic business systems, resulting in lost opportunities for business improvements and cost savings.
Contacts - Internal
Regularly with client areas' executive, directors and managers to discuss business requirements, make recommendations, assist with project proposal development and priority setting and to provide information on IT issues.
Regularly with IJITD management and staff to provide information on clients' needs, discuss information technology solutions and facilitate communications.
ExternalRegularly with consulting organizations, IT industry experts, product suppliers, planning and information technology organizations to investigate consultants' services, maintain technology awareness and exchange information.
Occasionally with IT staff in other ministries to exchange information on business needs and technology solutions.