The Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business (BFELoB)
MAX Cloud Services Capabilities
May 2011
Sponsored by the Budget Formulation and Execution
Line of Business (BFELoB)
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25-Point IT Reform Plan
Apply “LightTechnology”
and Shared Solutions
1. Complete detailed implementation plans to consolidate 800 data centers by 2015
2. Create a government-wide marketplace for data center availability
3.
Shift to a “Cloud First”
policy
4. Stand-up contract vehicles for secure IaaS solutions
5. Stand-up contract vehicles for “commodity”
services
6.
Develop a strategy for shared services
25-Point IT Reform Plan
Align the Budget Process with the Technology Cycle
17. Work with Congress to create IT budget models that align with modular development
18. Develop supporting materials and guidance for flexible IT budget models
19. Work with Congress to scale flexible IT budget models more broadly
20. Work with Congress to consolidate Commodity IT spending under Agency CIO
Ten Shared Services as Common Solutions
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Program Management (Coordination, Standards, Architecture)
Agency Budgeting Tools
Analytical Tools
Budget Performance Integration
Data Collection & Tracking
Document Production
Knowledge Management
Human Capital (Federal Budgeting Profession)
Budget Execution and Financial Management Integration
Collaboration Generally Applicable Government-wide
Services
Budget Formulation and Execution
Specific Services
MAX Services & Applications
Agility and cost effectiveness through a service oriented approachAgility and cost effectiveness through a service oriented approach
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MAX Federal Community Govt-wide Information Sharing, Collaboration,
& Content Management -
45,000 users
Data Collection, Analysis, & Publication The Challenge
Data collection exercises can be large and complex Require quick turnaround; input from multiple organizations & usersWorkflow with multiple levels of review (stages and roles)Diverse Information requirements:–
Text (bullets, rich-text, comments), numbers (data fields, tables), attachments
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Analytical capabilities: Charts, graphs, reports, dashboards, export–
Camera-ready publishing (incl. paginated Table of Contents and index)Integrate information already collected
MAX Analytics
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Analyze and visualize data from MAX Collect and other data sources:
Easy-to-use interface to develop queriesDynamic 3D Charts and Graphs Publish output of queries in multiple formats:o
Spreadsheets and HTML with dynamic drilldown
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Dynamically display content in the Community and other web dashboards
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PDFs to include in documents and presentations
Data Cube functionality (OLAP) allows users to “slice and dice” data for real time analysis and review.
MAX Online Meetings Dynamically Share Presentations
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Share visual information to make conference calls & complex phone calls more effective. Draft documents collaboratively real-timePermanent named rooms - both pre-registered participants and ‘guests’Secure – all users authenticated thru MAX LoginFISMA compliant (fully certified & accredited) - will not be blocked by agency firewallsCost effective shared service
MAX Shared Desktop Collaborate in a Shared Environment
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Enables multi-user collaboration and authoringCompletely isolated environmentRooms can be created with multiple security levels and access options Fully integrated with the Community
Robust MAX Infrastructure
FISMA CompliantFully integrated authentication (MAX IDs and MAX groups)•
HSPD-12 login option (C&A’d
at FIPS-199 ‘moderate’)
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Capable of partnering with agencies on single-signon•
Useable by agencies in their own web applications
Highly agile - readily customizable and extendible platformHighly Scalable•
Current capacity for 150,000 users (3.6x current usage)
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Architecture allows straightforward expansion through clustering and federation
Business Continuity•
Multiple redundant servers
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Two geographically separate sites(Looking to partner with agencies on additional locations)
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Sponsored by The Budget Formulationand Execution Line of Business (BFELoB)
BFELoB
Organization and Contacts:
LoB
Executive Sponsor:
Courtney Timberlake, Assistant Dir. for Budget, OMB
Managing Partner:
Tom Skelly, Director of Budget Service, Education
Policy Lead:
Andy Schoenbach, Chief, Budget Systems Branch, OMB
Deputy Policy Lead: Phil Wenger, OMB
Program Management Office Lead:
Mark Dronfield, Education
MAX Federal Community Lead:
Debbie Macaulay, OMB
MAX Analytics Lead: Dan Chandler, OMB
MAX Collect Lead: Tom Bullers, OMB
Contact the Budget LoB
at:
Learn More about the Budget LoB
at: www.BudgetLoB.gov
Visit the Community at: www.max.gov
(Federal government employees only)
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MAX Capabilities