mSCOA Lessons LearntPresentation to

IMFO KZN

Provincial- mSCOA IMFO KZN November 2015

1 .District Bills for Water and Sanitation

A Tale of Two Pilots

2. Local ( Bills for Rates, Refuse, Water, Electricity,

etc

LESSONS LEARNT1. Plan! (IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU PLAN TO FAIL)

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Lersons Learn2. Change Management & Awareness

4November 2015mSCOA IMFO KZN

2.1 SCOA IS MUNICIPAL WIDE, NOT JUST BTO

2.2 EVERYONE,(COUNCIL TOO) SHOULD BE INVOLVED, CONVINCE

THEM!!

2.3 SCOA STARTS NOW NOT IN 2017

2.4 POSTERS, See Next 2 Slides

2.5 Standing Agenda in Every Meeting, Give Progress Reports,Obtain Feedback, Inputs, Critique

SCOA IS HERE…

….uMDM IS PILOTING SCOA WITH.…

KNOW UNDERSTAND YOUR

SEGMENTS

Reporting

Function

Costing

ItemProject

Regional

Indicator

Municipal

Standard

Classification

Everyone Not Just

Finance

EVEN COUNCILLORS!!!!

6

ITEM Recommendation

3.1 ICT Server &

Infrastructure –Ensure Your ICT Infrastructure is Adequate well in Advance, Assess, and if necessary Procure

well Ahead, Liaise Requirements with your Vendor

3.2 Risk Management Anticipate Risks, Keep Register, Mitigate Them,

3.3 SCOA KnowledgeEveryone to Understand , Classificaton Framework, not Just Finance, Reseach, Treasury

Websites, Attend Courses, Forums, User groups etc

Training, Training, Training

3.4 Resource Allocation Dedicate at Least 2 Fulltime resources ( Depending on your Size)

3.5 Project Documentation

Keep All Project Documentation, Suggest you use a good Project Management Tools, such as

ProjectManager.com, Electronic, and Hard Copy, Easy to Retrieve and Collaborate.

3.6 Audit ConsiderationsKeep a clear tab, and reconciliations to make it easy to Agree Opening Balances, as Votes will

Change, 1 to Many, Many to 1

Challenges & 3. Important Considerations