National BDPAChief Information Officer

Donald X. Campbell

1Q-2005 NBOD MeetingDallas TX

February 4-6, 2005

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Presentation Agenda

• Role of the Office of CIO• OGSM• Program Enhancements• Program Accomplishments• Challenges/Needs• Plans for Next Quarter

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Role of the Office of CIO

• Build and strengthen proficiency and effective application of IT

• Affect a higher level of minority participation in IT

• Become a powerful voice in the IT industry

• Deliver effective programs and servicesOb

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• Internal and external visible proficiency in technology• Demonstrated leadership

• Support for the national office and local chaptersDel

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• Build membership to 15,000

• Deliver and promote national initiatives

• Expand the NHQ to function as a core business office

• Sponsor and support government legislation

• Sponsor and support college student programs

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2005 Strategic Direction (OGSM)

• Goal: Build membership to 15,000 Strategy: Build a functional, content-rich website Strategy: Provide web based functionality for

membership management Strategy: Brand web based forums under BDPA

• Goal: Deliver and promote national initiatives

Strategy: Active participation in strategic planning for all business units

Strategy: Incorporate BDPA journal and related publications into common web presence

Strategy: Integrate HSCC portal into core site

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2005 Strategic Direction (OGSM)

• Goal: Expand the NHQ to function as a core business office Strategy: Implement solutions to

strengthen each business unit (membership management, membership services, finance, etc.)

Strategy: Implement solutions that can be leveraged throughout the organization

Strategy: Provide template for website development to local chapters

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Program Enhancements

New public BDPA Website (www.bdpa.org)

•Development team Headed up by Dwight

Hugget, National CTO 3 Developers

BDPA member John Marlonson (Los Angeles Chapter)

•Effort to date 140+ hours

•Scheduled launch date Weekend of February 11,

2005

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Program Enhancements

Improved Infrastructure•Environment that supports

flexibility and redundancy•Proper separation of

functions•Equipment owned by

BDPA and managed by service provider

•4 servers deployed• $100/month/server (3)• 1 server donated

(short-term)

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Program Accomplishments

• Too early to report…

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Deliverable Updates

• Launch of public website Release 1.0 scheduled for weekend

of February 11th

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Challenges/Needs

• Website launch Managing project “creep”

• Equipment Need to purchase or acquire via donations

• Project request SOP Need to develop assortment of SOP/forms for

technology support/development

• Resources Need to enlist additional talent to manage website

and technology infrastructure

• Lack of brand consistency Alignment of local chapter material (printed and

virtual) to national standard

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Next Quarter’s Activities

1. Participation in assessment of national office infrastructure

2. Development of release strategy for the public website

3. Query of elected/appointed officers and chapters to determine expectations and needs

4. Develop short and long-term project list5. Solicitation for additional department

volunteers6. Development of specifications for

organizational dashboards

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Contact Information

Donald X. CampbellGreater Philadelphia Chapter

CIO@bdpa.orgor

donaldx3@comcast.net

(215) 327-9951

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Questions