Vaughan receives 2023 CIO Award Canada for Finance Modernization!
The City of Vaughan is using digital innovation to increase efficiencies and deliver Service Excellence. This year, the City transformed the way its employees track, request and view their time and attendance – and these finance modernization efforts not only improved internal processes, they were also award winning!
Presented by the International Data Corporation (IDC) Canada and Foundry’s CIO, the City received a 2023 CIO Awards Canada for its Finance Modernization – JD Edwards (JDE) Implementation Program: Time and Labour Project. The City celebrated this achievement with a ceremonial presentation at the Tuesday, Dec. 5 Committee of the Whole (2) meeting.
The CIO Awards Canada celebrate organizations and the teams within them that use information technology to effectively transform their industries, drive innovation and achieve remarkable business outcomes. Projects recognized increase business value, optimize processes, enable growth and improve customer service. The 2023 winners were officially announced on Nov. 15 at the CIO’s Future of Digital Innovation Summit and Awards Canada event.
Here’s some more information about the winning Vaughan project – the JDE Implementation Program: Time and Labour Project.
ABOUT JDE
JDE is the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning system that offers a suite of integrated applications for financial management, procurement, human resources, and asset management, to name a few. The goal of the JDE Program is to increase automation, improve processes and gain efficiencies to further support staff in delivering Service Excellence to Vaughan residents. The JDE Program is part of the City's Finance Modernization Strategy, which aims to transform and improve the organization's operations by modernizing business processes and procedures, and reviewing governance, policies and capacity.
Vaughan’s JDE Program consists of five projects: employee self-service; time and labour; job costs/projects; fixed assets/tangible capital assets; and work orders/preventative maintenance/equipment master.
ABOUT THE TIME AND LABOUR PROJECT
The new Time and Labour function in JDE automates the time and attendance record-keeping process, and provides an internal web-based interface for time entry and approval. As a result:
employee information is centralized, making it easier to manage.
the time-off request process is simplified, with streamlined approvals.
staff have direct access to their available time and labour balances, such as vacation, lieu available, lieu taken, sick day(s), etc.
QUOTE
“Through the City of Vaughan’s award-winning JDE Time and Labour Project, we’re able to modernize back-end procedures and administrative requirements to further support staff in delivering Service Excellence to you – the many residents, visitors, and businesses of Vaughan. This finance modernization initiative increases automation, improves processes and promotes efficiency. A well-run City depends on innovative information technology and digital transformation, especially as it continues to grow and prosper. I extend my congratulations to the dedicated staff in the Corporate Services, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer portfolio for pioneering projects that produce excellence in IT innovation.”
- Mayor Steven Del Duca
QUICK FACTS
- The City of Vaughan received a 2023 CIO Awards Canada for its JDE Implementation Program: Time and Labour Project.
- This award was presented during a ceremonial presentation at the Dec. 5 Committee of the Whole (2) meeting.
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ABOUT THE CIO AWARDS CANADA
The CIO Awards Canada celebrate Canadian organizations and the teams within them that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth, or improving relationships with customers. It is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence. Because the award is given to company projects rather than individuals, it’s an honour that everyone on Canadian team can take pride in.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION
IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology, IT benchmarking and sourcing, and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC's analysis and insight helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based technology decisions and to achieve their key business objectives. Founded in 1964, IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading tech media, data, and marketing services company.
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