Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is designed specifically for public sector organizations, addressing challenges such as outdated ERP systems and enhancing operational efficiency through powerful analytics, interoperability, and tailored solutions. It aims to improve citizen services, transparency, and compliance while simplifying user experiences for government entities managing budgets and resources. Key features include financial management, grants and project accounting, and business intelligence, making it a valuable tool for enhancing productivity and service delivery in various governmental and not-for-profit settings.

1. Speaker
Title
Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012
for Public Sector Organizations:
Solutions for the Business of Government
Date

2. Our Agenda Today

3. Public Sector Challenges

4. Public Sector Trends
Workplace
Modernization
Fiscal
Accountability
Compliance
Requirements
Open
GovernmentImproving
Citizen
Services

5. Duplicated data
structures
Middleware and
batch processes
Intertwined spaghetti
code and parameters
Today’s Needs, Yesterday’s Solutions
Functionality in
separate applications
Business intelligence
(BI) an afterthought
Task-oriented user
experience
The result: Complexity and inflexibility
1980s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) architecture still deployed today

6. A New Generation of ERP
That works for you, not against you
Powerful
embedded
analytics and BI
Applications that
are an asset
Simplicity and
agility
Works the way you
need it to
Simple to use
Get the right data
to decision makers
Complete industry-
specific solutions
Government
Public safety and
national security
Education
Healthcare
Not for profit
Tailored to meet your
needs

7. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Meeting Today’s Needs

8. Simple
Powerfully Simple
Powerful Agile
Pervasive interoperability

9. Powerful
Achieve operational efficiency faster
with increased reliability.
“With Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, we can realize our vision of a
full-service city. Not only will it make our jobs a lot easier, but it will
also make jobs in other cities across the nation much easier.”
—John Marchione
Mayor, City of Redmond
Empower your people to be
more productive
Improve delivery of citizen services
Purposely built for the business
of government

10. Support transparency and
open government
Agile
Address legislative mandates
Adapt easily to new constituent needs
Respond to changing requirements
and new citizen demands.
“Until now, organizations have had to rely on outdated, legacy ERP systems and
make do with ad hoc customizations to achieve the functionality they need. This can
be costly to maintain and doesn’t necessarily offer the flexibility modern government
organizations need today.” —Steve French
Vice President Enterprise Applications, Hitachi Consulting UK

11. Simple
The familiar Microsoft interface
is easy to learn and intuitive to use
Simplify information sharing
A familiar user experience
provides easy access to the
information you need.
“We want to expose a lot more information to a much broader
audience, including elected officials and constituents. The familiar
look of the product will immediately remove barriers that some
people might experience when it comes to financial information.”
—Mike Bailey
Director of Finance and Information Services
City of Redmond, Washington

12. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Purposely built for governments
• Financial management
• Fund accounting
• Budgetary control and
commitment accounting
• Grants management and
project accounting
• Travel and expense management
• Procurement and sourcing
• Business intelligence and reporting
• Human capital management
• Compliance and internal controls

13. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Purposely built for government organizations
 Annual operating budget: $250 million to $3 billion USD
 Employees: 500 to 20,000
 Population: 50,000 to 1 million
 Target audiences: Government, education, healthcare,
public safety and national security, and not-for-profit

14. Challenge ResultsSolution
Customer Evidence
City of Redmond, Washington
• Boost transparency,
responsiveness, and
accountability
• Streamline processes
• Enhance data analysis and
self-service capabilities
• Increase city-wide access to
information
• Using Microsoft Dynamics
AX 2012, they unified
operations, improved
manageability, and reduced
IT workload
• Government-specific
capabilities for accounting,
budgeting, tracking,
reporting
• Upgrade to Microsoft Office
2010, SharePoint 2010 and
Windows 7
• Reports in Role Centers provide
people the specific data they
need
• Shared spreadsheets and
databases improve data
consistency, reduce
redundancy
• Easy-to-use self-service
capabilities frees Finance for
more strategic work
• Automated workflows increase
efficiency, improve on-time
performance
“The government of the future is always looking to better connect with the
community and provide improved and more efficient services. Microsoft
Dynamics AX 2012 is one great tool that will help us get there.”
—John Marchione
Mayor, City of Redmond

15. Powerfully Simple
Pervasive interoperability
Solution investments + related ecosystems =
Improved productivity and lower IT costs
Foundation for Public Sector
Not-for-Profit
Public Safety
National SecurityHealthcareEducationGovernment
1,000+ new features and enhancements
SimplePowerful Agile
Pervasive interoperability

16. Take the Next Step
Global network of local partners
• Solution selection
• Planning and design
• Customization and configuration
• Implementation
• Training
• Ongoing support

17. Q&A

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