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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Michael Pegues, Chief Information Officer
DATE: May 2, 2019
SUBJECT:
Resolution requesting an upgraded annual subscription (renewal) for Executive Programs Membership Basic and Leadership Team Service for IT Research and Advisory Services from Gartner, Inc. of 56 Top Gallant Road, Stamford, CT 06904 in the amount of $104,300.
PURPOSE:
City of Aurora IL currently has 1 seat for a total investment of USD $56K. It comprises the following:
Chief Information Officer - Executive Programs Member Basic
From April 2018 through March 2019, the following return on investment has been realized:
Utilized Analyst Inquiry to save time and validate key decision making:
- Leveraged Gartner analysts/Executive Partner in support of IT Strategic planning efforts authoring of an IT Strategic Plan with city leadership. Last year, the City of Aurora worked tirelessly with strategic partner Gartner to develop a comprehensive roadmap of short and long term technology initiatives aimed at positioning our great City as a technology and innovation leader. As a result, the CIO presented City Council the first ever Digital Plan for the City of Aurora IL on Feb 26th 2019. This return on investment has been realized and can be reviewed at https://smartaurora.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CoA-ITSP-2019-02-14.pdf
- Conducted 6 analyst inquires to support Smart City digital kiosk research, IT strategic plan review and feedback, IoT platforms, aerial vs buried fiber networks, cost comparisons for digital marketing solutions
Utilized Research to save time researching products and best practices:
- Accessed 80 research documents and 14 Toolkits (94 total).
Leveraged Executive Partner Support to review IT strategic planning documents and overall approach:
- 2 Executive Interactions
Attended Gartner Event to follow current industry best practices:
- 1 Event Attended
Through these interactions Gartner provided advice and insight on initiatives incl...
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