Become a Leader in Government Reporting(featuring Virginia Employment Commission)

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• Introduction (David Abramson, Director of Product Management, LogiXML)

• Reporting in Government

• Case Study: VEC (Jeremy Deyo, Project Manager/DBA, VEC)

• Choosing the Right Vendor

• Wrap Up and Q&A

Agenda

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LogiXML

• Founded in 2000

• First to market with web-based BI

• Headquartered outside Wash. DC• Offices in Los Angeles and UK

• High customer ratings in Gartner BI Platforms User Survey• Software & Support Quality• Overall Customer Experience

• Over 500 customers worldwide

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• Satisfy reporting & data sharing mandates

• Maintain a high level of project visibility to measure progress

• Priorities:

• Easy to implement and use

• Fast deployment

• Security

Reporting in Government

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VEC Case Study

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• Promote economic growth and stability by delivering and coordinating workforce services, including:• Policy development• Job placement• Temporary income support• Workforce information and statistics• Transition and training services

• Largest single source of job candidates in Virginia

• 500,000 job seekers registered annually

• 40 offices statewide and 24/7 online support

Virginia Employment Commission

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• Satisfy mandates to make data available for economic research and present useful information to public at large

• State and national unemployment statistics

• Job applicant characteristics

• Employer information by industry and size

• Population and other demographic data

Labor Management Information

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• Used SQL Reporting Services previously

• Only able to present raw data; had to work with a web developer to create web applications

• No control over look and feel

• Couldn’t dictate how the application functioned

• No Google maps integration

• Hard for public constituents to use

Why New Reporting?

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• VITA (Virginia Information Technology Agency) completed a thorough evaluation of all of the big BI players

• Chose LogiXML for:• Speed of development• Intuitive interface for end users• Flexibility to determine look and feel and how reports integrate with

other applications (website, etc.)• Mobile support

Why LogiXML?

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• 6 weeks from start to finish

• No training required

• Created 30 reports, all printable and downloadable to Excel

• Google Maps integration

• Mimics look and feel of the rest of the VEC website

• Intuitive tab navigation for end users

Implementation

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Demo

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• Very easy to learn, very fast to develop reports

• Created “mini-apps” for users to browse data online, with option to download charts/reports or raw data to Excel

• Also use LogiXML internally

• Recognized as a leader: presented at a national conference and audience was very impressed with the demo

• Other states are contacting the VEC to replicate their results

Results

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• Dedicated mobile app to browse data at conferences or on the go

• Make the LMI tools more “mobile-friendly”

• Create a mobile version of the community profiles (38-page dynamic PDF output)

Next Up: Mobile App

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• Flexibility and Robustness• Satisfy current mandates• Utilize the same technology for other projects to increase ROI

• Speed of Development and Ease of Use• Different vendors have different expected implementation periods• Important to choose one with a fast learning curve that minimizes

your risk of failure

• Fits budget, technical, and security requirements

Choosing the Right Vendor

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Wrap Up, Q&A, and Next Steps

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Thank You

LogiXMLhttp://www.logixml.comTo learn more, contact Mike Nicholson (mike.nicholson@logixml.com)

Virginia Employment Commissionhttp://www.VirginiaLMI.com

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