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Delegata and CDCR Receive National Best Fit Award for Modernization in Corrections and Public Safety

Sacramento, CA - August 5, 2011

Delegata, a leader in business transformation through management and technology consulting, was awarded the National Best Fit Integrator Award for Modernization in Corrections and Public Safety at the 2011 State & Local Government Industry Summit. The National Best Fit Integrator Awards are presented annually by the Center for Digital Government to recognize the contributions of private sector companies through nominations from their government partners. The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) selected Delegata to mature and enhance their Enterprise Architecture (EA) Program and nominated Delegata as Best Fit Integrator.

One of the largest correctional agencies in the nation, CDCR is responsible for maintaining an extensive Information Technology environment and infrastructure. The Department’s IT Division of Enterprise Information Services (EIS), supports 66,000 employees responsible for over 168,000 incarcerated adult and juvenile offenders and 113,000 parolees. Adding further complexity, the offender populations are supervised by staff in 33 adult institutions, 42 camps and community correctional facilities, and 6 juvenile facilities; the infrastructure supports over 200 parole offices throughout the state from the Oregon to Mexico borders. The Department’s annual budget has exceeded 9 billion dollars per year over the past two years. CDCR’s EIS has over 21 mission-critical applications, hundreds of non-mission-critical applications, thousands of reports, and approximately 9 major IT projects in-flight. In response to the Governor’s Executive Order and in partnership with the California Technology Agency (CaTA) and Delegata, CDCR embarked on developing an Enterprise Architecture Program that could be the model for the state.

Implementing and sustaining an EA program brings the right information to leaders and managers to help them make timely informed decisions using accurate data for the projects or programs that can effectively achieve the required business results. “Leading the EA program initiative for the state has been extremely beneficial as it contributes to enterprise performance effectiveness and cost avoidance by insuring project investments are leveraged across the department” stated Joe Panora, Agency Chief Information Officer, CDCR. The EA program reduces cost and risks through improved data quality and availability of accurate information.

Delegata partnered with CDCR to mature an EA program that can be shared across the State of California and provided EA consulting on strategy, planning, architecture, roadmaps, modeling, templates, processes and knowledge transfer. “It is very important for us to deliver solutions that not only benefit our clients and their immediate needs but that will also benefit other California agencies and enable our state to run more efficiently and effectively” stated Delegata President and CEO, Kais Menoufy. The EA program is a model for other agencies on how to align to California Technology Agency (CaTA) requirements, the NASCIO EA maturity model, the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), EA Best Practices and EA modeling tools.

About Delegata^®

Whether it’s people, process or technology, Delegata is a leader in organizational transformation. Celebrating over 11 years of rewarding partnerships with clients and community, Delegata has also successfully expanded into the international market. Specializing in Program and Project Management, Technology Planning and Analysis, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, PMO, Organization Change Management, Systems Integration, Technology Migration and Process Alignment, Delegata delivers award winning strategic solutions to its clients. Utilizing strong industry acumen and its configurable Diamond^® Methodology, Delegata begins with client business objectives, aligns technology components, and delivers tightly integrated solutions tailored to its clients’ unique environments. Visit Delegata’s website at www.delegata.com

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