EForms for EGov

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E-Forms for E-Gov

June 2, 2003
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Successful Track Record

• ObjectBuilders
• Over 10 years creating open and technology
  independent solutions for global 200 companies
• XML products and Web Services are commonly
  available. ObjectBuilders LiveXML allows these
  products to be assembled into solutions using
  WYSIWYG tools instead of code
• XML is used for data integration and now we use
  it to represent our solutions
• FileNet
• An international, publicly traded company with
  over 20 years helping organizations manage the
  content and processes that drive their business.
  2002 Revenues 350 Million
• FileNets Enterprise Content Management and
  Business Process Management solutions allow
  customers to manage content throughout their
  organizations
• Automating and streamlining processes. Make
  quick, smart and cost effective decisions

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Presidents Management Agenda

• E-Gov is not just about putting scores of
  government forms on the Internet. It is about
  using technology to its fullest to provide
  services and information that is centered around
  citizen groups.

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Common Business Challenge

• The Federal government awards over 300 billion
  in grants each year
• Complex, Burdensome, Redundant and Inefficient
  processes
• data entry
• data capture
• data sharing
• collaboration and workflow
• archiving and retrieval
• query and analysis
• We need to make transactions with the government
  or obtaining financial assistance easier,
  cheaper, quicker and more comprehensible

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Solution

• ObjectBuilders and FileNet combine their products
  to offer a seamless solution for the creation of
  a variety of e-forms for e-gov solutions
• Result is an easier, cheaper, quicker and more
  comprehensible solution
• Integrated workflow and active content drive the
  form from data entry through the entire process,
  including exceptions
• Multiple deployment styles simultaneously
  online and off, thick and thin
• Wizards for entry, automatic and dynamic workflow
• Open solution entirely XML, FEA aligned
• Rapidly assemble solution with WYSIWYG tools
  instead of code
• Library or repository and change management built
  into the product
• Easily integrate existing and new technology or
  solutions to assist in the data entry or decision
  process

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Pilot Demonstration

• A completed business process to enter, submit and
  approve form SF-424
• The entire solution demonstration was assembled
  in about 20 hours
• The demonstration will include
• Multiple deployment styles simultaneously
• Wizard style interface for ease of data entry
• Rich application will present data loackups and
  validate data entry to multiple sources including
  web services
• Attach supporting documents to the form
• A workflow decision process where agency users
  work from work queues, approving or redirecting
  forms
• Modification of the wizard interface, business
  rules and workflow

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Contact Information
www.objectbuilders.com 610.783.7748 jbrophy_at_obj
ectbuilders.com www.filenet.com 703.312.1509
rfitzpatrick_at_filenet.com

• Joe Brophy
• ObjectBuilders
• 20134 Valley Forge Circle
• King of Prussia, PA 19406
• Bob Fitzpatrick
• FileNet
• 2200 Wilson Blvd Suite 307
• Arlington, VA 22201

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Generic Forms Process Activities
As Is
Workflow Approval
Data Entry
Data Capture
Data Sharing
Archive Retrieval
Query Analysis

• Paper process
• Rekey data
• Manual approval
• No validation
• Design of forms

• No Web access
• Training costs

• integration

• Develop XML schema

• Manual retrieval costs

• Culture change
• Define use case
• Training

• Pull from across forms
• Reporting costs

Cost

• Interactive/ Wizard Assisted
• Supports attachment
• Ease of use

• Validation/business rules
• Eliminate rekeying data errors

• Eliminate redundancy
• Enter once (CG)
• Simplified compliance
• Web service data collection from spreadsheet

• Instantaneous response
• Tracking status
• Reminders
• From defines workflow

Benefit

• Draft capability
• Disconnected
• Table lookups via web service
• Security
• Alternative -paper

• Across agency
• Across forms
• Legal issues
• Security

• Business process tied to version of form

• Unique form w/ data
• Data element and template

Considerations