Departmental E-Business Suite (DEBS)

Based on the most recent Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) DEBS Return on Investment (ROI) was estimated to be 145%. The CBA was performed using the DOL CBA Tool 2017-04-15 v0 Updated BY18.xls. The CBA compared DEBS against the base case (representing no change in the previous manual budget preparation process) and two other viable alternatives. Please see the DEBS CBA document for further details. DEBS benefits, several of which were integral to the development of the CBA, include, but are not limited to, the following: Maximizes agency leadership visibility, managerial flexibility, organizational governance, and decision-making through dashboard reporting for tracking and reporting that combines results across multiple factors of object class groupings, budget activities and performance metrics; Improves operational effectiveness and organizational performance; Builds team collaboration through system-sponsored knowledge sharing and cross-functional training; Removes requirements for manual intervention, and re-work that were previously needed to produce camera-ready budget publications; Optimizes time/cost savings associated with overtime and weekend personnel costs; Strengthens earned value management capabilities between actual costs and planned budgets; Reduces errors and omissions, including errata statements to stakeholders; Improves the speed of delivery, timeliness and accuracy of budget submissions; Exploits the repeatability of technology through centralized data management, ensuring data integrity, system fidelity, and ubiquitous access; and Empowers budget analysts to use their skills of analyzing budget data and integrating performance results.

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