FPAC-NRCS-Smartech Management Programs (SMP)
Investment ID: 005-000002389
Overview
Program Title
FPAC-NRCS-Smartech Management Programs (SMP)
Description
Produces and delivers tools that enable effective resource assessment, conservation planning, and conservation system installation; includes computer applications, criteria, and training on tools and methodologies.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/engineering/?cid=stelprdb1186070, https://dmt.sc.egov.usda.gov/nrcs-natl/main/main.html, http://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/, http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/energy/tools/
Investment Detail
The Qualitative benefits are:
- Focuses on business needs
- Reduces IT environmental complexity through cloud platforms
- Provides on-line access to natural resource technical information tools
- Allows NRCS to organize, integrate, and manage technology in an efficient, user friendly one-stop concept.
- Improves overall effectiveness of NRCS conservation operations
- Facilitates scientific modeling and assessments to enable science-based decision making.
The Quantitative benefits are:
- Reduces cost by use of more modular cloud platforms
- Allows movement of cloud-ready applications to IaaS providers for reduced support costs
- Expand access to Technical tools via the web, resulting in less administrative effort and increased field time for conservation work
- Cost avoidance for the agency and anticipated benefits of both cost savings, and time savings for NRCS customers
- Measures customer satisfaction through application surveys and tracking of any vendor issues with the client
- Progress towards measurable results in improved year-over-year performance in areas such as clarity in planned and obligated cost details
- Focuses on business needs
- Reduces IT environmental complexity through cloud platforms
- Provides on-line access to natural resource technical information tools
- Allows NRCS to organize, integrate, and manage technology in an efficient, user friendly one-stop concept.
- Improves overall effectiveness of NRCS conservation operations
- Facilitates scientific modeling and assessments to enable science-based decision making.
The Quantitative benefits are:
- Reduces cost by use of more modular cloud platforms
- Allows movement of cloud-ready applications to IaaS providers for reduced support costs
- Expand access to Technical tools via the web, resulting in less administrative effort and increased field time for conservation work
- Cost avoidance for the agency and anticipated benefits of both cost savings, and time savings for NRCS customers
- Measures customer satisfaction through application surveys and tracking of any vendor issues with the client
- Progress towards measurable results in improved year-over-year performance in areas such as clarity in planned and obligated cost details