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MESSAGE BENCHMARKING CASE STUDIES

Messaging Benchmarking Project for State Government
Engaged by a State & Territory Government to review and benchmark a State Government's outsourced messaging system against world's best practice as part of their mid contract review point.

The scope of the consultancy was to:
• analyse and document current service offerings and associated costs
• provide a comparison of the service against world's best practice
• benchmark data

The main activities of this consultancy were to:
• analyse the current operations using the categories defined for the benchmarking
• identify and document the interfaces between the government and the service provider
• compare the outsourced service against benchmarks for similar services worldwide (including comparison of service levels being
• offered and fees being charged for these levels of service)
• identify value-added benefits of messaging outsourcing delivered to the government and report on the service provider's use of appropriate cost-effective technological advances
• recommend appropriate practices for adoption by the service provider to achieve "world's best practice" for the provision of email services
• identify how the key objectives of Government in undertaking the outsourcing initiative had been met e.g. industry development, reduced and/or regulated costs etc

Messaging System User Survey
For an IT Outsourcing company undertook a survey of government users to gauge the affectivity of their outsourced managed electronic messaging system. This consultancy involved the preparation of a questionnaire and the production of a report

A representative sample of government personnel were surveyed to determine the reliability of communication and responsiveness of the service organisation. The survey was also used to determine the level of user knowledge on the various features provided under the outsourced service and capture users suggestions regarding extension of the service. The survey was conducted on a one-on-one basis over the telephone. This allowed the interviewer to probe answers to the survey questions to gauge their authenticity, and to expand as necessary on specific input received.

The output of the activity was a report providing user perceptions of the service organisation. The report also made recommendations regarding areas in which adjustments in service levels were appropriate.
   


 
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