Restructuring the Australian Government Through IT

Susan Monkley, Group Manager, Technology Solutions Group, Department of Education, will speak on "Merging IT in government (and de-merging)" at the Australian Computer Society in Canberra, 5pm, 4th February 2014.

Susan will discuss the transformation journey of the Department of Education’s IT operations including the challenges specific to IT operations in federal government.
Machinery of Government changes significantly impact the operations of government business. Department’s may merge, new department’s may be created, and functions can be transferred from one agency to another. People working in government IT operations are impacted in two key ways. Firstly they have a significant role supporting business areas and people move between departments. Secondly, Machinery of Government changes sometimes result in significant changes to the size, structure, client base and nature of the IT operation. The Department of Education has recent experience of such a change and Susan will discuss the approaches and outcomes of managing transformational change.