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Driving Social Action Through Integration: The Case of Seine-Maritime Department

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Cities & Municipalities Education
Applicable Functions	Human Resources
Use Cases	Inventory Management Personnel Tracking & Monitoring
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The Department of Seine-Maritime, the fifteenth largest in France, was facing challenges in automating its financial and human resources processes. The department, which is responsible for social action in the region, was struggling with manual processes such as the transmission of checks, bundles of documents, and liquidation statements. The department was also looking to implement an interface between its financial management solution and the human resources management solution to automate document processes and payments. The department was seeking a solution that could create interfaces between the different business applications to streamline and secure its financial and payment processes, simplify human resources processes, and reduce its environmental impact. Read More
About Customer	The Department of Seine-Maritime is the fifteenth largest in France, covering an area of 6277 km² and including 35 districts and 708 municipalities. The department's responsibilities revolve around social action, including support for the elderly or disabled, children, integration of people in need, and addressing fuel poverty. The department devotes nearly half of its budget to these social actions. To carry out its various activities, the department relies on nearly 5,500 employees. The department's other priorities include equipment, assistance to municipalities, education, culture and heritage, economic and social development, the environment, and tourism. Read More
Solution	The department chose the CGI Grand Angle management solution, combined with Software AG's webMethods Integration Server and BMC Software’s Control-M scheduler. The webMethods Integration Server provided the link between its internal business application “Espace Agents” and its HR management solution. The information or scanned documents would then pass through webMethods and then through a signature pad before being automatically transmitted to the HR management solution. The department also expanded the use of webMethods to inter-application exchanges for all of its information system functions. The department now systematically uses webMethods Integration Server whenever it wants to move documents from one business application to another. The implementation of the new process is then managed by the department's own internal teams. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Cities & Municipalities

Education

Applicable Functions

Human Resources

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Personnel Tracking & Monitoring

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Department of Seine-Maritime, the fifteenth largest in France, was facing challenges in automating its financial and human resources processes. The department, which is responsible for social action in the region, was struggling with manual processes such as the transmission of checks, bundles of documents, and liquidation statements. The department was also looking to implement an interface between its financial management solution and the human resources management solution to automate document processes and payments. The department was seeking a solution that could create interfaces between the different business applications to streamline and secure its financial and payment processes, simplify human resources processes, and reduce its environmental impact.

About Customer

The Department of Seine-Maritime is the fifteenth largest in France, covering an area of 6277 km² and including 35 districts and 708 municipalities. The department's responsibilities revolve around social action, including support for the elderly or disabled, children, integration of people in need, and addressing fuel poverty. The department devotes nearly half of its budget to these social actions. To carry out its various activities, the department relies on nearly 5,500 employees. The department's other priorities include equipment, assistance to municipalities, education, culture and heritage, economic and social development, the environment, and tourism.

Solution

The department chose the CGI Grand Angle management solution, combined with Software AG's webMethods Integration Server and BMC Software’s Control-M scheduler. The webMethods Integration Server provided the link between its internal business application “Espace Agents” and its HR management solution. The information or scanned documents would then pass through webMethods and then through a signature pad before being automatically transmitted to the HR management solution. The department also expanded the use of webMethods to inter-application exchanges for all of its information system functions. The department now systematically uses webMethods Integration Server whenever it wants to move documents from one business application to another. The implementation of the new process is then managed by the department's own internal teams.

Impact #1	The implementation of the webMethods Integration Server has led to a simplification and security of financial and payment processes, as well as a simplification of human resources processes. The automation of business processes has also allowed for remote and secure access to human resources documents. The digitalization of processes and documents has not only reduced the department's environmental impact, but also made it easier for managers to access the documents they need for their work in a completely paperless environment. In addition, documents are now filed and saved in an electronic document management system in compliance with regulations. The department is also planning to expand the use of webMethods to other processes.

Impact #1

The implementation of the webMethods Integration Server has led to a simplification and security of financial and payment processes, as well as a simplification of human resources processes. The automation of business processes has also allowed for remote and secure access to human resources documents. The digitalization of processes and documents has not only reduced the department's environmental impact, but also made it easier for managers to access the documents they need for their work in a completely paperless environment. In addition, documents are now filed and saved in an electronic document management system in compliance with regulations. The department is also planning to expand the use of webMethods to other processes.

Benefit #1	Reduction in processing and payment times due to automation of processes
Benefit #2	Decrease in environmental footprint due to fewer printouts and circulation of paper
Benefit #3	Increased efficiency in managing employees’ personal files and document searches

Benefit #1

Reduction in processing and payment times due to automation of processes

Benefit #2

Decrease in environmental footprint due to fewer printouts and circulation of paper

Benefit #3

Increased efficiency in managing employees’ personal files and document searches

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Driving Social Action Through Integration: The Case of Seine-Maritime Department

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