A blended team of government and contractor personnel
Tested to support 1700 GSFC users
Reduced funds transfer time from two weeks to two days
2006 Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award
To develop a Center-wide, Web-enabled system to improve the management of funding received by the Goddard Space Flight Center for science projects.
Goddard selected Aquilent to join its “Tiger Team” to assist in the development of the Web-based Goddard Funds Control System. Aquilent team members were responsible for defining, developing, and testing the Web-based solution to improve system performance of the Agency Core Financial SAP module. Goals included:
- Allowing fund owners to allocate, transfer, and control funds adequately
- Preventing inadvertent overspending by allowing purchase initiator to check funding at the lowest work breakdown level
- Decreasing funds transfer time through approval workflow processes
In addition to providing visibility of fund allocations and facilitating fund transfers, the Funds Control System also features:
- Bulletin Board—Establishes a standard method for sending and receiving messages from the OCFO
- System Alerts/Email Notifications—Provides notifications of specific events (e.g., initiation, approval, rejection, and completion of funds transfers)
The Funds Control project team delivered the new system on schedule and within budget. The system provides a cohesive, integrated solution to funds management that is accessible through a standard Web browser. It also meets the Center's critical funds management needs, including :
- Preventing overspending of low-level funding allocations by providing visibility of the status of funding prior to initiation of a purchase
- Providing notification when a transaction exceeds the lower-level allocation
- Identifying inappropriate labor charges to scientists and project managers
- Eliminating long delays in requesting and completing funds transfers
The high quality results achieved by the Funds Control team was recognized by Goddard's Exceptional Achievement Honor Award, their highest award for team-based achievement.
