Read this article about Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), Finalist in the Best Achievement in Operational Excellence to deliver Digital Transformation, selected by the independent judging panel, for the 2021 Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence Industry Awards program.
From paper to digital progress-a Washington, DC government agency transforms itself through customer-centric technological innovations
Under the leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser and upon taking the helm of the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) in late 2018, Director Ernest Chrappah set out on a listening tour aimed at learning how best to improve the agency from a range of stakeholders. Using what he learned, Director Chrappah developed a roadmap to the agency’s digital transformation, which we call Vision 2020, a plan that has resulted in easier and faster experiences for our customers.
At the heart of its mission, DCRA protects the health, safety, economic interests, and quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia by regulating construction and business activity, issuing permits, and ensuring compliance with building codes and zoning regulations. Construction activity, buildings, and rental housing establishments are inspected, and housing code is enforced. To protect consumers, DCRA issues business and professional licenses, registers corporations, inspects weighing and measuring devices used for monetary profit, and issues special events permits.
Guided by its strategic plan Vision 2020: A Roadmap to Digital Transformation, DCRA, one of the largest agencies in the city, made a bold investment in innovation that dramatically altered its delivery of government services. Plagued by a lack of public trust and a substandard customer experience, the agency pivoted to a data-driven culture driven by a strong vision and new operational mission. DCRA eliminated cumbersome paper processes and developed web-based platforms to create a seamless customer journey. Some of the cornerstone initiatives included a website refresh to make it easier to find information from all devices, Access DC- a single sign-on for improved customer experience and cybersecurity, and a more intuitive CRM system to guide customer interactions along with a pledge to resolve customer issues within three business days or less. As a result, customer satisfaction showed a dramatic jump from 31% to 87% over a two-year period. The goal of realizing easier, faster, and better services guided the agency’s development of unique online tools to shorten the time to getting permits and business licenses, resulting in a 46% faster permit issuing rate, and a 24% increase in the number of inspections completed along with over 370,000 interactions with the agency. Finally, these achievements played out during a global pandemic allowing the agency to quickly transition within 48 hours from in-person to online services.
DCRA now builds on the momentum of the last two years with its “Future Ready” five-year strategic plan. With the core values of Safety, Perpetual Improvement, and Transparency, DCRA is poised to become even more responsive to the needs of its customers and a true innovative partner in the economic recovery of Washington, DC.
Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence Industry Awards 2021
The Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards have been established to showcase globally the most outstanding achievements through the application of Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence & Innovation Excellence programs. Click here to view the Press Release.
The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at The Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence World Awards (DTOES) on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, from 6:30 PM at Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld®.
The Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards are open to all organizations, both private and public sector, across the globe, which have implemented Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence & Innovation Excellence programs to deliver outstanding business results.
The Awards will be held in conjunction with the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit, BTOES 2021 on December 15, 2021, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld®. Click to access the agenda, view the current speakers, and watch the highlights video from last year.
BTOES is the industry’s biggest and best, senior-level, cross-industry gathering of Business Transformation & Operational Excellence industry leaders and senior executives.
With over 150 speakers, over 100 sessions, 12 Keynotes, 9 Track Themes, 5 parallel tracks, 60+ track sessions, 50 roundtable discussions, 20 Interactive Workshops, 6 Thought Leader Panels, 5 Leaders Boardrooms, 5 co-located events, the Industry Awards Program, Site Visits, 20+ hours of social networking including 2 gala cocktail parties, dinners, numerous group activities, this is the ultimate event to benchmark, network and drive Operational Excellence to the next level.
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There is a strong focus on Cultural Transformation, Customer Delight, Sustaining an Operational Excellence program, Need for end-to-end Business Transformation, Keeping up with new technologies/impact of digitalization and Leadership Buy-in & Understanding. We dedicated two tracks to advanced technologies, such as AI, Machine Learning, RPA, Predictive Analytics, Blockchain, Cloud infrastructure etc.
The agenda is designed to encourage active meaningful conversations through all day enhanced networking and interaction opportunities, including
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