INFORMS

It seems like just yesterday the Miami-Dade County EDGE team packed into a room to sketch out the blueprint for a system that would transform the County’s business processes. With the blueprint taking shape, the team decided it was time to give the system a name – INFORMS.

What does INFORMS mean?
INFORMS stands for INtegrated Financial Resources Management System. It’s the brand name of the technology that will modernize outdated budget, procurement, human resources and financial operations. The name is fitting because the system will gather the information the County needs to make smart decisions by integrating data from different management systems in one place.

INFORMS provides the basis for continued enhancement and evolution of our County business processes so that the system keeps pace with the many changes that the County will face for years to come. INFORMS will truly inform our decisions.

INFORMS is the name of Miami-Dade County’s Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) project. ERPs streamline and modernize an organization’s business processes and technologies, so they operate more efficiently. INFORMS will involve replacing the County’s Financial and Administrative systems, all Human Resources systems, Time & Leave and Payroll applications, as well as upgrading Hyperion (Budget Analysis Tool or BAT). The project will use various Oracle ERP software products, including PeopleSoft v9.2.

Some of the business drivers for this project include:

• Business process improvement
• Elimination of paper-based processes
• Simplification of data collection processes and business functions across departments
• Centralized tracking mechanisms