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i II. STUDY APPROACH Based upon the information provided in the City of La Porte's Request for Proposal (RFP) and the experience LWFW, Inc. Group has gained in similar recently completed studies, the following tasks are recommended to ensure that the study objectives are achieved. These tasks are: 1) Initiation of Study, 2) Identification of Information Needs, 3) Develop- ment of a Request for Proposal (RFP), 4) Development of Evaluation Criteria, 5) System Selection, and 5) System Implementation Planning. Exhibit I illustrates the flow of the major tasks that make-up the overall study approach. Task 1 -Initiation of Study In Task 1, LWFW will become familiar with all personnel and facilities necessary to perform this study. Specifically, we will: a Conduct an introductory meeting with the city personnel who will be important to the study process. During the meeting we wilt present an overview of our study approach, discuss the types of questions that will be asked, present the types of information each person should prepare, and answer any questions concerning the study. • Acquaint ourselves with the facilities maintained by the City, including your data processing system and services. At the completion of this task, we will be prepared to start the identification of specific information needs within the City. Task 2 -Identification of Information Needs LWFW will identify the general management and operating information needs of the City. To achieve these objectives, we will do the following: • Interview each department's director to develop an understanding of how the department is organized and identify its current and potential data processing users. • Interview current and potential data processing users (identified in the previous task) to determine: - Current and projected information system needs. - Reports used/not used/needed (collect samples). LWFW Group -~- I' /j