Initiative: Complete a Disparity Study

Milestones

  • Conduct business community outreach events. | Target date: Sept. 30, 2025
  • Draft and finalize an updated study. | Target date: Sept. 30, 2025
  • Present findings to City Council for review recommendations. | Target date: Sept. 30, 2025
  • Gain consensus on recommendations/next steps and begin implementation. | Target date: June 30, 2026

Performance Measures

  • Number of community outreach events and participants.
  • Number of SWaM businesses represented (Virginia Beach and outside Virginia Beach).

Initiative: Support Payroll Implementation of Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) System

Milestones

  • Complete discovery and design sessions. | Target date: Oct. 31, 2024
  • Launch plan to backfill positions. | Target date: Oct. 31, 2024
  • Complete tax filing with third-party vendor. | Target date: June 30, 2025
  • Configure and validate system. | Target date: Nov. 30, 2025
  • Stakeholder completion of training labs. | Target date: Jan. 31, 2026
  • Complete user acceptance testing. | Target date: Jan. 31, 2026

Performance Measure

  • Number of stakeholders that completed training labs.

Initiative: Implement Recommendations from the Process Improvement Steering Committee's Prompt Pay Study

Milestones

  • Complete short-term recommendations. | Target date: June 30, 2025
  • Complete mid-term recommendations (including the training relaunch and establishing call hours). | Target date: June 30, 2026
  • Complete or explore long-term recommendations as appropriate. | Target date: June 30, 2026

Performance Measures

  • Number of invoices received and processed.
  • Percentage of invoices auto processed via the three-way match.
  • Percentage of invoices that require manual intervention.
  • Percentage of straight paid invoices.
  • Percentage of invoices outstanding within 30/60/90 days.
  • Stakeholder satisfaction survey results (iSupplier portal, Oracle Financials Cloud internal view, etc.).

Initiative: Foster a Sense of Belonging and Inclusive Leadership in the Department Through two or More Select Milestones

Milestones

  • Creating meaningful opportunities for coworkers to connect. | Target date: June 30, 2026
  • Recognizing the inherent value of employees. | Target date: June 30, 2026

Performance Measures

  • Number of teambuilding activities (retreat, luncheon, community support).
  • Number of recognition opportunities and associated impact.