Customer Relationship Management

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Dear Richmondshire District Council,

I am currently conducting research for a Masters Degree in Computing, and kindly request you respond to the questions below, under the Freedom of Information Act.
If you cannot provide an answer to one question, please state so and respond to the others.
Q1. What is the full official name of the Authority?
Q2. How large is the Authority in terms of population?
Q3. How large is the Authority in terms of geographical boundaries?
Q4. How many information systems / databases does the Authority use?
Q4a. How many of those are stand-alone (i.e. do not interact with any other information system)?
Q4b. How many of those interact with at least one other system (e.g. using API calls)?
Q5. What services are provided to Residents by the Authority (e.g. Taxi Licensing, Waste, Education, Planning Applications, etc.)
Q6a. Does the Authority have an online portal for Residents?
Q7b. What is the uptake by residents as a percentage within the authority?
Q7. What percentage of services in Q4 are accessible to Residents online using Single Sign On (SSO) on the portal?
Q8. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18?
Q9. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18 for software licensing?
Q10. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18 for payroll of employees, agency staff, and contractors?
Q11. Does the Authority use a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System?
(if Yes answer Q12 ad Q14, if No answer Q13)
Q12. If the Authority has a CRM system:
Q12a. When did the CRM system go Live?
Q12b. How long did the implementation take?
Q12c. What were the main obstacles encountered to the implementation? (See "CRM Challenges" below, please state all that apply)
Q13. If the Authority does not have a CRM system:
Q13a. Has the implementation of a CRM ever been considered?
Q13b. If Yes to Q13a., what were the reasons for not proceeding? (See "CRM Challenges" below, please state all that apply)
Q13c. Has the implementation of a CRM ever been planned or undertaken, but subsequently abandoned?
Q13d. If Yes to Q13c., what were the reasons for the failure of the project? (See "CRM Challenges" below, please state all that apply)
Q14. Is the CRM centred around Residents or Properties?
CRM Challenges
Integration of different data sources into a single system
Training users to effectively use the solution
Participation of different departments within the authority
Integration with existing back-office applications
Promoting Usage
Funding
Other (please specify)

Yours faithfully,

Baptiste GC

Cantrell, Sheila, Richmondshire District Council

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Dear Sir

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request

 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is below.

 

Information Disclosed

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Q1. What is the full official name of the Authority? – Richmondshire
District Council
Q2. How large is the Authority in terms of population? -  52,510
Q3. How large is the Authority in terms of geographical boundaries? - 509
sq miles (1,319 km^2)
Q4. How many information systems / databases does the Authority use? – 25
Business Application systems
Q4a. How many of those are stand-alone (i.e. do not interact with any
other information system)? – 10 Standalone
Q4b. How many of those interact with at least one other system (e.g. using
API calls)? – 5 Systems
Q5. What services are provided to Residents by the Authority (e.g. Taxi
Licensing, Waste, Education, Planning Applications, etc.) – Normal Waste,
Recycling, Garden Waste, Garden Assistance, Taxi Licensing, Planning, Pest
Control, Council Tax, Benefits, Housing Rents, Housing Repairs, Street
Scene, Street Lighting, Cemeteries, Play Parks, Car Parking Permits,
Disabled Facilities Grants, Home Improvements, Lifeline, Total Land
Charges, Environmental Health, Food Safety, Licensing (Temporary Event
Notices,  Alcohol, Gambling, Animal Welfare), anti-social behaviour, dog
fouling, fly tipping, hedges, grass and dangerous trees, lost dogs, noise
and neighbourhood nuisance, public toilets, street signage, homelessness
Q6a. Does the Authority have an online portal for Residents? – Yes.  We
have a My Account function within our website
Q7b. What is the uptake by residents as a percentage within the authority?
– 2.93%
Q7. What percentage of services in Q4 are accessible to Residents online
using Single Sign On (SSO) on the portal? - Nil
Q8. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18? - £6,501,710.37.
Q9. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18 for software
licensing? £159,861
Q10. What was the Authority’s annual spend for 2017-18 for payroll of
employees, agency staff, and contractors? - £5,391,891.42
Q11. Does the Authority use a Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
System? - No
(if Yes answer Q12 ad Q14, if No answer Q13)
Q12. If the Authority has a CRM system: - N/A
Q12a. When did the CRM system go Live? - N/A
Q12b. How long did the implementation take? - N/A
Q12c. What were the main obstacles encountered to the implementation? (See
"CRM Challenges" below, please state all that apply)

Q13. If the Authority does not have a CRM system:
Q13a. Has the implementation of a CRM ever been considered? - Yes
Q13b. If Yes to Q13a., what were the reasons for not proceeding? (See "CRM
Challenges" below, please state all that apply)

 

Integration with Existing back-office applications

Funding

Q13c. Has the implementation of a CRM ever been planned or undertaken, but
subsequently abandoned?  - No
Q13d. If Yes to Q13c., what were the reasons for the failure of the
project? (See "CRM Challenges" below, please state all that apply) – N/A
Q14. Is the CRM centred around Residents or Properties? – N/A

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