Fairfax County, Virginia, has selected financial, human capital management (HCM) and procurement solutions from SAP to streamline the day-to-day operations of its county government and public school system. With more than one million residents, Fairfax County's selection of SAP software adds to the software company's growing presence among public sector organisations in the United States.
Aging technology was putting pressure on Fairfax County's ability to deliver best-in-class service at a low operating cost. To find the offering that would provide the most value to the county's taxpayers, an exhaustive review of solutions was conducted.
A selection committee comprised of Fairfax County government department directors and Fairfax County public schools assistant superintendents unanimously recommended to the purchasing agent that the contract be awarded to SAP Public Services.
As part of the SAP public sector offering, Fairfax County will use the newly introduced public budget formulation software from SAP. The Web-based solution was specifically developed by SAP for the U.S. and Canadian markets to address budgetary needs of local governments and enable more transparency.
Local governments are under intense pressure to maximise public value for their constituents. Fairfax County focused on total cost of ownership as an important part of its software purchase review process and selected business software from SAP because it was found to provide long-term public value.
Fairfax County purchased the SAP ERP Financials solution, the SAP ERP Human Capital Management solution and the SAP Procurement for Public Sector package. The software will help government staff and public school administrators improve day-to-day activities such as financial reporting, purchases, budgeting and payroll. In addition, the technology will help Fairfax County more easily pursue compliance best practices, which can take up a significant amount of resources for local governments.
