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mSCOA Lessons LearntPresentation to
IMFO KZN
Provincial- mSCOA IMFO KZN November 2015
1 .District Bills for Water and Sanitation
A Tale of Two Pilots
2. Local ( Bills for Rates, Refuse, Water, Electricity,
etc
LESSONS LEARNT1. Plan! (IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU PLAN TO FAIL)
123 September 2014SCOA CFO’s FORUM
Lersons Learn2. Change Management & Awareness
4November 2015mSCOA IMFO KZN
2.1 SCOA IS MUNICIPAL WIDE, NOT JUST BTO
2.2 EVERYONE,(COUNCIL TOO) SHOULD BE INVOLVED, CONVINCE
THEM!!
2.3 SCOA STARTS NOW NOT IN 2017
2.4 POSTERS, See Next 2 Slides
2.5 Standing Agenda in Every Meeting, Give Progress Reports,Obtain Feedback, Inputs, Critique
SCOA IS HERE…
….uMDM IS PILOTING SCOA WITH.…
KNOW UNDERSTAND YOUR
SEGMENTS
Reporting
Function
Costing
ItemProject
Regional
Indicator
Municipal
Standard
Classification
Everyone Not Just
Finance
EVEN COUNCILLORS!!!!
6
ITEM Recommendation
3.1 ICT Server &
Infrastructure –Ensure Your ICT Infrastructure is Adequate well in Advance, Assess, and if necessary Procure
well Ahead, Liaise Requirements with your Vendor
3.2 Risk Management Anticipate Risks, Keep Register, Mitigate Them,
3.3 SCOA KnowledgeEveryone to Understand , Classificaton Framework, not Just Finance, Reseach, Treasury
Websites, Attend Courses, Forums, User groups etc
Training, Training, Training
3.4 Resource Allocation Dedicate at Least 2 Fulltime resources ( Depending on your Size)
3.5 Project Documentation
Keep All Project Documentation, Suggest you use a good Project Management Tools, such as
ProjectManager.com, Electronic, and Hard Copy, Easy to Retrieve and Collaborate.
3.6 Audit ConsiderationsKeep a clear tab, and reconciliations to make it easy to Agree Opening Balances, as Votes will
Change, 1 to Many, Many to 1
Challenges & 3. Important Considerations