Organizational Review Of Plant Automation Group

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Term Paper Title	Organizational Review Of Plant Automation Group
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Organizational Review of Plant Automation Group

Organizational Review of Plant Automation Group

It is intended that this organizational review, will provide the Districts with
a better understanding of the changing process computer hardware and software
support needs. Also to review the department location for the Plant Automation
Group (Group), and develop recommendations on the proposed reporting
relationships.

¨ Review the background information.

¨ Identify the primary and secondary functions of the Plant Automation Group

¨ Review possible location of the Plant Automation Group.

¨ Identify and review reporting relationships options

DEFINITIONS

Definitions used within this organizational review.

        SCADA   Supervisory and Data Acquisition System
        PLC     Programmable Logic Controller
        HMI     Human Machine Interface
        ITD     Information Technology Department
        PAG     Plant Automation Group
        GM      General Manager

BACKGROUND

When the Districts first began consideration to form a focal group with
responsibility for Plant Automation, a task force was formed to make
recommendations. The one recommendation this task was unable to come to
agreement on was the location of this new Plant Automation Group (PAG). An
executive decision was made by the General Manager to center the PAG in the
Information Technology Department (ITD).

In September 1994, the Joint Board contracted with Ernst & Young to produce a
"Management Review of the Proposed Plant Automation Group for the Sanitation
Districts of Orange County". Their report recommended the location be with ITD
but noted that for the duration of the J-31 project, some engineering-related
activities would be involved and require close coordination with the Engineering
Department. As late as July 1995 when Ernst & Young performed the Finance
Function Review (which included the Information Services Division), they echoed
their previous recommendation but provided a timeline of approximately two years
to revisit the issue of PAG's location. However, this was not a firm
recommendation.

Over the past several months, a number of problems have made it clear that the
two year time frame identified in the Ernst & Young report may have been
optimistic. The problems of budget management, close coordination and
communication have placed a strain on the existing management of the ITD,
creating frustration and numerous problems throughout many parts of the
organization.

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