Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ELEMENTS OF SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  • Copyright
  • PREFACE
  • Contents
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • A Vision for the SSA
  • Service
  • Organization
  • SSA's Work Force
  • Technology
  • Automation at the Program Service Centers
  • Automation Directions for SSI
  • Toward Advanced Application Specifications
  • REFERENCE
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • SSA's PAST PERFORMANCE
  • EVALUATION OF SSA'S SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
  • THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW APPROACH
  • REFERENCE
  • 2 PROMULGATING A VISION
  • A VISION FOR THE 1990S AND BEYONDTECHNOLOGY VISION AND INNOVATIVE TRANSITION
  • ARCHITECTURES AND PLANNED TRANSITION TO NEW SYSTEMS
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW SYSTEM
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 SERVING THE PUBLIC
  • SERVICE OBJECTIVES, METRICS, AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING
  • Managing Services to the Public
  • Closed-Loop Management System
  • Setting Service-Level Targets
  • Measuring Service Levels
  • Managing to Achieve Service-Level Objectives
  • Acquiring New Management Tools
  • Modifying Service-Level Targets
  • Public Support for Service Levels
  • Improving Service Through AutomationREFERENCE
  • 4 STRUCTURING THE ORGANIZATION
  • TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES
  • RELATING STRUCTURE TO GOALS AND FUNCTIONS
  • IMPACT OF PRESENT OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
  • TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  • Management Policy Issues
  • Resource Allocation Issues
  • Technical Management Issues
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Technical Design
  • Configuration Management and Change Distribution
  • Systems Integration Management
  • REFERENCES
  • 5 DEVELOPING THE WORK FORCE
  • FORCES OF CHANGE
  • EFFECTS OF AUTOMATIONProductivity
  • Technical Workers
  • The Workplace
  • COMPOSITION OF THE TECHNICAL WORK FORCE
  • EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE WORK FORCE
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCE
  • 6 MANAGING TECHNOLOGY
  • AUTOMATION AT THE PROGRAM SERVICE CENTERS
  • Rolldown Strategy
  • MANAGING BACKUP AND RECOVERY
  • Interim Data Capture Measures
  • Backup and Recovery Teams
  • AUTOMATION DIRECTIONS FOR SSI
  • TOWARD ADVANCED APPLICATION SPECIFICATIONS
  • Data Streams and Partitions
  • Organization Considerations
  • TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES FOR SSA
  • Hardware and StorageImaging
  • Software
  • Telecommunications
  • Security
  • REFERENCE
  • APPENDIXES
  • APPENDIX A WORK STATEMENT PHASE II
  • All Functions vs. Critical Functions
  • Database Integrity
  • Strategic Goals for Disaster Recovery
  • Alternatives
  • Planning Approach
  • Summary Recommendation
  • APPENDIX C LIST OF PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVIEW OF SSA's SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION PLAN (SMP)â€?
  • APPENDIX D SSA's MAJOR SERVICES
  • Issuing Social Security Numbers
  • Replacing SSN Cards and Updating Information