Pension Conferences - 5 Topics of Conversations at the NPEA Conference
- Stephanie Schrankler
- Fri, Oct 26, 2018
- Pension Education, Pension, Pension Administration, Pension Funds
The National Pension Education Association (NPEA) annual conference is always a great forum to discuss how retirement education and communication initiatives can help members, employers, and agencies. This year was no different. We had great conversations and learned a lot from our clients, peers, and all attendees. We also found that most are also interested in talking to their peers (or identifying peers they can talk to) to get lessons learned and see how they’ve tackled different issues – I hope this blog throws some light on what is important to participants we spoke to.
Application Performance Monitoring and Tracing – Critical Success Factors in the Current Computing World
- Stephanie Schrankler
- Thu, May 10, 2018
- Pension, Key Performance Indicators, business strategy, Pension Funds
Application performance management, including monitoring and logging, are critical success factors for almost any IT shop. The problem is that many of the tools available on the market to provide you with insights into the root cause of an issue are expensive and need a good data feed from the native application to work well.
The top five ways modern technology can help pension agencies realize their mission-critical goals
- Diann Clift
- Thu, Mar 01, 2018
- Organizational Culture, mobile application, Framework, Pension, Pension Administration
While every public pension agency has their unique differences, a common purpose unites them: to maintain the financial security of the trust fund and provide exceptional service to external stakeholders. In terms of protecting pension funds, there are numerous investment strategies to close the funding gap: using asset monetization and dedicated revenue sources, issuing well-designed pension obligation bonds, closing tax loopholes, among other tactics. Investment strategies aren’t the only way to maintain the sustainability of the plans, however. By updating the technology that is used to administer pension benefits, pension agencies can ensure financial security while simultaneously achieving customer service excellence.
With Neospin™, implementing cost of living adjustments is a breeze
- Jordan Bartlett
- Thu, Jun 29, 2017
- Pension, Pension Administration, Cost of Living Adjustment
On July 1, 2017, Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) will go into effect at a majority of pension agencies across the country. COLAs protect members’ annuity from inflation erosion, but without a modern benefits administration solution, COLAs can erode the patience of the staff trying to administer them.
Sagitec is helping their public pension clients implement defined contribution plans
- Jordan Bartlett
- Mon, Jun 26, 2017
- Defined Contribution, Pension, Pension Administration
Less than 30 years ago, defined contribution (DC) retirement plans were a rather novel retirement savings vehicle. Now, DC plans are the most popular employer-sponsored retirement plan in the United States, according to the American Benefits Counsel. Within the public sector, DC plans are playing an ever more increasing role in state and local retirement programs.
Blog series: Analytics for improving your system's performance
- Jordan Bartlett
- Wed, May 24, 2017
- Pension, Pension Administration, Business Process Improvement, Metrics, integrating google analytics, analyzing websites with analytics, web portals, website analytics, business strategy, identifying insights
Part 3: Using web analytics data to identify insights and develop business strategy
When it comes to a web analytics strategy, organizations go through a natural progression. The first step in the process is to develop a method for capturing the data. As the first blog post in this series states, many organizations are finding Google Analytics (GA) to be a helpful and cost-effective web analytics service. Once the data is captured, the next step is to develop a data reporting strategy. The second blog post delves into how one can use GA’s basic reporting functionality to apprise business leaders. The next stage is to use the captured data and reports to identify insights and develop business strategy.
State and Local Modernization Projects using COTS/MOTS Solutions
- Rick Deshler
- Fri, May 19, 2017
- Pension, Pension Administration, fixed price contracts, contract terms and conditions
Let’s stop beating our heads against a brick wall: 4 fundamental disconnects with outmoded contract terms and conditions
In the last decade, state and local agencies changed the way they implement large software modernization projects; however, the same is not true for the contracts that govern these projects. For this article, we discuss four categories of terms and conditions that are outdated and don’t reflect the evolution of software products or the product implementation approaches required for today’s modernization projects. Consequently, vendors, procurement professionals, lawyers, and client leadership spend significant time, money and emotional capital trying to solve the proverbial “fit a square peg in a round hole” conundrum during negotiations.
Blog series: Analytics for improving your system's performance
- Jordan Bartlett
- Thu, May 04, 2017
- Pension, Pension Administration, Digital, Business Process Improvement, Metrics, integrating google analytics, analyzing websites with analytics, web portals, website analytics
Part 2: Understanding your audience through website analytics
Organizations are increasingly using the web to interact with their customers. Besides websites, web portals are becoming a ubiquitous component of organizations’ customer service strategy. These technologies allow customers to serve themselves and satisfy their need for instantaneous information. However, as self-service is replacing traditional customer service methods, organizations may be lacking critical information about their most precious asset.
PRISM 2017 conference enlightens Sagitec’s staff members
- Jordan Bartlett
- Mon, May 01, 2017
- mobile application, data conversion, Pension, Pension Administration, Microsoft Azure Government Cloud, Business Process Improvement
The Public Retirement Information Systems Management (PRISM) conference is known for spurring thought-provoking discussions about how technology can improve public pension systems and this year was no exception. The educational sessions are the primary catalyst for these highly important discussions and this year’s conference in Nashville, Tennessee was chock-full of them. In an effort to move the conversation beyond the conference walls, I, Jordan Bartlett (JB) interviewed two Sagitec employees who attended PRISM to see what they learned.
Blog series: Analytics for improving your system's performance
- Jordan Bartlett
- Tue, Apr 25, 2017
- Pension, Pension Administration, Digital, Business Process Improvement, Metrics, integrating google analytics, analyzing websites with analytics, web portals, website analytics
Part 1: Integrating Google Analytics with your websites and portals
In today's business world, metrics are paramount for they pave the way toward business process optimization. As a previous blog post stated, one way to obtain metrics is through a Business Process Management engine. To augment that data, organizations can also utilize Google Analytics (GA). By integrating GA with an organization's website and web portal, stakeholders are able to obtain useful data that can help them make impactful business decisions.
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