Jira Service Management Helps Public Agency Gain 25% Efficiency & Lower Costs

A well-established government agency achieved 25% efficiency gains with an ITSM solution that would help fuel its next phase of growth. Implementing Jira service management led to greater automation and a scalable solution that met stringent regulatory norms.

About the customer

A government agency responsible for collecting taxes and serving as the primary revenue administrator for the government
Industry:
Public sector

A public sector agency found that its extensive manual processes and disjointed systems operating in silos were getting in the way of its ambitious growth plans. Implementing Jira Service Management could offer a way forward, and that’s where Cloud Kinetics stepped in.

Challenge

Legacy systems and manual processes hamper scalability

As a public sector agency involved in taxation and revenue administration, the organization needed to meet stringent compliance and regulatory requirements while also ensuring that systems and processes offered the scalability necessary to align with future growth plans.

  • Fragmented, manual service management processes were impacting efficiency
  • Need for a unified service portal with automated workflows
  • Required integration with internal systems for seamless operations, and integration with Tech Pass for authentication
  • Scalability was essential to support future project growth
  • Need to maintain historical data and audit trails

Solution

Upgrading to Jira Service Management

The agency engaged Cloud Kinetics to modernize its infrastructure and processes to bring in automation while also enhancing both service and risk management capabilities.

  • Implemented Jira Service Management with the Ship-Hats framework to enhance service and risk management
  • Built a centralized service portal with automated workflows, tiered SLAs and approval processes
  • Enabled auto-assignment and categorization to route tickets to appropriate support teams
  • Customized request forms and workflows per client needs
  • Provided dashboards and reports for real-time performance and risk monitoring

Success Metrics

Boost to speed and efficiency with new automated workflows

After the deployment, the agency was able to handle service requests quicker and saw faster incident management as well due to the automation. The enhanced efficiency has translated to cost savings as well, with fewer manual processes and more self-service options.

Speed: Faster incident assignment and resolution, and quicker service request handling with automated workflows

Efficiency: ~25% efficiency gains driven by automation and streamlined processes

Costs: Cost optimization was driven via self-service, automation and reduction in manual processes

Cloud Kinetics continues to engage with clients along their transformation journey, offering advisory and implementation services that help align with a company’s business goals and long-term strategy.

Tags: App Transformation Atlassian Automation IT Service Management (ITSM) Jira Service Management Public Sector