Transform Hawaii Government

Reflecting on last month’s EFS Change Leaders Workshop, led by Gartner Senior Director Analyst Shawn Murphy, the state acknowledges the imperative nature of change within the proposed EFS project. The workshop emphasized the need for a more inclusive and collaborative approach. During the OCM workshop, managers engaged in various group exercises to reshape organizational change … Read more

About 150 change champions from across various state departments gathered for an official update of the EFS project at the Hawaii Convention Center on March 13. Employees showed they are excited about the potential for the EFS business transformation process to dramatically change the workplace and help improve the lives of employees. Watch the video … Read more

No one likes to see money go to waste, especially when taxpayers are footing the bill for the state’s multimillion-dollar IT (information technology) infrastructure projects. Whenever a failed project, such as the state’s financial system modernization, comes to light, it may be tempting to call a halt to all of the state’s transformational IT investments, … Read more

Read the full 2023 Annual Report here. Aloha! Government modernization is often elusive and progress is difficult to measure, especially since the finish line by definition keeps moving forward. So often it is assumed that modernization is simply the implementation of an IT upgrade: install new software or new hardware and modernization instantly takes place. If … Read more