Title: CC 8 Consultant Contract for Robert Kneip

Recommendation:
I recommend award of the Consultant Contract with Robert Kneip in an amount not to exceed $75,000 and authorize the Superintendent and Board Chairman to sign all needed documents.

Description:

CC 8  Consultant shall perform the following services: 
Consultant will assist those responsible for managing the business services of the District in identifying key stakeholders, determining stakeholder expectations and how stakeholders perceive value.  At the same time, using an essential services hierarchy, management and staff will begin to categorize workflow in terms of mandated core services, elected core services, and non-essential services.  Stakeholder expectations and value perceptions will be used to test the validity of the essential services analysis.  When a final hierarchy of services is agreed upon, budgeting and planning assumptions can be measured by compliance with the essential services model and value expectations.  As a related task, consultant may be requested to design and execute an analysis of the Peoplesoft/ERP implementation, incorporating the perspectives of members of the business community. 

Final product will include a stakeholder analysis, an essential services analysis and recommendations for realigning budgeting and planning processes as described above.  Since this will be performed on a "not-to-exceed" basis, specific outcomes may be modified or adjusted to conform to District cost exigencies.  If recommendations are implemented, the District can expect a more effective delivery of high value business services at a more efficient cost.

The consultant's efforts will be concentrated on those Departments reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and the Human Resources Department.

Financial Impact:
The Financial Impact is to the Chief Operating Officer Department Budget and will not exceed $75,000.

For Additional Information, contact:
Joseph Moore, MooreJ@palmbeach.k12.fl.us

Attachments (list):
Robert Kneip Contract.pdf
Robert Kneip Beneficial Interest.pdf
Robert Kneip Legal Checklist.pdf