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02/22/99 11:47 FA,T, 17044249895 ~EANE CHARLOI-I~ ~005/021 <br /> <br />Cabarrus County <br /> <br />Year 2000 Readiness Audit Proposal <br /> <br />1.4 Time and Cost Estimates <br /> <br />Ke~ue eBtin~ates · time nd materials oost of $ 24,000-$30,000 fo~ this ~ not l~olu~n~ <br />~ses, f~ thi~ engag~ent. Ke~e snticipates a project te~ of ~o (2) Seni~ P~ncipal <br />Co~, ~ll-~e f~ a ~od of 2 ~ 2 % wee~. ~ese e~s will be re,ed ~d agreed up~ <br />~ S~t o~ W~k. Kc~ u~umcs ~t Cab~s Co~ ~11 ~vidc ~so~blc ~r~pacc ~d <br />~cili~es f~ ~is ~gcm~t. <br /> <br />Kcanc assumes that most of thc project work will bc conductr, d in Cabarrus County f~cilitica in <br />Charlotte, NC. If travel is required ou~si~ of thc Charlotte, NC area, travel and reasonable expenses <br />incurred by Keane will be m-billed per Cabanas County standard travel expense policies. <br /> <br />Keane r~commencts that Cabarrus County esteblish a change budget (u~dcr Cabar~us County cxclusive <br />conlrol) of $5,000 to $?,000 i~r approved .changes in scope (see Section 5 for more in£o~matiun on <br />ch~uge of scope p~ocedures). <br /> <br />2 WHY KEANE? <br /> <br />2.1 Year 2000 Compliance Leademhip <br /> <br />Keane, Inc. is recognized by industry analysts and our clicnts as the leader in Ye. ar 2000 compliance <br />management, Keane believes Year 2000 is a business issue, not a t~chnicv, l on~, roquiring executive- <br />level attention and au enterprise perspective. With over 900 Keanc-managcd Year 2000 programs and <br />projects completed or underway, Keane has a truly unique unders~and~og of thc business issues and <br />complexities involved in Y~mr 2000 compliance efforts. <br /> <br />Keanc is uniq~ly positioned to support Cabarrus County through our Year 2000 Audit Services <br />program. <br /> <br />2.2 Comprehensive Year 2000 Practice <br /> <br />I~cauc's Year 2000 Compliance Practice is a coralrrchcnsive program of Keanc-developed and <br />maintained mcth0dologics, lessons learned, best practice approaches and information repositories. <br />Keane's praotioe contain~ a nctwork of ovcr 45 local Branch Ycar 2000 Practice M~u~gcrs backed by a <br />corporate practice group in existence since 1995. <br /> <br />Keane's Resolve 2000~ Methodology is one of the .few Year 2000 compliance program processes that has <br /> · '~,~j~ be~a c¢ztificd by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA). <br />Keanc is proud to have documented the first Year 2000-specific Program Management <br />~u/dcllacs (sc= PMO white paper in thc cn~.loscd co,~Fanion folder) in thc induslry. For <br />enterprise encoi',~assing projects (like Cabarros County Year 2000 efforts), Keane's Pro,ram <br />Management Organization (PMO) approach ensures that business sustainability a~d information system <br />objectives arc met, a~d ~sks ar= proa~tiwly managed through pro~=ss and rigorous project management <br />disciplines. <br /> <br />Proprietary and Confidential <br /> 02/22/99 <br /> <br /> <br />