Draft Outline of Contents for the
Alliance Guide to State & Local Jurisdictions on How to Streamline Your
Building Regulatory Process Through the Effective & Efficient Use of
Information Technology
Prepared by National Conference of
States on Building Codes and Standards
under Cooperative Agreement with the
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Objective:
Provide local and state governments and the home building and construction industries with a basic "HOW TO" publication that will facilitate the assessment of the need for and the undertaking and successful completion of the steps for those jurisdictions to streamline their building regulatory process through the effective use of information technology.
Outline of How To Guide:
CHAPTER 1 – Introduction – Why Streamline?
Demands on Local and State Governments for Effective and Efficient CodesCHAPTER 2 – The Streamlining Process – Overview
Summary of Steps to be Taken to Streamline
CHAPTER 3 – Streamlining Step One – Getting Started
Assessing the NeedWorking with Elected Officials
Identifying Stakeholders and Champions
Gaining Stakeholder Buy-in
Identifying & Prioritizing Processes in need of
Re-engineering/Streamlining
CHAPTER 4 – Step Two – Identifying Resources
Lessons Learned from Other JurisdictionsFunding Sources for Streamlining & Hardware Software Acquisition
GAP Analysis and Assessment of Available
Hardware/Software
CHAPTER 5 – Step Three-Re-engineerng the Building Regulatory Process to Apply I.T.
Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Sample Restructuring
CHAPTER 6 – Step Four – Hardware/Software Procurement
Alliance Model Procurement RequirementsInteroperability
Lessons Learned from Other Jurisdiction Procurements
CHAPTER 7 – Step Five – Putting it All in Place
Successful streamlining practices/processesTraining of Staff and Clients
Measuring benefits/savings
Pass It Along - Sharing your experience/best practices
with other jurisdictions
CHAPTER 8 – Other Available Resources
Alliance
HUDNAHB
Fannie Mae
Other Alliance Partners