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<strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> for Public Sector<br />

The <strong>SAP</strong>® <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

<strong>Management</strong> for Public<br />

Sector package – along with<br />

other solutions for public<br />

security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong>, an <strong>SAP</strong><br />

company – can help governments<br />

<strong>and</strong> other organizations<br />

manage day-to-day<br />

public security operations or<br />

respond to emergencies <strong>and</strong><br />

disasters. The solutions can<br />

support national <strong>and</strong> international<br />

organizations as well<br />

as specialized teams for<br />

disaster relief <strong>and</strong> emergency<br />

management.<br />

EmErgEncy managEmEnt <strong>HELP</strong><br />

<strong>from</strong> SaP <strong>and</strong> BuSinESS oBjEctS<br />

PREPARING FOR EFFICIENT RESPONSE<br />

AND RAPID RECOVERY


contEnt<br />

4 Timely Information for All<br />

Stakeholders<br />

6 A Comprehensive <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

<strong>Management</strong><br />

Framework<br />

7 Assessment<br />

8 Prevention <strong>and</strong> Preparation<br />

9 Response <strong>and</strong> Resolution<br />

10 Rebuilding<br />

11 A Wide Range of Organizational<br />

Benefits


timELy information for<br />

aLL StakEHoLdErS<br />

FOR FullY INTEGRATED, END-TO-END<br />

SuPPORT<br />

It seems that not a day<br />

goes by without a major<br />

emergency or disaster in<br />

the headlines. Whether an<br />

incident is related to the<br />

weather, technological failure,<br />

human error, a biological<br />

accident, or an act of<br />

terrorism, public sector<br />

organizations must effectively<br />

manage the entire<br />

spectrum of related risks<br />

<strong>and</strong> consequences.<br />

One of the biggest challenges for these<br />

organizations is helping a broad range<br />

of public security stakeholders work<br />

together effectively <strong>and</strong> providing the<br />

specific information each stakeholder<br />

requires – as soon as possible. In<br />

medical emergencies, for example, the<br />

“golden-hour rule” holds that the chances<br />

of survival are greatest if a victim<br />

receives proper care within 60 minutes<br />

of a serious injury.<br />

Timely access to information must be<br />

available to all stakeholders in response<br />

to inbound requests for resources,<br />

emerging events at the incident site,<br />

the needs of personnel h<strong>and</strong>ling the<br />

incident, <strong>and</strong> actions that have been<br />

taken to manage the incident. To maintain<br />

appropriate comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> control<br />

of an emergency situation, stakeholders<br />

must fully underst<strong>and</strong> the nature of<br />

the situation, the risks involved, <strong>and</strong><br />

possible response strategies – seg-<br />

mented by incident, comm<strong>and</strong> level,<br />

<strong>and</strong> organization. Stakeholders also<br />

need accurate <strong>and</strong> complete contact<br />

information about each other.<br />

In addition, stakeholders must be able<br />

to activate preplanned responses that<br />

involve multiple organizations both rapidly<br />

<strong>and</strong> effectively. Helping each organization<br />

underst<strong>and</strong> its particular<br />

responsibilities can minimize the chaos<br />

period of an emergency or disaster <strong>and</strong><br />

facilitate rapid movement to a more<br />

effectively coordinated controlled period,<br />

as shown in Figure 1.<br />

To be effective, public security organizations<br />

need IT solutions for emergency<br />

management that are fully integrated<br />

<strong>and</strong> provide end-to-end support. This<br />

includes support for call h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong><br />

resolution, rostering, <strong>and</strong> resource<br />

management – as well as for geographic<br />

information systems (GIS), mobile<br />

systems, knowledge management, <strong>and</strong><br />

analytics. The solutions should provide<br />

a centralized view of all resources <strong>and</strong><br />

their readiness status <strong>and</strong> support a<br />

highly flexible, fully integrated framework<br />

for organizational management.<br />

Chaos period<br />

Orientation<br />

• Unsecured <strong>and</strong><br />

incon sistent<br />

data<br />

• Small number<br />

of action forces<br />

• Unclear<br />

management<br />

structures<br />

• Incomplete<br />

situation report<br />

• Extreme time<br />

pressure<br />

• Inflexible<br />

structures<br />

Figure 1: Key Characteristics of an <strong>Emergency</strong><br />

4 <strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

Controlled period<br />

• Variance<br />

among<br />

priorities for<br />

participating<br />

organizations<br />

<strong>and</strong> personnel<br />

• Information<br />

overflow<br />

In addition to aligning an organization’s<br />

processes for incident <strong>and</strong> resource<br />

management, such an integrated framework<br />

makes it easy to coordinate emergency<br />

resources <strong>and</strong> programs for a<br />

diverse range of organizations <strong>and</strong><br />

geographies. This framework must<br />

assure that all processes can operate<br />

in a decentralized manner when necessary.<br />

Even if your primary sources for<br />

data include multiple systems, databases,<br />

applications, <strong>and</strong> safety sensors, a<br />

well-integrated solution framework can<br />

serve as the operation hub that helps<br />

you effectively prepare for <strong>and</strong> respond<br />

to any emergency or disaster that<br />

might occur.<br />

The <strong>SAP</strong>® <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

for Public Sector package – along with<br />

other solutions <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong><br />

<strong>Objects</strong>, an <strong>SAP</strong> company – offer comprehensive,<br />

fully integrated support for<br />

emergency management that includes:<br />

• A preparedness framework for all<br />

aspects of incident h<strong>and</strong>ling – <strong>from</strong><br />

developing actionable intelligence to<br />

creating <strong>and</strong> managing emergency<br />

task forces<br />

Decision Prevention Clearance<br />

• Cause analysis<br />

• Reduction<br />

in action<br />

forces <strong>and</strong><br />

substructures<br />

Back to<br />

normal<br />

• Reconstitution<br />

of operational<br />

readiness<br />

• Reconstruction<br />

of structures


One of the biggest<br />

challenges public<br />

security organizations<br />

face is helping a broad<br />

range of public security<br />

stakeholders work<br />

together effectively<br />

<strong>and</strong> providing the specific<br />

information each<br />

stakeholder requires –<br />

as soon as possible.<br />

• An integrated response hub for various<br />

aspects of comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> control<br />

– <strong>from</strong> contingency planning, information<br />

management, resource management,<br />

personnel assignment, <strong>and</strong><br />

task force deployment to the management<br />

of first responders <strong>and</strong> their<br />

missions<br />

• A modular application framework for<br />

all aspects of postdisaster management<br />

– <strong>from</strong> integrated case management<br />

<strong>and</strong> volunteer management to<br />

reconstruction planning <strong>and</strong> casualty<br />

follow-ups<br />

• Operations <strong>and</strong> resource management<br />

tools for a comprehensive view<br />

of public security resources <strong>and</strong> the<br />

integrated management of those<br />

resources with finance, logistics,<br />

procurement, <strong>and</strong> tasking functions<br />

The solutions are based on the serviceoriented<br />

architecture of the <strong>SAP</strong><br />

NetWeaver® technology platform. This<br />

architecture lets you take advantage<br />

of the flexibility, efficiency, <strong>and</strong> reusability<br />

of Web-based services across your<br />

IT l<strong>and</strong>scape – without increasing overall<br />

costs. It also offers a blueprint for<br />

composing <strong>and</strong> evolving innovative<br />

applications for integrated emergency<br />

management, while providing the flexibility<br />

to make cost-effective process<br />

changes. The result is a robust,<br />

scalable, <strong>and</strong> modular answer for managing<br />

key aspects of emergency management<br />

across your organization <strong>and</strong><br />

the organizations with which you<br />

interact.<br />

Solutions in Action:<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> NetWeaver®<br />

Since 2005, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>’s Koordinierter<br />

Sanitätsdienst (Coordinated<br />

Medical Service) has used a Webbased<br />

emergency management<br />

system built on the <strong>SAP</strong> NetWeaver®<br />

technology platform to deliver<br />

rapid medical assistance to disaster<br />

victims. The system helps emergency<br />

staff match individual victims<br />

to the most appropriate hospital<br />

within seconds – while providing a<br />

comprehensive overview of available<br />

medical resources, st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

disaster best practices, <strong>and</strong> a<br />

robust model for coordinating<br />

disaster management.<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

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a comPrEHEnSivE EmErgEncy<br />

managEmEnt framEwork<br />

SuPPORT ACROSS THE EMERGENCY<br />

MANAGEMENT VAluE CHAIN<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> provide a single,<br />

fully integrated platform for emergency<br />

management that is built on open st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

As a result, the software works<br />

with a diverse range of data sources,<br />

applications, safety sensors, <strong>and</strong> technologies.<br />

This means, for example, that<br />

software for comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> control<br />

used by one organization can collect<br />

sensor information <strong>from</strong> a second organization<br />

as well as resource management<br />

data <strong>from</strong> a third organization to<br />

h<strong>and</strong>le a particular incident.<br />

The solutions are proven, robust,<br />

scalable, secure, <strong>and</strong> flexible enough to<br />

serve the long-term requirements of<br />

your organization. They provide realtime,<br />

consolidated information that can<br />

facilitate faster <strong>and</strong> more reliable decision<br />

making. The fully integrated platform<br />

can support defense, government,<br />

<strong>and</strong> security <strong>and</strong> safety activities<br />

across many locations <strong>and</strong> user communities.<br />

It provides a common architecture<br />

through which you can securely<br />

capture, classify, store, analyze, <strong>and</strong><br />

access the st<strong>and</strong>ardized templates,<br />

forms, reports, alerts, workflows, <strong>and</strong><br />

information you need for effective<br />

emergency management.<br />

Such support can improve communications<br />

<strong>and</strong> decision making by providing<br />

an emergency management infrastructure<br />

that spans national, regional, <strong>and</strong><br />

local resources. A modular, incremental<br />

implementation approach enables<br />

deployment in a variety of geographic<br />

<strong>and</strong> emergency management situations<br />

– <strong>from</strong> minor incidents to major<br />

disasters.<br />

The solutions provide strong operational<br />

support across the complete emergency<br />

management value chain with<br />

robust functionality for:<br />

Risk management. The solutions can<br />

help you proactively identify, analyze,<br />

respond to, <strong>and</strong> monitor risk across<br />

your particular areas of responsibility.<br />

Organizational management. You can<br />

use the software to control your personnel<br />

<strong>and</strong> material resources more<br />

effectively, establish a flexible organizational<br />

structure, automate your transport<br />

processes, create a qualificationbased<br />

staffing process, <strong>and</strong> prepare<br />

capability-based teams of emergencyreadiness<br />

personnel.<br />

Operations <strong>and</strong> resource management.<br />

The solutions can help you plan<br />

<strong>and</strong> schedule personnel <strong>and</strong> material<br />

resources – either ad hoc or using a<br />

predefined operations template for<br />

emergency events.<br />

GIS enablement. You can deploy GIS<br />

functionality wherever it is needed<br />

through integration with a GIS solution<br />

such as the one offered by ESRI, an<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> software partner. The software<br />

Public<br />

security<br />

stakeholders,<br />

first<br />

responders,<br />

<strong>and</strong> so on<br />

Timely access to information<br />

must be available<br />

to all stakeholders<br />

in response to<br />

inbound requests for<br />

resources, emerging<br />

events at the incident<br />

site, needs of personnel<br />

h<strong>and</strong>ling the incident,<br />

<strong>and</strong> actions that<br />

have been taken to<br />

manage the incident.<br />

combines functions for visualization,<br />

processing, <strong>and</strong> analysis with your<br />

goals for continuous case management,<br />

resource transparency, <strong>and</strong> total<br />

asset visibility.<br />

The solutions support the key phases<br />

of the emergency management life<br />

cycle (see Figure 2)<br />

Assess Prevent Prepare Respond Resolve Rebuild<br />

Protection <strong>and</strong> Preparation<br />

Task Force <strong>Management</strong><br />

Operation Support<br />

Recovery<br />

Finance, Administration, <strong>and</strong> logistics <strong>Management</strong><br />

Figure 2: Key Phases <strong>and</strong> Processes for Integrated <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

6 <strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

National<br />

ecosystem,<br />

citizens,<br />

<strong>and</strong> so on


aSSESSmEnt<br />

GATHER INTEllIGENCE AND MONITOR RISK<br />

An increasingly important phase for<br />

integrated emergency management is<br />

the assessment of potential safety<br />

hazards – both before <strong>and</strong> after an<br />

emergency occurs. This involves the<br />

use of common st<strong>and</strong>ards, templates,<br />

processes, <strong>and</strong> tools for examining<br />

possible threats as well as a common<br />

methodology for risk management.<br />

During the assessment phase, a public<br />

security organization determines its<br />

data <strong>and</strong> information needs for various<br />

types of hazards <strong>and</strong> evaluates its<br />

resources, skills, readiness, <strong>and</strong> capabilities<br />

for collaboration.<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> – which include<br />

support for risk management – can<br />

help you to consolidate <strong>and</strong> synchronize<br />

multiple information feeds for identifying,<br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing, <strong>and</strong> anticipating<br />

potential threats. You can use the solutions<br />

to issue hazard warnings <strong>and</strong><br />

provide informed recommendations<br />

that can help to maximize the safety of<br />

your personnel.<br />

Key process support for the assessment<br />

phase includes:<br />

Information gathering. You can use the<br />

solutions to gather data based on your<br />

particular emergency management<br />

needs – such as on-the-ground reporting,<br />

the compilation of comm<strong>and</strong> center<br />

reporting on incident status or tasking,<br />

or information about the equipment that<br />

may be required by first responders.<br />

Information processing. You can collate<br />

<strong>and</strong> fuse the collected information,<br />

decide which information to pass on,<br />

classify the information, <strong>and</strong> translate it<br />

for various analysts.<br />

Information analysis. The solutions<br />

help you assess the reliability <strong>and</strong> relevance<br />

of information you receive <strong>and</strong><br />

then analyze, interpret, integrate, <strong>and</strong><br />

test the information with respect to<br />

your current emergency management<br />

needs. You can also use the software<br />

for imagery markup <strong>and</strong> mash-ups, for<br />

media reporting in efforts such as traffic<br />

management, or for communications<br />

for site control or security to provide<br />

access by critical personnel.<br />

Intelligence dissemination. You can<br />

make new intelligence available to other<br />

security stakeholders, first responders,<br />

or relevant third parties for use in<br />

launching research activities or creating<br />

action plans.<br />

Intelligence evaluation. You can review<br />

the significance <strong>and</strong> value of new<br />

intelligence <strong>and</strong> use the results of this<br />

assessment for continuous improvement<br />

in the methodology <strong>and</strong> outcome<br />

of your work.<br />

Risk planning. You can define risk scenarios<br />

for use in what-if planning. By<br />

changing the assumptions that drive<br />

the analysis of the risks, you can<br />

determine the aggregate impact of the<br />

scenarios.<br />

Risk identification <strong>and</strong> analysis. You<br />

can document the primary activities<br />

<strong>and</strong> related risks for individual organizations,<br />

critical infrastructures, <strong>and</strong> key<br />

assets. Activities, which are described<br />

in terms of customizable categories,<br />

assumptions, <strong>and</strong> owners, can each be<br />

assigned a specific assessment. Risks<br />

are also described in terms of customi-<br />

zable categories, cause <strong>and</strong> consequence,<br />

specific thresholds, owner, <strong>and</strong><br />

related notes. You can evaluate each<br />

type of risk in terms of probability,<br />

impact, <strong>and</strong> total loss using both qualitative<br />

<strong>and</strong> quantitative methods. Risk<br />

assessments can be done both before<br />

<strong>and</strong> after a response.<br />

Risk response. Multiple responses<br />

can be documented for a single risk.<br />

The responses are characterized by<br />

customizable type, cost, owner, <strong>and</strong><br />

status. Multiple responses can be<br />

documented for a single risk.<br />

Risk monitoring. Each grouping of<br />

risks must be updated at certain times,<br />

based on the priority of the related<br />

activity <strong>and</strong> the needs of the activity<br />

owner. When the update time frame is<br />

reached, a workflow is triggered for the<br />

risk owner to update the analysis values.<br />

Online reports highlighting the<br />

aggregated expected <strong>and</strong> actual loss<br />

for an activity or organizational unit are<br />

available.<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

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PrEvEntion <strong>and</strong> PrEParation<br />

SuPPORT DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS<br />

AND PuT STRATEGIES IN PlACE<br />

To be effective, public security<br />

organizations need IT<br />

solutions for emergency<br />

management that are fully<br />

integrated <strong>and</strong> provide endto-end<br />

support. This includes<br />

support for call h<strong>and</strong>ling <strong>and</strong><br />

resolution, rostering, <strong>and</strong><br />

resource management – as<br />

well as for geographic information<br />

systems, mobile<br />

systems, knowledge management,<br />

<strong>and</strong> analytics.<br />

like the assessment phase, the prevention<br />

phase includes day-to-day<br />

operations such as identity management,<br />

border protection, immigration<br />

control, policing, <strong>and</strong> intelligence. It<br />

encompasses such diverse elements<br />

as regulation <strong>and</strong> legislation, compliance<br />

<strong>and</strong> prevention, safety st<strong>and</strong>ards,<br />

<strong>and</strong> best practices. It also includes<br />

inspections, licensing, enforcement,<br />

<strong>and</strong> prosecution. Specialist skills <strong>and</strong><br />

knowledge may be used to develop a<br />

public safety culture <strong>and</strong> leadership<br />

that actively manages <strong>and</strong> mitigates<br />

risk.<br />

The preparation phase is the most<br />

intensive in terms of resources, functions,<br />

activities, technology, personnel,<br />

<strong>and</strong> organizational reach. It involves<br />

putting the appropriate strategies,<br />

struc tures, <strong>and</strong> organizational responsibilities<br />

in place so that national, regional,<br />

<strong>and</strong> local agencies are ready for any<br />

type of hazard or threat. With effective<br />

preparation, the emergency response<br />

community can avoid, reduce, or delay<br />

emergencies <strong>and</strong> recover <strong>from</strong> them<br />

quickly.<br />

Key process support for the prevention<br />

<strong>and</strong> preparation phases includes:<br />

Organizational management. The solutions<br />

include robust functionality for<br />

personnel management, equipment<br />

management, <strong>and</strong> organizational development.<br />

They can help you create new<br />

organizations, recruit <strong>and</strong> hire personnel,<br />

track personnel performance, <strong>and</strong><br />

develop personnel skills.<br />

8 <strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

Deployment operations planning. In<br />

accordance with the specific mission<br />

of your organization, you can plan<br />

deployment operations for task forces<br />

created to deal with major crimes, terrorist<br />

attacks, natural disasters, or<br />

other emergencies. You can define individual<br />

units, plan their structures, <strong>and</strong><br />

determine the resources that each unit<br />

needs. You can also define supply <strong>and</strong><br />

maintenance relationships <strong>and</strong> plan the<br />

deployment of personnel <strong>and</strong> materials<br />

for specific units.<br />

Task force administration. There is<br />

support for ongoing analysis of task<br />

force objectives, personnel, <strong>and</strong> materials.<br />

You can define the skills required<br />

of task force personnel <strong>and</strong> the training<br />

needed to acquire those skills. There<br />

are also comprehensive features for<br />

the planning <strong>and</strong> procurement of other<br />

resources <strong>and</strong> for creating task force<br />

budgets.


ESPonSE <strong>and</strong> rESoLution<br />

DEPlOY RESOuRCES TO MANAGE<br />

AND RESOlVE THE EMERGENCY<br />

The actual response to an emergency<br />

situation consists of several stages. An<br />

initial response is normally triggered by<br />

an emergency call or a sensor alert.<br />

Often there is conflicting information at<br />

this stage, making it important to investigate<br />

<strong>and</strong> judge the precise nature of<br />

the emergency. Once this has been<br />

determined, all necessary resources<br />

are then deployed to deal with the situation,<br />

<strong>and</strong> an investigation may be initiated.<br />

Afterwards, there is normally a<br />

st<strong>and</strong>-down for most of the resources<br />

<strong>and</strong> a return to a normal position of<br />

readiness.<br />

The resolution phase of an emergency<br />

involves the identification, establishment,<br />

<strong>and</strong> maintenance of temporary<br />

facilities, storage areas, <strong>and</strong> marshalling<br />

points. The organizations involved<br />

must be able to h<strong>and</strong>le mass casualties<br />

<strong>and</strong> victims – as well as the needs of<br />

witnesses, relatives, <strong>and</strong> other persons<br />

affected by the emergency. They must<br />

also be able to identify, transport,<br />

store, deploy, <strong>and</strong> utilize the resources<br />

they have dedicated to the emergency.<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> support critical<br />

elements of the response <strong>and</strong> resolution<br />

phases. They give you the ability to<br />

record, classify, <strong>and</strong> prioritize all incoming<br />

calls, incidents, information sources,<br />

<strong>and</strong> events through a comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

control platform. There are analytical<br />

tools for determining damage resulting<br />

<strong>from</strong> an emergency situation, knowledge<br />

management tools for providing<br />

information on possible plans <strong>and</strong><br />

responses, workflow tools for deter-<br />

mining key process steps for certain<br />

types of emergencies, <strong>and</strong> productivity<br />

tools for fast, role-based access to<br />

information.<br />

The solutions provide robust support<br />

for processes that protect the wellbeing<br />

of responders – as well as for<br />

processes that assure the security of<br />

emergency scenes, cordons, victims,<br />

personnel, <strong>and</strong> evidence. There are<br />

tools to help you manage media <strong>and</strong><br />

community relations <strong>and</strong> tools for<br />

investigation management.<br />

Key process support for the response<br />

<strong>and</strong> resolution phases includes:<br />

Incident management. The solutions<br />

can help you underst<strong>and</strong> what is occurring<br />

at an incident site, who is involved<br />

in responding to the emergency, <strong>and</strong><br />

what response actions have been<br />

taken. You get a total operational picture<br />

in real time <strong>and</strong> at all levels. This<br />

includes information across <strong>and</strong><br />

between local, regional, national, <strong>and</strong><br />

even international government agencies<br />

– as well as information <strong>from</strong><br />

nongovernment security <strong>and</strong> safety<br />

organizations <strong>and</strong> critical infrastructure<br />

operators. There is also support for<br />

getting key pieces of this information to<br />

the public.<br />

Execution of task force deployment. In<br />

executing the operations of emergency<br />

task forces, the solutions can help you<br />

activate specific units <strong>and</strong> evaluate the<br />

operational readiness of each unit’s<br />

material <strong>and</strong> personnel. You can assign<br />

<strong>and</strong> allocate resources for deployed<br />

units <strong>and</strong> establish measures to control<br />

costs. You can also disb<strong>and</strong> units <strong>and</strong><br />

reallocate their resources. You can collect<br />

<strong>and</strong> analyze information related to<br />

a completed deployment <strong>and</strong> report<br />

on lessons your task force has learned.<br />

Task force administration. You can<br />

monitor task force provision levels <strong>and</strong><br />

optimize the movement of material<br />

through your supply chains to improve<br />

those levels. You can also manage<br />

equipment <strong>and</strong> personnel <strong>and</strong> execute<br />

budgets. Special features for vehicle<br />

management assure that a task force<br />

has the transportation it needs.<br />

GIS enablement. Integration with<br />

industry-leading GIS software such as<br />

that <strong>from</strong> ESRI helps you visualize <strong>and</strong><br />

analyze people, objects, <strong>and</strong> events in<br />

their geographic context for a better<br />

underst<strong>and</strong>ing of their relationships to<br />

each other <strong>and</strong> to nearby critical infrastructures,<br />

population centers, <strong>and</strong> other<br />

geographic features. With this information,<br />

you can more easily access the<br />

risk, incident, <strong>and</strong> resource management<br />

data available in other public<br />

security solutions <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong>. You get a broad<br />

range of functionalities for visualization,<br />

geoprocessing, <strong>and</strong> analysis along with<br />

resource transparency <strong>and</strong> total asset<br />

visibility. The software also supports<br />

Web 2.0 technologies for real-time<br />

integration of dynamic data <strong>from</strong> global<br />

information <strong>and</strong> positioning systems<br />

to help you create dynamic mappingmash-up<br />

applications <strong>and</strong> deploy them<br />

through the <strong>SAP</strong> NetWeaver Portal<br />

component.<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

9


EBuiLding<br />

MANAGE RECOVERY OPERATIONS<br />

AND SuPPORT REBuIlDING PROGRAMS<br />

IT solutions should provide<br />

a centralized view<br />

of all resources <strong>and</strong><br />

their readiness status<br />

<strong>and</strong> support a highly<br />

flexible, fully integrated<br />

framework for organizational<br />

management.<br />

The rebuilding phase involves the management<br />

of reviews, public inquiries,<br />

<strong>and</strong> lessons learned following an emergency<br />

or disaster. It also involves a<br />

broad range of reconstruction processes<br />

– <strong>from</strong> program management, procurement,<br />

<strong>and</strong> logistics to demolition,<br />

sanitation, planning, <strong>and</strong> construction.<br />

Additional support may be required in<br />

areas such as the management of<br />

funds, grants, <strong>and</strong> aid for reconstruction<br />

efforts – as well as the coordination<br />

of aid <strong>and</strong> volunteer agencies.<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> provide a broad<br />

array of functions for h<strong>and</strong>ling recovery<br />

processes, integrated case management,<br />

<strong>and</strong> operational support required<br />

to restore affected communities.<br />

Key process support for the rebuilding<br />

phase includes:<br />

Program management. Public security<br />

decision makers can more effectively<br />

control the cost <strong>and</strong> direction of recovery<br />

<strong>and</strong> rebuilding programs with support<br />

<strong>from</strong> the <strong>SAP</strong> Program <strong>Management</strong><br />

for Public Sector package.<br />

Decision makers can prioritize projects<br />

<strong>and</strong> resources <strong>and</strong> more easily collaborate<br />

on programs in dispersed teams.<br />

The package also supports Web-based<br />

project management <strong>and</strong> online<br />

discussions.<br />

Grants management for grantors. <strong>SAP</strong><br />

Program <strong>Management</strong> for Public Sector<br />

can help all levels of public organizations<br />

with applications, assessments,<br />

agreements, payments, claims processing,<br />

monitoring, <strong>and</strong> analysis related<br />

to grant programs. There are functions<br />

for Web-enabled grant application<br />

processing, workflow authorization <strong>and</strong><br />

notification, correspondence, <strong>and</strong><br />

records management. The package<br />

also delivers robust functions <strong>and</strong> content<br />

for reporting.<br />

10 <strong>SAP</strong> Solution in Detail – <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Help <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong><br />

Grants management for grantees. You<br />

can manage all grants, donations, <strong>and</strong><br />

awards over their life cycles – <strong>and</strong> meet<br />

the requirements of individual grant<br />

sponsors – without compromising your<br />

internal accounting processes. Functions<br />

for expenditure certification let<br />

you assign projects to external funding<br />

sources.


a widE rangE of organizationaL BEnEfitS<br />

BETTER INFORMATION FOR BETTER DECISIONS<br />

Solutions for public<br />

security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> can<br />

help your organization<br />

gain faster access to<br />

relevant information,<br />

improve the quality <strong>and</strong><br />

accuracy of that information,<br />

<strong>and</strong> create a<br />

“single version of the<br />

truth” for better decision<br />

making. They can<br />

help you improve <strong>and</strong><br />

streamline your business<br />

processes <strong>and</strong> reduce<br />

administrative effort<br />

<strong>and</strong> cost. They can<br />

also improve document<br />

control, integrity, <strong>and</strong><br />

retention <strong>and</strong> enhance<br />

system <strong>and</strong> data<br />

security.<br />

In designing their IT programs, public<br />

security organizations must have a<br />

clear vision, a willingness to innovate,<br />

<strong>and</strong> a strong desire to improve performance.<br />

Enhanced capabilities, targeted<br />

service, <strong>and</strong> greater efficiency are typical<br />

requirements for success – whether<br />

the challenge is emergency management,<br />

policing, border protection, intelligence<br />

h<strong>and</strong>ling, or counterterrorism.<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> works closely with public security<br />

organizations to help them improve<br />

their operational capabilities <strong>and</strong><br />

increase public return on investment.<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> can help your<br />

organization gain faster access to relevant<br />

information, improve the quality<br />

<strong>and</strong> accuracy of that information, <strong>and</strong><br />

create a “single version of the truth”<br />

for better decision making. They can<br />

help your organization improve <strong>and</strong><br />

streamline its business processes <strong>and</strong><br />

reduce administrative effort <strong>and</strong> cost.<br />

They can also improve the control,<br />

integrity, <strong>and</strong> retention of documents<br />

<strong>and</strong> enhance system <strong>and</strong> data security.<br />

In addition, the solutions can help you:<br />

• Improve efficiency in incident<br />

management<br />

• Enhance productivity <strong>and</strong> reduce<br />

costs in resource management<br />

• Reduce procurement costs, improve<br />

contract negotiations with suppliers,<br />

<strong>and</strong> monitor compliance<br />

• Enhance efficiency in information<br />

capture <strong>from</strong> electronic forms<br />

• lower total cost of ownership for<br />

your IT investments by reducing<br />

expenses for IT staffing, interfaces<br />

with legacy systems, <strong>and</strong> software<br />

development<br />

• Reduce lead times <strong>and</strong> costs related<br />

to the budget process<br />

• lower costs for data acquisition,<br />

reporting, <strong>and</strong> user training<br />

A long-Term Partnership<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> has committed significant resources<br />

to help leaders of public agencies<br />

<strong>and</strong> in private industry improve their<br />

emergency readiness. We have also<br />

helped these organizations maximize<br />

the value of their infrastructure by<br />

reducing the tax revenue they spend on<br />

resolving fraud or by enabling them to<br />

receive payment for their services.<br />

With a strong focus on public security,<br />

a clear road map for product development<br />

over the long term, <strong>and</strong> a growing<br />

client base across the globe, <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> provide software<br />

with low risk, a wide range of benefits,<br />

<strong>and</strong> strong value.<br />

To learn more about how <strong>SAP</strong> can<br />

help your organization with incident <strong>and</strong><br />

emergency management, call your<br />

<strong>SAP</strong> representative today or visit us at<br />

www.sap.com/publicsector.<br />

Solutions in Action: <strong>Business</strong><strong>Objects</strong><br />

Software <strong>and</strong> NC4 E Team<br />

Incorporating business intelligence<br />

software <strong>from</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> with<br />

NC4 E Team enables users to view<br />

snapshots of indicators needed to<br />

manage operational activities. At-aglance<br />

dashboard views could include<br />

the status of activities, personnel,<br />

facilities, <strong>and</strong> resource requests.<br />

When detailed data <strong>from</strong> NC4 E Team<br />

is integrated with decision support<br />

tools <strong>from</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong>, managers<br />

have the insight they need to make<br />

informed decisions during planned<br />

<strong>and</strong> unplan ned emergencies, events,<br />

<strong>and</strong> disasters.


Quick factS<br />

Summary<br />

Solutions for public security <strong>from</strong> <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Objects</strong>, an <strong>SAP</strong> company, can<br />

help governments <strong>and</strong> other organizations effectively manage day-to-day public security<br />

operations <strong>and</strong> respond quickly to emergencies <strong>and</strong> disasters.<br />

Challenges<br />

• Provide fully integrated end-to-end support for emergency management<br />

• Help public security stakeholders work together effectively<br />

• Deliver the timely information each stakeholder needs<br />

• Develop a centralized view of all public security resources<br />

Supported <strong>Business</strong> Processes <strong>and</strong> Software Functions<br />

• Protection <strong>and</strong> preparation – Identify, underst<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> anticipate potential threats<br />

• Task force management – Facilitate planning, implementation, execution, <strong>and</strong><br />

administration<br />

• Recovery management – Control program cost <strong>and</strong> direction<br />

• Integrated case management – H<strong>and</strong>le all event-related information<br />

• Operations support – Manage risk across areas of responsibility <strong>and</strong> build a complete<br />

geographic information system<br />

• Finance, administration, <strong>and</strong> logistics management – H<strong>and</strong>le tasks for accounting,<br />

financial reporting, performance management, <strong>and</strong> governance as well as tasks for<br />

managing human resources <strong>and</strong> environmental, health, <strong>and</strong> safety compliance<br />

<strong>Business</strong> Benefits<br />

• Reduce costs by supporting implementation <strong>and</strong> maintenance of system interfaces,<br />

trimming IT costs, <strong>and</strong> decreasing total cost of ownership<br />

• Exp<strong>and</strong> ROI by increasing public trustworthiness, enabling private sector collaboration,<br />

<strong>and</strong> supporting emergency management activities<br />

• Increase efficiency by automating <strong>and</strong> simplifying routine activities, freeing employees<br />

<strong>from</strong> administrative tasks, <strong>and</strong> increasing focus on nonroutine activities<br />

• Improve decision making by exp<strong>and</strong>ing process visibility across organizational <strong>and</strong> technological<br />

boundaries <strong>and</strong> creating instant <strong>and</strong> secure access to information<br />

For More Information<br />

Call your <strong>SAP</strong> representative or visit us online at www.sap.com/publicsector.<br />

www.sap.com/contactsap<br />

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