Rock Island County, IL: Organizational Design Study

Evergreen was hired by Rock Island County to conduct an Organizational Design Study of the Finance Department. Evergreen will perform the high level tasks: analyze the business needs of the County and identify the rationale for creating a new finance department; set clear, measurable goals for the new department aligned with organizational objectives; conduct a Situational Analysis: Assess existing capabilities, gaps, and potential challenges within the County; develop a department structure: design the department hierarchy, identify key roles, and assign responsibilities to include benchmarks and best practices; create a staffing plan; determine hiring needs and develop recruitment strategies; outline operational processes by defining major workflows, procedures, and standards within the department; allocate resources by estimating operational budgets for the department, technology, and support staff to the new department; develop an implementation plan with a phased approach; establish a communication strategy on how to inform stakeholders about the new department and its goals; and monitor and evaluate performance by setting up metrics to track progress and make adjustments as needed.