Isidore CBMS
Isidore CBMS is a Centralised Budgeting tool designed for Jurisdictions/Governments to manage their budget process from setting of budgets prior to the start of the cycle to managing expenditure as actuals replace budget values.
Seemless integration with the FMIS and instant consolidation to the central agency are key to making budgeting work and ensuring it is a valuable process, not just a meaningless task which consumes effort.
World Bank
“I have been implementing Budgeting Systems for Governments for 19 years and I have never seen one work, until Isidore”
Product Details
- Administer the structure of any number of Ministries/Departments/Boroughs at any time
- Administer the structure of financial statements and reports at any time
- View a live consolidation of the entire Country/Jurisdiction/State down to each level of hierarchy to a Cost Centre/Project/Activity
- Integrates with Finance (FMIS/ERP) software to provide live tracking of expenditure
- Set celings for expenditure by Project/Donor/Activity/Cost Centre which cannot be exceeded
- View the current status if any area of budget including heirarchial structure or Account Codes or any combination of these
- Comply with the World Bank and UN reporting requirements
- Easily managed and admistered without the need for complex hardware or technical personnel
Technical Details
Isidore CBMS is a web-based Microsoft SQL server application which can be installed on any version of SQL server (from 2003 onwards) and has a very light foot-print. This means that it does not require any additional software to loaded onto a clients server (other than SQL server and Internet Information Services) and is fully compatiblae with any versions of SQL and Windows Server. Not only does this mean that installation is straight forward in any Mircosoft environment, but it means that it is easily sustainable and managed through it's life. Software required/used:
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Javascript/JQuery
- HTML 5
- ASP
- IIS 5.0+
- MDAC 2.8
More detailed Technical information available on request.
We do as much or as little as clients require when installing and leave no issues unresolved in a timely manner
Installation
Isidore CBMS is primarily available as an on-premise version. As most Pubic sector organisations require integration with other systems (Financial Management Systems, Human Resource Systems, Asset
Management Systems, Project Systems etc...) on premises is the preferred option and is fully supported by Isidore. Isidore consultants will assist you with the complete procurement through to installation
and configuration of the system. Isidore are experts in IT and Finance.
Installation services we provide:
- Procurement Documentation and Requirements
- Documentation (Tehcnical and User)
- IT Security Documentation and Assessments
- Server Technical Requirements
- Server Architecture and Configuration
- Installation on Windows Server
- SQL Server Installation and Configuration
- IIS Configuration
- Network requirements (DNS, URL, Domain and Cross-Domain access)
- Connection methods and testing
- Assist IT with installation
- Assist business area with IT and preferred requirements
- Business Analysis
- Requirements gathering
- Project Management
- Testing/Test Cases and Phases
- Go-Live and Hypercare for any period of time
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Level Support
- Training (documentation and sessions - individual and group)
- Change Management and Change Requests
Installation Timing
The specifications and modules selected, in addition to client availability, determines the timing for installation of Isidore CBMS on a client's network and can take anywhere from one week to several months depending on:
- Procurement Documentation and Requirements
- IT Security Documentation and Assessments
- Server and internal IT Department availability
- Client Project Management requirements
- Testing/Test Cases and Phases
- Training (documentation and sessions - individual and group)
- Change Management and Change Requests
Isidore CBMS has been installed for clients in 2 months, from the end of procurement to go-live
Isidore CBMS Pricing
In order to determine an appropriate price an Isidore consultant will need to draft requirements which takes Organisation, structure, modules, timing, installation type, integration, customisation and support into consideration.
The Isidore CBMS price is calculated by:
- License fee for initial software purchase
- Annual Per User licenses
- Annual License and Maintenance Fee
Note: This does not include consulting required to install and configure software, which is part of the installation process.
Isidore CBMS Support
Contact your service provider for any initial support queries.
If Isidore is your support provider:
- Email our support team with your details and questions: info@isidore.com
- Where your annual license provides phone support, please call Isidore on: +61 2 5119 2466 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Case Studies
Solomon Islands Government
The Solomon Islands Government have been using Isidore CBMS for 12 years to successfully complete their Centralised Budgeting process for the Ministry of Finance. This has included an independent review of the software by the Australian Department of Finance and Deregulation which assessed the current solution as a lower risk than potentially transitioning to Microsoft AX for the complete Finance and Budgeting solution.
Government of Tanzania
The successful implementation of Isidore CBMS completely changed the expectations of all those involved from the Government of Tanzania. The Government of Tanzania have been using Isidore CBMS since February 2018 to successfully complete their Centralised Budgeting process for the Ministry of Finance.
Government of Lesotho
The successful implementation of Isidore CBMS completely changed the expectations of all those involved from the Government of Lesotho and World Bank advisers, who commented on never having seen a working software solution in over 20 countries. The Government of Lesotho have been using Isidore CBMS since December 2017 to successfully complete their Centralised Budgeting process for the Ministry of Finance.