Case Studies

State of Oregon - Public Sector - Government

Types of services provided:  Needs Analysis, Network Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Unified Communication Procurement

The State of Oregon contracted with the COMgroup team to look at ways to upgrade all of the telephony components at all state agencies.  A key project goal was to convert from an owned, premises-based design to a service provider model with completely outsourced support (managed services).  A key requirement of the project was to develop a solution that aligned with the existing costs allocations.  The COMgroup team performed an in-depth assessment of the data networking, infrastructure, chargeback items, user requirements (needs analysis interviews) and current services to determine potential conceptual solutions.  This was followed by an analysis of the vendor options from a technology, cost structure, and support services perspective.  COMgroup created a formal Unified Communications RFP for a hosted solution, which included requirements around creating a Tier 1 support relationship with the vendor to respond to all State of Oregon departments directly.  We then assisted the State team with the evaluation process and contract negotiations.