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successful process, Hodgkinson says

that it starts with Fiona Sparks, Assis-

tant Director, Strategy & Design, who is

integral to the upfront work required to

mobilise and fund a large portfolio of

projects. Ray Baird, Assistant Director,

Systems Solutions, then leads develop-

ment of the applications, creating the

structure for delivery. Assistant Director,

Solutions Engagement, John Henderson

manages the project pipeline, liaising

with businesses to ensure projects are

steadily delivered. David Stephens is

Chief Data Officer, responsible not only

for data to do with projects but also the

broader logic around data collection

and information management in a large

department, and Liz Hughes, Directorate

Manager, provides the support services

that keep the branch operating.

PLATFORM+AGILE

Alongside his team, Hodgkinson

credits the rapid acceleration of the

department’s digital transformation

efforts to an approach he has

pioneered known as Platform+Agile,

building out of agile software develop-

ment methods. “The Platform+Agile

model is founded on two main ideas.

Firstly, you can’t be agile unless you

—

Steve Hodgkinson,

CIO, The Victorian Department

of Health and Human Services

“ The pace at which

we can deliver digital

transformation is

now critical to the

government’s ability

to deliver its reform

programs”

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AUGUST 2019

VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES