Managing the county’s $700 million outsourcing contract with Northrop Grumman, which was two years under way when Tuck took his position in 2008, is a challenging task. Tuck said a key to making this contract work is good relationship management between the outsourcer and his team. “A lot of it is about communication, understanding expectations, being able to have those hard conversations when things aren’t going well,” he said.
As much credit as he deserves, Tuck doesn’t feel comfortable alone under the spotlight. He attributes the success of the county to his team, who under Tuck’s leadership, created a strategic plan for the next three years that involves developing a new mobile strategy for residents and government employees; updating the financial, time keeping and human resource management systems; and redesigning the county’s intranet and public-facing website. One aspect he’s particularly excited about is the IT IQ knowledge center, a SharePoint portal on the intranet for county employees to improve their understanding of technology.
Even more, Tuck’s quarterly meetings with the Innovation Council, composed of a dozen county employees, to discuss IT innovation and transformation, helps the county stay one step ahead on the technology front.
“It is always ongoing, a continuous learning process by all stretch of the imagination,” he said.
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