Envisio

“Reporting is really important and one of the biggest advantages of using Envisio. We set up quarterly reports that are automatically generated and sent to department heads. We use them at staff meetings and it helps keep us focused.”

“I think it means everything to our community that they can trust that their elected officials are making the very best decisions, and that those decisions are transparent, that there is a foundation for them, that they are part of the strategic goals that we’ve set for our city, and we know exactly what it is that we’re accomplishing.”

“One of the hallmarks of our City Council is that they want to be transparent,” emphasized Melinda Coleman, City Manager. “Envisio allows us to report to our community and our residents on what we’re doing. It allows us to tell our story and show that we’re being good stewards of their resources.”

“Now we can slice and dice the plan. We can look at Goal Four one month, pull a report of all delayed actions the next. At the beginning of the year, we pull all completed actions and celebrate them. We even have a little party about it. Bring cake.”

“The public dashboard is pretty fun,” she says. “It’s such an easy thing to do. I’m still playing around with the formatting and making it look beautiful, but it was easy to set up. I was able to do it in two days, I believe. It didn’t take a ton of time. I think that will be good too, especially because transparency and accountability are part of our board’s fabric and part of our values, and so this contributes to those things in a really direct way.”

“We’re tracking how well we’re serving people with some of the greatest needs in our communities—and using that data to improve. Envisio helps us align every update with our mission.”

“The entire team at Envisio was phenomenal.”

“Having the additional accountability is important, I also think Envisio is great to have so that employees are actively engaged in operationalizing the organization’s strategic plan and achieving desired outcomes. Our strategic plan is a living document that we refer to, that we update, and that we are talking about a lot more as a result of Envisio.”

“I really liked what I read about Envisio. It was used by a lot of governments, nonprofits, and other educational groups and that is important, because we’re so different from businesses. I signed up for a demo and was just blown away. We’ve been so pleased with the product. It has exceeded all of our expectations.”

“The public dashboard was critical, and it was an item we would not settle for during procurement. Not only is it functional, it enables us to have internal controls on what we share and what we don’t share, which is also very important for us. We wanted to be able to put forward the relevant information, but we also wanted it to look really sharp, and Envisio looks really nice. It looks professional and translates beautifully to mobile.”

“Using Envisio to support this work has made us a lot more accountable and transparent. Those aren’t just buzzwords — they are in our values. We’re really using the platform to ensure the public knows what we’re working on and how progress is going on different projects.”

“In terms of building public trust, Envisio really helps us do that by making everything super accessible for our residents, businesses, and anyone looking to learn more about the community. For residents especially, it has made it a lot easier to understand what exactly goes on within these municipal walls.”

“We’re doing less frantic tracking of a million things. We’re really trying to focus on the key data pieces.”

“Before Envisio, we didn’t have a good method for internal reporting. Now I’m constantly going to my own dashboards to refresh my reporting.”

“Our community has so many moving parts and so many different departments working on so many different projects, Envisio really helps us bring it all together.”

“I think it’s wonderful that the service exists. I can get to my volunteer job, and I can contribute to my community more.”

“Being able to actually see the progress of our plan, with each of the action steps, has made people more accountable. And then the needle, as Mike likes to say, will continue to actually move. And we submit updates quarterly, so each quarter we get to see movement on the action steps.”

“Measuring our performance and reporting on our strategic plan with Envisio provides greater focus and clarity for Council. When we look at our body of work at the city and we get requests that come forward from residents or different groups, we turn to that strategic plan and say these are our priorities.”

“Envisio has exceeded my expectations. I think it’s exceeded all of our expectations in terms of how it works for us. It’s not only about creating the plan, but it creates that functionality, creates the reporting mechanisms. It also hosts our community dashboard. It’s part of our decision making process with the council in terms of the agenda items. And it’s driving our workflow in the organization because it has that accountability element to it.”

“While we were ramping up and building our plan out in Envisio, we did our last year-end review in a spreadsheet, and sure it got done, but it was a lot of work for me and my team. And is that really the best use of our time and energy? Envisio has made it a lot easier, and I think it’s introduced a level of accountability that is really powerful.”

“People trust the library as a resource to help them solve problems, find information, and become more information literate.”

“The dashboards are so important because we are putting the community’s money to use and we want to be able to show that. This measure is going to pay for everything from storm drain improvements to new fire stations to added homeless services, and it’s going to fund cultural recreation and new playgrounds, too. It has a great story to tell, and it really is for our residents. Our Mayor coined the “Measure Q is for you” slogan, and it really is.”

“When we did the math of what it cost us to put together those reports versus the cost of Envisio, it was an easy decision. And now, the reports are generated automatically! We went from forty plus hours a quarter to it just happens.”

“Ultimately, Envisio bolsters our ability to use data as an asset to engage our residents and enhance the decision-making process while being highly transparent. Their customer support has been exceptional from the beginning. They held our hands through the implementation process to ensure the end result met our needs, and that we had the skills necessary to make our use of the platform a success. We love being part of the Envisionary crew!”

“Once upon a time, our claim to fame was that the Cowboys played here. But these days, we’re really known for being the headquarters of headquarters.”