1. TRD Data Analytics Initiation Project Certification April 25, 2018

2. Agenda
Background
Purpose
Scope
Budget
Schedule
Request
Questions

3. Background
TRD Audit and Compliance Division (ACD) has been employing SAS for over 10 years to improve the Audit Selection process.
In 2014, the Agency purchased SAS Visual Analytics (SAS VA) to improve the security of the data.
In 2016, ACD started to explore solutions that employed additional predictive modeling and business intelligence functions to reduce wait time in the audit selection process.
Decision was made to extend the SAS platform and employ the SAS Solution for External Analytics.

4. Purpose - TRD Data Analytics Project
Increase the sophistication of the current TRD infrastructure, specifically in the functional areas of Audit Selection.
Improve this function specifically for the Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) tax program.
Incorporate external data as available and feasible to improve the Audit Selection focus and accuracy.

5. Scope Audit Selection Process Gross Receipts Tax program
External data used to improve data models only to the extent feasible and available within budget.

6. Total Project Budget ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE ESTIMATE
Proposed Major Deliverable Schedule and Performance Measure
Major Project Deliverable and Performance Measure***
Budget
Due Date
Project Phase
Provide (3) environments in TRD infrastructure at SIMMS
$170,000
4/25/2018
Initiation
IV&V Services
$150,000
5/31/2018
SAS Annual Support and Licensing – 1 year in advance
$320,000
Planning
SAS Training
$48,000
2/1/2019
Implementation
SAS Contract ($ )
Document Requirements & Gain Approval
$100,000
7/13/2018
Install SAS Fraud Framework
10/1/2018
Develop Design Specifications
10/5/2018
UAT Approval
$300,000
2/27/2019
Rollout into Production + 30 days
$550,000
4/30/2019
TOTAL Project Budget
$1,838,000

7. Project Schedule

8. Initiation Request
Requesting $320,000 in initiation funds for the TRD Data Analytics project which will deliver improved Audit Selection for the GRT tax program.

9. Questions