Sectors | Local Government
Community Development
Collaborating with municipalities to navigate the intricacies of community development, driving positive change and building vibrant, sustainable communities.
Community development departments are confronted with a variety of challenges in today’s rapidly changing environment. Balancing the need for streamlined planning amid rapid urban growth, efficient permitting processes to facilitate development, effective inspections management to ensure compliance, and robust code enforcement for community safety are just a few of these complexities. This intricate landscape demands adept strategies to navigate regulatory compliance, embrace technological advancements, and foster resilient communities that harmonize development with tight standards.
Sciens Consulting becomes your strategic partner to implement solutions tailored to address your planning, permitting, inspections, and code enforcement challenges.
How Sciens can help
Community Development Strategic Planning
Our expertise in community development is poised to help you evaluate your existing landscape, create a strategy aligned with your goals and vision, and chart a roadmap for success. We pinpoint challenges and deliver pragmatic, actionable plans tailored to meet your specific requirements around technology, fee structures, mobility, reporting and more.
Community Development System Selection
Sciens has overseen the integration of state-of-the-art community development systems in numerous municipalities, ensuring a seamless transition and optimal functionality to elevate operational efficiency within the various areas of Community Development.
Community Development System Implementation
Our team specializes in community development operations and can streamline the implementation of a comprehensive system, offering project management expertise to ensure a cohesive and successful deployment tailored to the specific requirements of your community development department.
Community Development Workflow Mapping
Sciens' workflow mapping service provides a thorough approach to business process analysis. By analyzing workflows, we enhance understanding, enabling informed decisions and boosting efficiency through improved technology and streamlined daily operations in planning, permitting, inspections, and code enforcement.
I have had the pleasure of working with Sciens as our technology advisor for many years. We have subsequently engaged Sciens to assist us with other management support projects as their expertise has been invaluable.
— ACM, City of Westminster, CA
Why Sciens?
30+ years implementing technology solutions for hundreds of municipalities
Project teams made of up seasoned local government experts who have walked in your shoes
Experts in strategy and real world execution to optimize operations and enhance day-to-day tasks such as permit management, scheduling, and mobility
Deep knowledge base of CD workflows from planning, zoning, inspections, permitting, and code
Featured Success Stories
The Town of Prosper deploys top-tier community development system streamlining operations
The Town sought to elevate its community development processes through the selection and implementation of a new system. Learn how the Sciens team helped them through this process and enabled transformation in the department.
City of Cleburne selects a modern, integrated ERP system solution to replace its legacy platform
Sciens works with the City of Cleburne to procure a replacement for their legacy financial system. The City needed a solution that could be integrated with their existing applications and provide feature rich functionality to enhance the operational departments capabilities.
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