Urban LeapAccelerating Urban Innovation

Increase the efficiency of urban systemsImprove the efficacy of public servicesAssure the resiliency of the community

Urban innovation can

Citizen perceptions are generally positive

Local governments are enthusiastic as well

1) CompTIA Building Smarter Cities Study 2018

68% in small towns1

82% in large cities1

87% positive1

9.9% CAGR

in projects2

2) Navigant Research Smart City Projects 1Q18

Only 10% - 23% of urban innovation projects

are successful3

3) Cisco 2017, Zabala 2018, Gartner Group 2018

and yet

Why are success rates so low?

Governments at all levels lack the capabilities needed to discover & evaluate

solutions and manage urban innovation projects in a low-risk, transparent way.

Key Barriers

Traditional tools & processes not designed to validate

solutions via small scale test

Limited resources and expertise, little or no sharing of best practices

Organizational silos and cultural norms

inhibit collaboration

Introducing UrbanLeap

An innovation management platform to coordinate all your smart urban initiatives in one place.

➢ Cloud-based Solution: customizable, deployable software package providing a robust technical

environment to manage projects of any size with an unlimited number of proposals and participants.

➢ Testing & Evaluation Process: organizations can solicit inputs, at scale, from inside or outside the unit,

and rigorously scope, plan, execute, and evaluate potential solutions prior to adoption.

➢ Risk Mitigation & Avoidance: enables organizations to test and refine solutions – and actively seek

the input and opinions of all key stakeholders - prior to the development of an RFP/RFQ.

➢ Community Building: share results, lessons learned, and best practices with key stakeholders and

like-minded cities and municipalities.

UrbanLeap adds value across the innovation lifecycle

• Discover, collect and evaluate proposals all in one place.

• Streamline and standardize the submission and evaluation process across teams.

• Automate workflows across multiple departments and vendors.

• Increase engagement with automated reports and hard data on KPIs & project milestones.

• Optimize resources within projects and across innovation portfolio based on outcomes.

• Share learnings and results with like-minded organizations, collaborate on best practices.

Challenge Outcome

Discover & Select Plan & Collaborate Test & Evaluate Share & Learn

Delivering outcomes that matter

200+ Innovation Projects✓ Accelerate project pace

✓ Improve success rates

✓ Increase transparency

Client Testimonials

Core Features of the Platform

Built-In FormsStandardize your project proposals and bring them into a single place using lightweight forms.

Planning WizardWith built-in best practices and easy collaboration, design projects that produce better results.

Contract GenerationDon’t reinvent the wheel –leverage contracts from other progressive cities to create pilot agreements.

Data ManagementPlan, track, and manage project data using an intuitive and easy-to-use interface.

ReportsGenerate and share reports with a single click, at every stage of the project lifecycle.

City-wide ViewIdentify trends, track problems and optimize resources across your portfolio of innovation projects.

CollaborationPermissions, messaging, & alerts enable collaboration across organizations, vendors and stakeholders.

NetworkProvide access to a community of leading cities - sharing data and learning from each other.

Use-Cases

A. Idea & Solution

Solicitation

B. Large-Scale,

Real-Time Collaboration

C. Project Testing &

Evaluation

Gather project ideas and

solutions from inside and

outside your organization.

Collaborate in real-time with individuals

inside and outside your organization, at any

phase of project planning and execution.

Test new ideas and solutions prior to

implementation, incorporate data-driven

feedback pre-scaling of an initiative.

The Platform

Dashboard allows

user to change

views and switch

between projects,

evaluate

performance

metrics, and

understand current

status across all

lines of effort.

Projects are organized according to phase:

Planning, Contracting, Tracking, and

Evaluating. Users get a snapshot of project

status on the landing page, and can access each

project with the click of a button.

Project Example: Idea Solicitation

1. Users fill out a customized template developed specifically for

each Urban Leap client. This can be done inside or outside the

client’s IT environment.

2. Vendors are notified when their idea or

proposal has been successfully

submitted to the client organization and

is ready to be reviewed.

Project Example: Real-Time Collaboration

3. Each new idea has its own

dedicated space on the platform.

Team members are listed, and can be

adjusted over the project lifecycle.

Participants can come from inside or

outside the government sponsor, and

can include Industry participation

where appropriate.

All participants have access to the

project idea and proposed scope.

They can strategize approach, raise

questions about execution feasibility,

and dissect any item related to

performance parameters directly

through the platform.

Project Example: Real-Time Collaboration

4. Customized templates are built

incorporated directly onto the platform to

allow participants to collectively assess and

agree-to all Key Performance Parameters

for each project.

The platform shows participants who

are authorized to perform a given

activity. That participation can be

controlled by the client organization in

coordination with Urban Leap.

The status of each participant’s

involvement can also be tracked

directly through the platform.

Project Example: Real-Time Collaboration

5. The platform is able to capture the inputs of

all participants and provide a final, synthesized

output reflecting the contributions of each

participant.

In this example, the participants have collaborated

on the project’s:

• Overarching description and goals

• Attendant risks

• Key deliverables

• Project milestones

Project Example: Real-Time Collaboration

Platform shows status of each person’s

involvement

Users can communicate about the

project directly in the platform.

All comments are captured, archived,

and tied back to their original author.

Users can upload any additional

documentation needed for evaluation

and discussions purposes directly

through the platform.

Project Example: Testing & Evaluation

Users can track and monitor project

status at any phase of project

completion.

The platform allows users to make

notes regarding project status for

all participants to see and

comment on.

Users can generate

customized metrics to

evaluate and track project

performance over its

lifecycle.

Metrics can be project-

specific or standardized

across all efforts that are

similar in scope or scale.

Clients can choose from

amongst a number of pre-

determined templates

provided by Urban Leap,

or they can build their own.

6. Technical progress is monitored

and visible to all participants.

Project Example: Testing & Evaluation

The platform allows users to make

a final, collective evaluation of the

project at hand.

Leadership can determine how

they want to move forward; in this

case, they’ve chosen a sole source

procurement based on the strength

of the vendor’s solution.

The platform shows whether

the project’s overarching goals

were met. Those outcomes can

be shown in further detail.

Users can also see the detailed

results of milestone achieve-

Ment over the course of the

project’s lifetime.

The platform provides an high-

level summary of those results,

which can be incorporated into

requisite project documentation.

7. A final evaluation of the project

is made by participants, including

what the recommended next step

should be.

Benefits

● Automated, repeatable workflow

● Process guidance

● Coordinated efforts

● Easy, transparent collaboration

Project Teams

Citizens

● On-demand view of city-wide

innovation efforts

● Insight into trends and impact of

innovation goals

● Learn from other cities in the

community

City Leadership

● Enabling startups to present their

solution to decision makers

● Active involvement in the process

● Increase pilot’s success rates

Vendors

Earlier access to appropriate services and technologies

Better outcomes delivered

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