Podcast 3: All Points Bulletin The third podcast from the "Jedi Masters" series features Aaron Erickson, the Shared Services Lead and the Deputy Director of State Accounting at the time when shared services was just beginning at the State of Ohio. In this podcast, Aaron Erickson focuses on the complexities of the persuasive process when a shared services initiative has both mandatory and voluntary components. In a complex, "cabinet"-type governance structure, like state government, the challenges of getting and keeping people on the same page can be daunting. Aaron gives you great pointers on how to use business case principles, solid data and a robust communications plan up and down the organization to assure continued progress, overcome bureaucratic resistance and achieve significant cost savings.

Hosts: Pari Sabety - Practitioner Chair, Shared Services Community of Practice

           Anne Saunier - Coordinator of Podcasts

Guest: Aaron Erickson, Director of Government Innovation at Oracle

More about Aaron Erickson:

• Aaron Erickson is the Director of Government Innovation at Oracle. Aaron is working on new programs that are focused on delivery of cross jurisdictional shared services and hosted enterprise applications for government. 

• Prior to joining Oracle, Aaron served as the Deputy Director for the State of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management where he was the Leader of Ohio Shared Services. Ohio Shared Services created a statewide shared service center for all state agencies by leveraging managed services and ERP.

• Previously, Aaron held executive positions with Accenture and Deloitte Consulting where he focused on helping Fortune 500 companies and government organizations achieve strategic initiatives through technology enablement, business process reengineering and change management. 

• Aaron holds Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Minnesota, Morris, in Economics and Business Administration.