圣安东尼奥市水务局从1987年开始更新其信息资源。董事会聘请了一家咨询公司来制定战略自动化计划。顾问们建议董事会:1）采取一项信息系统战略，强调:；应用软件包、应用系统集成、在线应用、信息资源集中协调、面向用户的工具。2） 开发内部计算资源，显著改善与圣安东尼奥市中央数据处理中心的业务关系； 建立信息服务（IS）指导委员会，招聘经验丰富的IS主管，采取正式的IS规划策略，增加IS系统的员工资源。3） 应计划从1988年正式开始，在三年内实施这一战略。讨论了项目的三个阶段，即解决业务和组织问题，以及项目成本。

The City Water Board of San Antonio began updating its information resources in 1987. The Board employed a consultant firm to develop a strategic automation plan. The consultants recommended that the Board: 1) Should adopt an information systems strategy that emphasizes; application software packages, integration of application systems, online applications, central coordination of information resources, user-oriented tools. 2) Should develop in-house computing resources and significantly improve its business relationship with the City of San Antonio Central Data Processing Center, and; establish an Information Services (IS) Steering Committee, recruit a seasoned IS Director, adopt a formal IS planning strategy, increase IS systems staff resources. 3) Should plan to implement this strategy over a three year period beginning formally in 1988. The three phases of the project, addressing business and organizational issues, and cost of the project are discussed.