254 OpenGov Testimonials

"We're always looking to improve the services we provide. How can we do that? One way is through the OpenGov platform, through our bidding process becoming more transparent with our residents."

"The core of what we're trying to do (with Open Data) is drive better outcomes out in the community and enable better decision-making at the executive level."

“OpenGov has absolutely made us more proactive in looking at data and attacking the data, instead of saying, ‘It’s too big."

“OpenGov helps our Colorado Division of Aeronautics be more financially transparent and responsive to the aviation stakeholders that generate our revenue, and benefit from our programs. Being able to provide timely, contextual and detailed financial information to our customers in an easy to access online format has significantly increased our productivity, efficiency and accountability.”

“To make more of our departments successful, we focused on building buy-in and a sense of ownership for the product and proficiency for developing workflows across departments. That was what determined our success."

“We want to operate every day like this is an emergency because, as we’ve learned, any one of these days we will have an emergency and then we have to operate like it’s every day.”

“The value of all land use departments seeing the same permit application and associated materials has been immense. Departments are able to collaborate on the information submitted and provide timely and accurate information to the applicant. Overall OpenGov has provided an efficient, transparent, and customer friendly environment.”

“The health of our residents, property owners and workforce are paramount, and by introducing OpenGov’s modern workflow software, we can enhance our vital Building Department services during the current pandemic, as well as in the future.”

“We always try to find ways to make our team more efficient and to make the permitting process more seamless. OpenGov has made processing permits truly days, if not weeks, quicker.”

“OpenGov helps us bring it all together, it enables us to both: 1) create a better, more collaborative budget, one that deploys resources more efficiently across departments; and 2) demonstrate to the public, Council, and our bond ratings agency the impact of savings and investments for our city.”

“When someone says, ‘oh shoot I need to license my dog and today’s the deadline,’ we want that service to be a Google search away. We want to be a one stop shop for people’s questions and services.”

“My bosses and everybody, we can all share the same information. We’re all able to understand what transpired, at what time, with each project, and it’s very productive.”

“The majority of contractors and applicants began using our public portal before we even announced it. The day we went live people were able to complete applications with no assistance at all.”

“Ultimately the value of [OpenGov Permitting & Licensing] is in the accuracy of recording—the timeliness of being able to identify what information we have or we don’t have. Personally I think this is going to save a whole lot of time when it comes to recording [and] tracking.”

“My experience working with the OpenGov team has been very positive. The support and openness to hear our proposals has always been there, and they deliver on their promises for addressing issues and building additional functionality.”