<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hey Patrick! </p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The State of Colorado completed a comprehensive IT study that was to take us from 4 classifications for 600 employees to around 100 classifications. Unfortunately due to budget circumstances we will not be able to implement that study as planned effective July 1, 2021.</p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Does your state primarily use market data, internal alignment, or other methods to determine appropriate pay grades for its IT job classes?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We use a combination of both internal and external and slot where necessary.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Over the past 5 years or so, has your state used any of the following in determining pay grades for IT job classes (and, please let us know how valuable you found it as a resource):<u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>a.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Annual Mercer/Gartner Information Technology Survey? For the IT study we used the following survey sources:<u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li>Mercer Information Technology</li><li>WTW General Industry Information Technology</li><li>Mercer Benchmark Information Technology</li><li>Economic Research Institute</li><li>WTW General Industry Supervisory & Middle Management</li><li>Employer's Council Information Technology (Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Colorado)</li><li>CompData Benchmark Pro-West</li></ul><p></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">b.</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u style="font-size:11pt"></u><span style="font-size:11pt">ERI Salary Assessor? We have this and I do not find a need to access it on a regular basis. It is also expensive to not use it consistently.</span><br></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>c.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Any of the annual Milliman surveys? No<u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>d.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Any other surveys and/or compensation software (e.g., Culpepper, Salary.com, PayScale)? No<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><u></u>Based on your experiences over the past 5 years or so, are there any other compensation resources you would like to recommend? No</p></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Brandy B. Malatesta, MPA, CCP, SHRM-CP</b><br></div><div><font color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Senior Manager, Compensation<br></b></font><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1a7JfX9rVFkPZFgFz2v3Owh-sj8J_y5jO&revid=0B3EBVOrCqN5dUHJoZTRsbFRlRCtyc1NsM24xS2YzYm9LbmxnPQ" style="font-size:12.72px"><br style="font-size:12.72px"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">P </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">303.866.5383</a><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> | C </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">303.919.0507</a><br></div><font color="#444444" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px">1525 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203<br><a href="mailto:brandy.malatesta@state.co.us" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">brandy.malatesta@state.co.us</a> | <a href="http://www.colorado.gov/dhr" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.colorado.gov/dhr</a></font><span style="color:rgb(82,82,82);font-family:"trebuchet ms""> </span></div><div><b><i>DPA core values: Service | Teamwork | Integrity | Responsiveness | Transparency</i></b><font color="#525252" face="trebuchet ms"><br></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 3:17 PM Morrissey, Patrick T (DOA) <<a href="mailto:patrick.morrissey@alaska.gov">patrick.morrissey@alaska.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">The State of Alaska is conducting a major review and update of its IT job classes and is exploring various resources and tools to use in assessing the pay grades of these classes. I was hoping to reach out to all of you (or someone you
believe would be a more appropriate resource) with a few very quick questions:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>1.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u>Does your state primarily use market data, internal alignment, or other methods to determine appropriate pay grades for its IT job classes?
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</span></span><u></u>Over the past 5 years or so, has your state used any of the following in determining pay grades for IT job classes (and, please let us know how valuable you found it as a resource):<u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span>a.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u>Annual Mercer/Gartner Information Technology Survey?<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span><u></u>ERI Salary Assessor?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span>c.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u>Any of the annual Milliman surveys?<u></u><u></u></p>
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</span></span><u></u>Any other surveys and/or compensation software (e.g., Culpepper, Salary.com, PayScale)?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_9080755850015189815MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>3.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><u></u>Based on your experiences over the past 5 years or so, are there any other compensation resources you would like to recommend?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate this is a tight turnaround but, if at all possible, please ask your respondents to reply back to me no later than Wednesday, November 4, 2020.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you. I appreciate your time and consideration of these questions and look forward to hearing from you soon. Have a great weekend!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:rgb(83,129,53)">Pat Morrissey<u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Personnel & Labor Relations,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 907-465-4427<u></u><u></u></p>
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