<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Pat, </p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please see Wyoming's response below: </p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Both, we use market data to assess our pay grades and internal alignment via Hay to make sure they are in the correct grades. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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? No. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u>b.<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>ERI Salary Assessor? Yes, it is incredibly helpful in narrowing down comparison states and markets while accounting for budget or years of experience. My only complaint would be how vague the job descriptions are, usually 2-3 bullet points. <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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><u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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)? We just got PayScale and are in the process of getting it up and running. So far I have been impressed with the ease of reporting and visualizations. I am happy to share more as we learn more. <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" 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? I am only in my first year in this position, and actually came from HR at our state IT department. I think PayScale is going to be great for simplifying presentations to our Legislators, assessing some equity issues, and modeling our salary structure. </p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please let me know if you have any questions. </p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Meghan </p></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">Good Afternoon Everyone.<u></u><u></u></p>
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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_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph"><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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<p class="gmail-m_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph"><u></u><span>2.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</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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<u></u><span>b.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</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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<u></u><span>d.<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</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_-4938100997884332845MsoListParagraph"><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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Class Studies Analyst<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Administration, <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/classification/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue">http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/classification/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Meghan Connor<div>Compensation Coordinator </div><div>Department of Administration and Information </div><div>2001 Capitol Ave. Rm 124</div><div>Cheyenne, WY 82002</div></div></div></div></div>
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