Regulating a new industry needs a system that exists.
Mendocino County recognized it needed a robust system to regulate its growing cannabis industry — a regulatory obligation arriving faster than the administrative capacity to meet it.
A regulation nobody can administer is a regulation in name only.
Mendocino County set out to implement Accela's Civic Application for cannabis regulation, giving the county a system capable of carrying licensing, compliance, and enforcement for an industry that had grown quickly.
The risk in an implementation like this is not the software. It is that a county-wide regulatory programme touches many stakeholders who need to stay aligned on what is being built and when.
Avèro's role was project management: keeping goals and objectives clear across those stakeholders and keeping the implementation on schedule.
The deliverables.
Project coordination
Coordinating goals and objectives across stakeholders so every party stays aligned and informed through the project lifecycle — the discipline that keeps a multi-department regulatory rollout coherent.
Meeting cadence and reporting
Regular meetings, updates, and a maintained schedule that keeps the project on track and stakeholders engaged rather than periodically surprised.
System setup and configuration
Support through setup and configuration of the Accela Civic Application against the county's regulatory requirements.
Testing
Managing the testing phase, so the system is exercised against real regulatory scenarios before it carries them.
Status and outlook.
Where it stands
The project is in system setup, configuration, and testing.
Why coordination was the job
The software was a known quantity. Keeping a county-wide regulatory programme aligned across its stakeholders was the part that determines whether it lands.
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