1 Project WISPUR: This year marked an end to an era. After 27 years, the WCRB’s data processing system, first developed decades ago to handle requirements from multiple state bureaus, has run its course. Changes in technology and complexities mounting in the system from the multi-state requirements prompted our need to build a lean, Wisconsin-only, workers’ compensation data processing system. The new system will be called WISPUR (Wisconsin Policy Units Rating). From both a knowledge and energy standpoint, WCRB personnel are well positioned to tackle Project WISPUR. The business team’s unsurpassed knowledge of both universal and Wisconsin state-specific ratemaking requirements is already guiding the creation of business requirements. Of equal importance is the competency and energy that exists within our IT staff. Five years ago, the two teams began working on removing waste from our business process, many of which became obsolete or undetachable from the current operating system. What this means is that we will not have to evaluate the ‘need’ for many things the current system contains. Much work has been done to remove unnecessary processes, and to understand which processes will not be necessary when WISPUR is built. The new system will not simply be a copy of the old system using new technology. Lastly, WISPUR will be built with an eye on the future. To the greatest degree possible, we, along with a high-quality IT vendor, will build a system that will serve us for the foreseeable future and beyond. While technology has captured our focus, we are committed to providing the high level of service and quality Wisconsin stakeholders require. Meeting with our regulators on a quarterly basis and now with our Carrier Members in our newly created Efficiency Work Group, helps us further understand and promote the importance of regulatory requirements and any new decisions made, and from a Member standpoint, make the WCRB as efficient to work with as possible.
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