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San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA)

Restoring Trust in Data Through Enterprise System Conversion & Governance Case Study

Client Snapshot

Organization Type: Public Housing Authority

Location: San Francisco, California

Engagement Type: Enterprise System Conversion, Data Governance & Reconciliation

Programs Supported: Federally Regulated Housing Assistance Programs

The Challenge

Enterprise system conversions represent one of the highest-risk moments for public housing agencies, particularly when multiple operational systems are impacted simultaneously. 

The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) entered a critical system conversion affecting its system of record, inspection workflows, subsidy management, and federally required reporting. This effort followed two prior conversion attempts that did not fully resolve underlying data and integration issues. 

As a result, inspection systems, tenant systems, and financial platforms operated independently, leading to unreconciled records, declining confidence in reporting accuracy, unresolved system errors, and elevated compliance and audit risk. 

AMA’s Approach

SFHA partnered with AMA Consulting Group to provide project management, system conversion support, and enterprise data governance during this high-risk transition. 

AMA’s role focused on stabilizing data integrity while maintaining operational continuity. By enforcing reconciliation discipline, governance controls, and exception management, AMA guided the conversion from fragmented systems toward a unified, audit-ready data environment. 

Key Actions Implemented

  • Coordinated system conversion activities to prevent service disruption 
  • Implemented enterprise data reconciliation across tenant, inspection, and financial systems 
  • Enforced system integrity and compliance controls 
  • Executed data cleansing and exception management 
  • Delivered performance analysis and ongoing technical assistance 

Results & Outcomes

  • The system conversion was completed successfully 
  • Federal reporting accuracy improved from approximately 71% to 100% 
  • Compliance and audit risk were significantly reduced 
  • Improper subsidy payments were identified 
  • Confidence in enterprise data and reporting was restored 

Long-Term Impact

Beyond completing the system conversion, AMA helped SFHA establish a governed, sustainable data environment. The agency is now positioned to maintain reliable federal reporting, protect funding, and operate with strengthened data integrity across systems.

Before & After Snapshot

Before

• Fragmented systems
• Unreconciled tenant and financial records
• Declining reporting accuracy

After

• Governed, reconciled enterprise data environment
• Reliable federal reporting
• Reduced audit and compliance exposure

Closing

System conversions are governance challenges as much as they are technical initiatives. AMA Consulting Group partnered with the San Francisco Housing Authority to restore trust in data, protect federal funding, and establish audit-ready operations during and after a complex system transition. 

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