NASCIO Awards

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2009 Awards: IT Project and Portfolio Management

RECIPIENT:
Virginia - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0

Best practice information technology project management is a top priority in Virginia. IT investment and performance management were considered critical needs by the General Assembly when it enacted 2003 legislation centralizing IT management.

Implementation of a business-driven IT investment management (ITIM) methodology required significant system and business process changes throughout Virginia government. The effort was divided into five components and the lifecycle that connects them, collectively referred to as the ITIM Framework. Key decision points were identified and new systems and business processes implemented at those points. The private sector business partner provided technical and business configuration expertise from knowledge gained through federal and private implementations.

Today, the Commonwealth’s enterprise-wide IT investment management process has enabled the integration of IT and business strategic planning. Business and IT leaders connect IT investments to specific business outcomes, agency strategic goals and the Commonwealth’s strategic goals set by the Governor and the Council on Virginia’s Future. IT appropriations from the General Assembly are directly tied to agency business outcomes. Agencies have a clearly documented roadmap for identifying IT investments that produce business value.

The Commonwealth CIO and Project Management Division provide oversight more efficiently and reduce costs through standardized, centralized and integrated workflows. The ITIB more easily completes enterprise level review and prioritization of technology investments. The Governor, Cabinet members, legislators and auditors easily view IT investments, their relationship to business goals and their performance.

Thanks to implementation of enterprise portfolio planning - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0 - agencies and executive leaders now see the relationship between IT investments and agency business needs. Investment performance is monitored. Structured, consistent and transparent processes minimize risks, maximize return on investment and support Commonwealth agency decisions to maintain, migrate, improve, retire or obtain IT investments.

"Effective management of a statewide IT portfolio is one of the main benefits of a centralized IT agency - and one of our chief responsibilities. I was pleased to receive such a clear and streamlined view of the Commonwealth's IT investments when I came on board. The ease with which I and other leaders are able to view our enterprise is the result of much hard work, training and collaboration with agencies. We can clearly see that the benefits derived from ‘Version 2’ and the additional lessons learned will help keep us on the path to even further improvements in the future."
George Coulter, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Virginia

FINALISTS:
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California
How to transform from a Project Management Office to a Performance Management Office on a shoestring budget

Oklahoma
Information Technology and Telecommunications Application

OTHER NOMINATIONS:
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Georgia
IT Project Governance: Delivering on the Promise

North Carolina
Enterprise Project Management Office

New York
IT Project Management

Pennsylvania
Governance, Shared Services & Project Management

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