Section 6: Annual Technology Investment and Project Reviews

(Last update completed in August 2008.)

Introduction

This section includes a review and update of each ongoing level 2 and 3 investment/project, and a post-implementation review of any level 2 or 3 investment/project completed in the past year; see the DIS Portfolio Management Standards for criteria for level 2 and 3 projects. This section also includes the required annual portfolio, security and disaster recovery certification letters from the agency head.

Level 2 and 3 Project Reviews

The project review of each continuing level 2 and 3 investment/project is performed as part of the annual update of the IT portfolio. The purpose of the review is to compare expectations for the investment/project as documented in the original investment analysis and project plan with actual project accomplishments, and to compare the assessment of project risk with the actual course and results of the project. The review also should reflect the current status of the project.

The following Level 2 projects are continuing:

Level 2 and 3 Project Post Implementation Reviews

The post-implementation review of level 2 or 3 projects that have been completed in the past year should assess the causes and impacts of any significant reductions in benefits, increases in one-time or continuing costs, problems with project management, or increases in project risk during the course of the project. It must document practices and procedures that led to project successes and make recommendations for applying them to similar future projects, and make recommendations for improving the planning, management, and quality control of future, similar projects. See the DIS requirements for post implementation reviews for more detail.

No Level 2 project was completed in the past year.

Certification Letters

Links to Ecology's annual certification letters are provided below. Beginning in 2002, these letters certify compliance with the ISB's Portfolio Management, Security, and Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption policies.

August 29, 2008 Letter from Jay Manning, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (pdf)
August 31, 2007 Letter from Jay Manning, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (PDF)
August 31, 2006 Letter from Jay Manning, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (PDF)
August 31, 2005 Letter from Jay Manning, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (PDF)
August 31, 2004 Letter from Linda Hoffman, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (Microsoft Word doc)
August 29, 2003 Letter from Tom Fitzsimmons, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (Microsoft Word doc)
August 30, 2002 Letter from Tom Fitzsimmons, Ecology Director, to the Information Services Board (ISB) (Microsoft Word doc)
October 1, 2001 Security Verification Letter from Ecology Director Fitzsimmons to DIS Deputy Director (Microsoft Word doc) (Note: This link is not currently available to the public.)

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