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IT Management
How Evolving Technology is Driving Change
Presented to: PMIWDC/Fairview Park
By: Beth Ward
Date: October 22, 2014
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Baseball Management
• The official rules of baseball have changed almost every year since 1845
• Base Runners: 1858: The base runner is no longer required to
touch each base in order. 1864: Each base runner must touch each base in
making the circuit.
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http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml
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Play Ball!
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• 1863: The pitcher is no longer allowed to take a step during his delivery and he had to pitch with both feet on the ground at the same time .
• 1867: Pitcher is now permitted to move around.
• 1879: The pitcher had to face a batsman before pitching to him.
• 1884: All restrictions on the delivery of a pitcher were removed.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml
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IT Management Rules
• Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) requirements were established in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996
• Required more structured oversight for large software development programs
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Technology Keeps Evolving
• Mainframes
• Client Servers
• Cloud Computing
1960’s
2000’s
1980’s
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Modernizing CPIC
• Evolving nature of IT now drives a portfolio approach What information does an agency CIO need to
manage his/her portfolio? What services do customers require?
• CPIC process must address entire portfolio Everything from legacy systems to Bring-Your-Own-
Device to the “Internet of Things”
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• Update the CPIC discipline to reflect the evolving nature of IT Move away from large capital assets and towards IT as a
service Focus on the data itself rather than how it is
provided/managed Provide appropriate level of oversight for each investment Support effort to eliminate duplication in commodity IT and
mission systems IT
Provide governance bodies and processes with more meaningful, actionable data
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Moving Forward
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The End of Capital Assets?
• Agency IT no longer consists of only large capital assets
• Select – Control – Evaluate has to apply to: Wireless / Mobile computing Shared / Multi-Agency services Other procured / provisioned services
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Mission, Mission, Mission
• Direct line between every IT investment and agency strategic goals
• Address the data itself, rather than just how it is provided/managed Enterprise Information Management Service Orientation
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Eliminate Duplication
• CPIC must support efforts to eliminate duplication in commodity IT and infrastructure• Use Enterprise Architecture as primary driver of
every investment• Manage commodity IT across the entire portfolio• “Search and Destroy” shadow infrastructure that’s
embedded in mission systems
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Portfolio Performance
• A complete inventory is vital• Collect data that provides meaningful,
actionable data about the entire portfolio• Develop the right metrics
Planning vs. DME vs. Operations Mission Systems vs. Infrastructure vs. Services
• Leverage data analytics • Conduct rigorous risk management
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What’s Next?
• Improve cost reporting Standardize reporting requirements, including life
cycle definition and funding cycle Business Function vs. Project vs. Program vs.
Investment vs. Asset vs. Component vs. System
• Identify all infrastructure Include infrastructure embedded in mission systems
• Standardize metrics Stronger ties from IT directly to strategic goals and
mission success
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• In late 2013, the Federal CIO Council chartered a Community of Practice (COP) around Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) Executive Sponsor is Richard McKinney, CIO, Department of
Transportation Co-Chairs are Beth Ward, Department of Transportation, and
Francis O’Hearn, Treasury Department
• Our goal is to strengthen the CPIC community by: Establishing communications and collaboration forums Identifying, assessing, and publishing best practices (CIOpedia) Providing training/workshops to the CPIC community Working to move the discipline forward
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Community of Practice
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• Steering committee Meet monthly/bimonthly as needed Coordinate with CIOC and OMB E-Gov Establish working groups to address discrete tasks
• Reviewers/Working Groups Participate in task-specific working groups Review materials and provide input Submit/Review potential best practices
COP Operating Model
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• Entire CPIC Community
• Reviewers
• Work Groups
• Steering
Committee
Federal CIO
CIO Council
Executive Co-Sponsors
OMB E-Gov
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• Improve IT cost reporting and collection• Improve accounting/reporting for all Infrastructure
costs • Standardize metrics used to analyze and benchmark
IT operational and procurement data• Reach out to additional related communities
Government Industry Academia Non-Governmental Organizations /Advocacy Groups
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Beyond BY2016