State Measures to Improve Large Project Management and Control

Alabama Project management training recently completed for central data authority, but no major projects in process. Dept. of Human Resources is developing a major system using two consultants monitored by a control consultant.

Alaska Information not available.

Arizona Information not available.

Arkansas Usual project management efforts involving single or multiple agencies. Developed and implemented methodologies and standards for all project development efforts.

California Information not available.

Colorado Requirement of feasibility study for those projects greater than 500,000 including a detailed project plan with milestones.

Connecticut The state has adopted a standard project management methodology and about 1,200 state employees have been trained in its use. It is not mandatory to use the standard methodology but nearly all projects are required to use some type of project management methodology.

Delaware Mainframe development in Delaware currently uses PAC-II for project management and tracking. Soon to move to WINGS from AGS Management; Client-server uses FIRST CASE. Considered RAD/JAD as an approach with mixed success. The problem is time costs when using methodologically-base tools.

Florida Legislation enacted that sets up project management

Georgia Currently in the process of implementing a development and maintenance methodology. The basis of this methodology is AIM from AXIOM. Purchased and implemented project management standards and tools from ABT called Project Workbench. Currently have a full-time methodologies and a full-time project manager who assist the staff with these tools and methods.

Hawaii Hawaii has not enforced a standard project management method or tool for use by all agencies. The central service agency uses MicroMan II for project scheduling and control. The standard methodology for systems development is SDM/Structured. The methodology will be replaced by a more diverse, up-to-date product as soon as a project can be staffed to complete the specification and bid. The planned new methodology will incorporate information engineering and automate analyst work throughout the life cycle.

Idaho Looking at organizational changes.

Illinois Uses project management with good management control; has methodology and communications standards that show planning and overall state direction.

Indiana Nothing particularly different beyond standard project management but there is a formal overview monthly with data processing oversight commission as well as any internal review processes.

Iowa Standard project management with management reviews.

Kansas For large projects, requirements are that a sufficient number of state employees retain knowledge, agency input, set dollar amounts based on consultant deliverables that changes stay within budget, and that all branches are kept informed. Develop audit standards and future project oversight by KIRC.

Kentucky The Dept. of Information Systems is addressing the subject problems by upgrading programming languages to decrease development time. Project management, control and scheduling will be accomplished through the use of the MicroMan package from POC-IT. Projects are currently being estimated using the CA ESTIMACS too. Standards are currently being developed for the use of these products.

Louisiana Louisiana does not have a central data processing control entity. The major departments have their own data processing sections which operate autonomously. While some of these departments have adopted their own methodologies, there are no statewide standards or procedures.

Maine Use guide methodology. Has a set of development standards/guidelines/

recommendations.

Maryland Creation of Office of Information Technology and Chief of Information Technology who reviews and monitors major projects quarterly. From the beginning, complex and/or large projects require a full-time project manager who has skills in information technology and the program area of what the project is trying to do (finance, social services, etc.).

Massachusetts Requires job plans for all its IT bond projects as well as quarterly reports to its IT oversight agency (OMIS). Each project is funded incrementally based upon the status of its