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Indiana's Plans to Change the Mindset on Large-Scale IT

CIO Dewand Neely is standing up new processes that cast the state’s big technology projects as investments.

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Indiana CIO Dewand Neely
When it comes to big technology upgrades, it can be challenging to translate the expected benefits to policymakers. In Indiana, aligning with the policy priorities of Gov. Eric Holcomb, CIO Dewand Neely is working in partnership with the state's Office of Management and Budget to ensure that large-scale IT initiatives are delivering the expected return on investment.

As Neely explained at last month's National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) midyear conference, their intention is to reconfigure processes so that tech deployments are evaluated more like investments, where business objectives are truly understood, thorough vetting ensures that resources are as well-managed as possible, and expectations are met or exceeded.

"We're working very diligently to stand up a process and a whole architecture around that," Neely said. 


 

Noelle Knell is the executive editor for e.Republic, responsible for setting the overall direction for e.Republic’s editorial platforms, including Government Technology, Governing, Industry Insider, Emergency Management and the Center for Digital Education. She has been with e.Republic since 2011, and has decades of writing, editing and leadership experience. A California native, Noelle has worked in both state and local government, and is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with majors in political science and American history.