"This executive order has the potential to save millions of taxpayer dollars," Rell said. "State agencies will now be employing best practices used extensively across the private sector. This will help to ensure that our information systems meet the state's business requirements, while being developed on time and within budget. Now more than ever, state government must achieve cost savings whenever and wherever possible.
"What we are doing is adding a new discipline to our IT planning efforts," continued Rell. "Making certain that our information systems deliver within established costs and timelines will help us better manage the risks inherent in large projects. Managing those risks will in turn maximize taxpayer dollars in building and deploying safe, secure and reliable information systems."
Requirements
Agencies will be required to use the SDM for all IT projects. A new project review process will be applied to those in excess of $1 million, requiring more than six months work effort and/or having an enterprise impact. The methodology will be fully deployed no later than September 2008.
