Linking IT projects to agency goals and objectives increases the likelihood that results will contribute to agency accomplishments. Accordingly, this linkage improves an agency's ability to measure the contribution of IT projects to mission accomplishments.
Accomplishments are positive results that achieve an organization's goals and objectives.
To establish clear linkage, strategic plans need to define specific business goals and objectives and incorporate IT as a strategic resource. The GPRA requires executive agencies to develop strategic plans and performance measures for major programs. An SBU is an internal organization that has a mission and customers distinct from other segments of the enterprise. Processing disability claim requests, launching satellites, or maintaining military aircraft are examples of SBUs. As important as strategic plans can be, they often are forgotten soon after prepared because they don't translate well into action.