Terms obvious to most IT planning personnel have been excluded. A plan that is under development by the agency but has not been submitted for plan approval. A revision to existing database or information system that adds one or more new features or functions. The total cost of an IT project including internal and external labor costs and product costs including network and telecommunications infrastructure costs, training costs. An existing IT investment that is currently functioning to service the needs of an agency and may require ongoing resources to maintain and operate.
Examples are most of the ongoing database and information systems maintained by state agencies.
Major upgrades or enhancements should be handled as a specific IT project that references the IT system being enhanced or updated. An IT project that has not yet been funded or approved by the appropriate authorities. A project's life cycle also ends if at any time prior to deployment it is cancelled. The approved tool for agencies to use in assessing risks and potential benefits of IT projects. A significant enhancement would include new development activities associated with an existing system.