Individual environments are unique, and the greatest value of the TCO is within your own context. The misperception is that the TCO is time-consuming. Chuck Tyger completed most of the TCO for the Electronic Government Implementation Division, which has approximately 20 seats, in less than half a day. Larger, more complex agencies, like Department of Information Technology, will have to invest more time. The TCO guidelines will be modified to reflect the discussion, and presented to the COTS Executive Committee at the January 8 meeting.
Risk management is a core component of project management.
The eProcurement project is moving into the risk management reporting structure. The Electronic Government Implementation Division is providing project management intervention services for a number of agency projects, and uses these risk management tools the Electronic Government Implementation Division adapted from the software industry. Adopting an eGovernment Approach Discussion Mike O'Neil, formerly of the Department of Social Services, has resigned from COTS and left state government. The current vacancies lean to the business side, rather than the IT side. The Committee will review the upcoming vacancies and the enabling legislation, then discuss how best to fill the positions at its next meeting.