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IT transition reaches midpoint

ITD Director Dave Ekern recently provided an assessment of the department’s Information Technology Transition as it reached the midpoint in development and implementation.

Progress thus far has been significant, he said in a report to division administrators, system improvement team leaders, district engineers and section heads. He challenged ITD leadership to continue the momentum by revising their Systems Investment Plans, projecting needs and direction for the next three to five years and by engaging in detailed discussions of the transition process at a March 21 leadership workshop.

A checklist of accomplishments since the transformation process began 18 months ago reveals significant strides in making ITD’s information technology system a model for the 21st century.

  • Liza Fox was appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and recently completed the reorganization the department’s Corporate Information Technology (CIT) services
  • The department approved a new, comprehensive Information Strategy Plan (ISP) outlining high-priority IT initiatives and focusing IT resources for FY06-07.
  • Initiated another round of technology investment planning for the FY07-08 budget cycles based on the priorities established in the aforementioned ISP. Responsibilities for managing the Technology Investment Program (TIP) have been successfully transferred to the Division of Planning. This process closely resembles the Department’s STIP process and, for specific projects, takes advantage of STIP funding mechanisms.
  • A new Enterprise Architecture Group was established in CIT and is currently staffed with a Group Manager, three staff and five contractor Architects.
  • New governance processes encompassing IT planning, investment, project delivery and IT operations have been defined and are currently being rolled out.
    The Information Technology Leadership Team (ITLT), composed of Charles Rountree, Deputy Director; Susan Simmons, Administrative Services Administrator; Larry Falkner, Public Transportation Administrator; and Liza Fox, CTO; oversees the process.
  • Major System Transition Plans were prepared for each of the department’s six major systems. These plans documented system improvement and replacement roadmaps. The Transition Plan owners then met with the Transition Leadership Team and Director Ekern to further clarify and focus these plans.
Ekern emphasized the need to continuously communicate major system-related activities to Corporate Information Technology and to share IT strategies with those responsible for maintaining long-range system plans.

ITD’s information technology transition was launched to:

  • Simplify IT services and information delivery from the customer’s perspective
  • Make technology decisions that enable business decisions
  • Promote partnerships within ITD, and with federal, state and local agencies
  • Manage technology from a statewide and integrated perspective
  • Exploit “value-added” private sector relationships
  • Exploit new technology opportunities
  • Provide ITD workforce with modern, mission critical IT skills

Published 2-24-06