In 2006 legislation (SB063) was passed that defined major automation system development projects and required OIT to certify that these projects were in compliance with project management best practices prior to funding approval.
An IT project meeting any of the following criteria would be considered major and would need to be certified by OIT:
- The project cost is five million dollars or greater, regardless of funding source.
- The project development or acquisition timeline spans multiple fiscal years.
- The project spans state agencies or government jurisdictions or is considered an enterprise-level project.
- The project has high public visibility.
- The project is a recovery from a failed project.
- The project has been designated by the Governor, the State Chief Information Officer, or the State Chief Information Security Officer.
- OIT may apply a standard risk assessment to determine if the project represents a risk not fully identified in the assessment process. Any project with a sufficiently high risk profile may also be certified.
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