63F-1-504 - Duties of the division.
63F-1-504. Duties of the division.
The division shall:
(1) establish standards for the information technology needs of a collection of executivebranch agencies or programs that share common characteristics relative to the types ofstakeholders they serve, including:
(a) project management;
(b) application development; and
(c) procurement;
(2) provide oversight of information technology standards that impact multiple executivebranch agency information technology services, assets, or functions to:
(a) control costs;
(b) ensure business value to a project;
(c) maximize resources;
(d) ensure the uniform application of best practices; and
(e) avoid duplication of resources;
(3) in accordance with Section 63F-1-204, provide the chief information officer a writtenanalysis of any agency information technology plan provided to the division, which shall include:
(a) a review of whether the agency's technology projects impact multiple agencies and ifso, whether the information technology projects are appropriately designed and developed;
(b) an assessment of whether the agency plan complies with the state informationarchitecture; and
(c) an assessment of whether the information technology projects included in the agencyplan comply with policies, procedures, and rules adopted by the department to ensure that:
(i) information technology projects are phased in;
(ii) funding is released in phases;
(iii) an agency's authority to proceed to the next phase of an information technologyproject is contingent upon the successful completion of the prior phase; and
(iv) one or more specific deliverables is identified for each phase of a technology project;
(4) establish a system of accountability to user agencies through the use of serviceagreements;
(5) each year, provide the chief information officer and the commission withperformance measures used by the division to measure the quality of services delivered by thedivision and results of those measures; and
(6) establish administrative rules in accordance with Section 63F-1-206 and as requiredby Section 63F-1-506.
Enacted by Chapter 169, 2005 General Session