5 FAM 1030
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) TACTICAL PLANNING
(CT:IM-309; 10-26-2023)
(Office of Origin: IRM/BMP/SPB/SPD)
5 FAM 1031 GENERAL POLICY
(CT:IM-123; 11-16-2011)
a. IRM/BMP/SPO (Information Resource Management/Business Management and Planning/Strategic Planning Office) conducts IT tactical planning at the department level. Tactical planning develops the roadmap for achieving the IT Strategic Plan (ITSP) and reviews annually the IT modernization initiatives for:
(1) Alignment with implementation schedules,
(2) Budgetary decision support, and
(3) Alignment with strategic goals.
b. The Strategic Planning Division (IRM/BMP/SPO/SPD) develops the Department's IT Tactical Plan (ITTP), and coordinates it with the Department's strategic planning activities, including the National Security Strategy, Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, the IT Strategic Plan, and the Department's Strategic Plan.
c. IRM/BMP/SPO/SPD revises the IT Tactical Plan (ITTP) annually in order to guide the implementation of the IT Strategic Plan (ITSP). IRM/BMP/SPO will provide quarterly reports to the E-Government Program Board updating the status of the ITTP and health of the IT capital investment projects.
d. To develop the IT Tactical Plan, IRM/BMP/SPO collects, analyzes, and integrates project data. To uncover gaps, duplications, and inconsistencies among projects, IRM/BMP/SPO assesses the capabilities, products, and services to be provided by each project. IRM/BMP/SPO identifies inter-project dependencies by analyzing the project schedule, the phases of the life cycle that have been initiated, phases that have been completed, and the schedule for the next phases. IRM/BMP/SPO ensures that activities are compliant with applicable risk assessment and risk management NIST guidelines. Project-phase deliverables are used as evidence of progress toward project milestones.
e. During the course of processing and analyzing project data for the IT Tactical Plan, IRM/BMP/SPO briefs senior managers on the issues that affect the funding and prioritization of the IT Portfolio and supporting activities such as governance, training and workforce planning.
f. IRM/BMP/SPO contacts the project managers to solicit project data for the IT Tactical Plan.
5 FAM 1032 THROUGH 1039 UNASSIGNED
(CT:IM-119; 09-22-2011)