5: Bright People
Recruit, develop, and retain the best and brightest people for the Department’s Information Technology workforce while ensuring
effective management of IT Projects to successfully maximize the government’s investment.
Other Information:
DOE recognizes the strategic management challenge required to hire and retain a highly skilled IT workforce and is working
to address the criticality of strengthening human capital as a driver for organizational effectiveness. The PMA has identified
a specific human-capital initiative that is directed toward aligning a professional workforce in support of a Department’s
mission, goals, and strategies. DOE has developed recruitment requirements to focus efforts on identifying qualified candidates
who are easily able to adapt to changes brought about by new technologies. In addition, initiatives have been implemented
that focus on maximizing employee performance by instituting development programs and enrichment opportunities that motivate
and inspire employees. DOE has already made significant progress in the area of human capital with the implementation of the
Corporate Human Resource Information System (CHRIS) and the integration of the DOE Jobs Online application process with the
Office of Personnel Management’s USAJOBS website. DOE will continuously strive to maintain a high-performing workforce through
enrichment opportunities, comprehensive training programs, leadership development, and an open culture that promotes the sharing
of intellectual capital and demonstrates high standards of integrity for employees. Because of competitive sourcing and constantly
emerging technologies, a workforce must be maintained that is both easily adaptable and highly skilled in mission critical
competencies. Technology investments provide DOE with the necessary means to achieve its five strategic goals as well as those
goals identified in the PMA. However, as with any type of investment, the success of IT investments requires thorough planning
and effective management throughout the investment life cycle. Currently, the Department evaluates the business cases on their
baseline goals each year to ensure that milestones and costs are accurately planned and documented. Subsequent to the evaluation
of planned baseline goals, DOE has implemented a quarterly review process that evaluates investments on their ability to achieve
the planned cost, schedule, and performance goals that were established in the business cases. This review process is facilitated
by the OCIO, and the Department’s IT Council is responsible for the final investment evaluations each quarter. DOE will continue
to mature its methodologies for ensuring effective IT project performance by implementing standardized processes for developing
and evaluating baseline goals for investments, as well as enhancing the quarterly review process for assessing the achievement
of those goals. This effort will provide more stringent reporting requirements and evaluation criteria to ensure that each
Program Office is accurately reporting their baseline goals and performing regular reviews of their investments.
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