4: IT Capital Planning & Investment Control (CPIC)

Improve the planning, execution and management of IT investments.

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The goal of Capital Planning is to improve the planning, execution and management of IT investments. The overall process for Capital Planning is defined in the Department of the Interior Capital Planning and Investment Control Guide. The process defined in this guide is a circular flow through five sequential phases. These phases are represented in the diagram below.Activities supporting the Capital Planning Focus Area are closely tied to activities in the Enterprise Architecture Focus Area. Capital Planning defines a process for reviewing, approving and monitoring investments. Enterprise Architecture ensures that the investments being made are not redundant and that they support mission goals.At quarterly points during the ongoing CPIC portfolio management process, the Departmental IRB reviews the status of ongoing projects to make portfolio management decisions. This year, the IRB adopted Management Objectives and Business Priorities criteria identified below to make “smarter” recommendations on the viability and prioritization of proposed initiatives; prevent duplicate investments; and leverage shared solutions, where appropriate. Management Objectives - Criteria to evaluate investments in the CPIC Process: Implement legal and judicial mandates. Respond to internal and executive mandates. Obtain positive return on investments. Improve performance (showing links to DOI Strategic Plan and bureau performance goals, avoiding duplication, managing risk, improving efficiency, achieving specific objectives) .Business Priorities - The second tier of management guidance for portfolio decisions: Enterprise projects. Projects on schedule, within costs, meeting expectations (evaluated through control reviews). Projects that are consistent with blueprints. Management objectives and business priorities provide general guidance. E-Gov team managers weigh these factors in addition to other considerations in making investment recommendations.Progress in the Capital Planning focus area is tracked using the GAO IT Investment Management (ITIM) Framework.

Objective(s):

1: GAO ITIM Level 2

2: IT Investment Control

3: CPIC Process

4: GAO ITIM Level 3

5: GAO ITIM Level 4

6: GAO ITIM Level 5

7: CPIC Synchronization with EA and Security

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