Strategic Planning

Identification of a governmental entity's information technology (IT) needs and development of a plan for addressing said needs through cost-effective solutions.  Goals, objectives and priorities should drive the strategic plan. The strategic plan will address, but not be limited to, the following:
Documentation of information technology needs
Strategic direction
Technical architectures and technology enablers required in the future to meet the future strategic direction
Specific IT projects (new systems, enhancements to current systems, etc.) to be initiated in support of the strategic plan
Prioritization of IT projects by each year of the plan period
Anticipated hardware requirements
Anticipated software requirements
Anticipated resource requirements (in-house and external)
Funding requirements
Assistance in determining best use of electronic government capabilities, including government to government(G2G), government to business (G2B), and government to citizen (G2C)functions.

Feasibility and Alternative Solutions

Assistance in determining whether to proceed with an IT project and which solution to pursue when multiple solutions are available. Activities may include, but are not limited to: problem identification and definition, identification and analysis of alternative solutions (including risk analysis and cost benefit analysis), and recommendation of solution to be implemented.

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