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Information Technology Projects

Legislative Audit Bureau

October 2007

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Executive Branch Agencies and IT Projects Reviewed

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Large, High-Risk, Ongoing Projects

22 projects, as of July 1, 2006

– Each has costs of $1.0 million or more

Total projected costs of $186.4 million

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Projected Costs of Large, High-Risk, Ongoing Projects

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Case Study Projects

DOT: Registration and Titling System

DOR: Sales and Use Tax Software

DWD: SUITES

DWD: EnABLES

DOA: Server Consolidation; E-mail Consolidation; and IBIS

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Recommendations for DOA

Collaboration with executive branch agencies;

Enhanced project monitoring; and,

Policies and procedures to guide the use of master lease financing for IT projects.

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Recommendation to the Legislature

To enhance oversight of large, high-risk executive branch IT projects, consider reactivating:

the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology

the Information Technology Management Board

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Information Technology Projects

Legislative Audit Bureau

October 2007