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OMB Memo Implementing PortfolioStat

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies – Implementing PortfolioStat, March 30, 2012 – Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer

  • “PortfolioStat will be a new tool that agencies use to assess the current maturity of their IT portfolio management process, make decisions on eliminating duplication, augment current CIOled capital planning and investment control processes, and move to shared solutions in order to maximize the return on IT investments across the portfolio. While TechStat examines IT performance at the specific project or investment-level, PortfolioStat examines the portfolio as a whole and draws on the agency’s enterprise architecture to help identify and eliminate areas of duplication and waste. POlifolioStat will help implement the Shared First initiative and the requirements set forth in the Executive Order 13589 (Promoting Efficient Spending),6 which targets employee IT devices as a primary area for eliminating waste and duplication. This effort should also assist agencies in meeting the targets and requirements under other initiatives, such as Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), the Cloud Computing Initiative, and the draft IT Shared Services Strategy. CIOs, CFOs, and CAOs must support the PortfolioStat process by providing the necessary data and analysis, attending the PortfolioStat meeting, and support all decisions made through the process. This is necessary so that the portfolio-wide review results in concrete actions to maximize the investment in mission and support IT, consolidate the acquisition and management of commodity IT, reduce duplication, and eliminate waste.”
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