Getting Government IT Portfolio Management to Work
14 November 2006
IT portfolio management (ITPM) has proved successful in commercial and public sectors at helping with IT investment selection and control. It provides clarity to managers and executives on the role of IT in helping them achieve desired business results and offers a process for evaluating, prioritizing and considering business impact trade-offs among a vast menu of projects competing for a finite amount of funding. Governments worldwide have adopted specific policies and funding guidelines embracing portfolio management approaches. ITPM offers governments opportunities to strengthen IT spending decisions, but significant hurdles must be addressed to maximize its utility and ensure that it is more than a paper compliance drill.
Topics Discussed Gartner analysts discussed with participants the following topics:
What is the value proposition for using IT portfolio management in government?
What are the biggest challenges in government implementations, and how can you address these?
Where are implementations that can be used for lessons learned?
What should you consider when choosing an IT portfolio management software tool?
