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Information Technology

Pooled Technology Program Funding -- Fiscal Year 2003

Criteria for Evaluating Projects


Ranking Criteria
Maximum Points

Are there statutory or other requirements mandating the proposed IT project? 15

Will the IT project improve customer service? 15

Does the IT project have a direct impact on Iowa's citizens? 10

Does the IT project provide a sufficient tangible and/or intangible return on investment? 10

Does the IT project make use of information technology and its practical application in reengineering traditional government processes consistent with the goals and objectives of the state's strategic plans? 10

What are the risks associated with the IT project? Such risks may include those internal and external to state government, the risk of doing an IT project, the risk of not doing an IT project, and the risks associated with changing technologies, potential cost overruns, and changing citizen demands and needs. 10

Is this funding required to continue an IT project that was begun prior to the year funding is being requested for and does it have proven past performance? Is the funding part of a multi-year strategy? 10

Will the IT project be for only one agency, multiple agencies, or the state government enterprise? 10

Has the applicant maximized their own and other resources in the IT project? Is alternative funding unavailable for this IT project? 5

What is the credibility of the requester based on past performance on other IT projects? 5

Maximum Possible Points:

100