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Information Technology

Pooled Technology Program Funding -- Fiscal Year 2004

Criteria for Evaluating Projects
Ranking Criteria Maximum Points

Section I: Proposal

Statutory or Other Requirements
If the answer to these criteria is "no," the point value is zero (0). Depending upon how directly a qualifying project or expenditure may relate to a particular requirement (federal mandate, state mandate, health-safety-security issue, or compliance with an enterprise technology standard), or satisfies more than one requirement (e.g. it is mandated by state and federal law and fulfills a health and safety mandate), 1-15 points awarded.		 15
Customer Service Improvements
  • Minimally improves customer service (0-5 points).
  • Moderately improves customer service (6-10 points).
  • Significantly improves customer service (11-15 points).
 15
Impact on Iowa's Citizens
  • Minimally directly impacts Iowa citizens (0-3 points).
  • Moderately directly impacts Iowa citizens (4-6 points).
  • Significantly directly impacts Iowa citizens (7-10 points).
 10
Process Reengineering
  • Minimal use of information technology to reengineer government processes (0-3 points).
  • Moderate use of information technology to reengineer government processes (4-6 points).
  • Significant use of information technology to reengineer government processes (7-10).
10
Project Participants
  • One agency (0-3 points).
  • Multiple agencies or levels of government (4-6 points).
  • State government enterprise (7-10 points).
 10
Risk - Technical Risk
  • High Overall Risk, Low Chance of Success (0-2 points).
  • Moderate Overall Risk, M0derate Chance of Success (3-4 points).
  • Low Overall Risk, High Chance of Success (5 points).
 5
Risk - Programmatic (Business) Risk
  • High Overall Risk, Low Chance of Success (0-2 points).
  • Moderate Overall Risk, Moderate Chance of Success (3 -4 points).
  • Low Overall Risk, High Chance of Success (5 points).
 5
Requestor Experience and Past Results
  • Minimal success (0-2 points).
  • Usually successful (3-4 points).
  • Almost always successful (5 points).

This criteria involves rating the extent to which previous projects have successfully achieved their objectives e.g. on time, on budget, minimal implementation problems, positive programmatic impact, partnering with other agencies, and impact on other agencies.

 5
Funding Requirements
  • This is the first year of a multi-year project / expenditure or project / expenditure duration is one year (0-5 points).
  • The project / expenditure is of a multi-year nature and each annual component produces a definable and stand-alone outcome, result or product (2-8 points).
  • This is beyond the first year of a multi-year project / expenditure (6-10 points).

The last part of this criteria involves rating the extent to which a project or expenditure is at an advanced stage of implementation and termination of the project / expenditure would waste previously invested resources.

10
Source of Funds (Pooled Technology Funds Only)
  • 0% (0 points)
  • 1%-12% (1 point)
  • 13%-25% (2 points)
  • 25%-38% (3 points)
  • 39%-50% (4 points)
  • Over 50% (5 points)
 5

Section II: Financial Analysis

Project Budget Table
  • Generates 0% annual return on investment (0 points)
  • Generates 1-3% annual return on investment (1 point)
  • Generates 4-6% annual return on investment (2 points)
  • Generates 7-10% annual return on investment (3 points)
  • Generates 11-15% annual return on investment (4 points)
  • Generates 16-20% annual return on investment (5 points)
  • Generates 21-25% annual return on investment (6 points)
  • Generates 26-44% annual return on investment (7 points)
  • Generates 45-63% annual return on investment (8 points)
  • Generates 64-82% annual return on investment (9 points)
  • Generates over 83% annual return on investment (10 points)

Note: For projects where no State Government Benefit, Citizen Benefit, or Opportunity Value or Risk/Loss Avoidance Benefit is created due to the nature of the project, the Benefit/Cost Ratio and Return on Investment values are set to Zero.

 10

Maximum Possible Points:

 100