Hud Policy For Information Technology Management Handbook - U.s. Department Of Housing And Urban Development - 2011 Page 5

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HUD Policy for Information Technology Management
5. Implement a decision-making process, in accordance with governance policies, that
appropriately balances investment benefits, costs, risks, and business priorities
6. Monitor IT project performance by measuring actual achievement of cost, schedule, and
performance milestones against approved performance measurement baselines and by
measuring the return on investment over the full Project Planning and Management (PPM) Life
Cycle
7. Support timely and effective monitoring and reporting of initiatives’ performance to established
management and governance structures
Performance measures will be crafted for these indicators so that HUD management can demonstrate
the benefits of the ITM Framework.
3. Scope
This policy applies to all HUD employees and contractors who use and work with HUD’s IT portfolio,
investments, and projects.
2
This policy does not apply to those IT projects related to GInnie Mae’s secondary mortgage activities
.
4. Policy
This policy mandates the use of the ITM Framework as the foundation for the overall management of IT
investments at HUD. The elements of the ITM Framework are based on Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) guidance and best practices. This policy
requires that:
1. All HUD activities that involve planning, acquisition, management, and use of IT capital assets be
conducted in accordance with the ITM Framework
2. All HUD IT stakeholders manage their IT assets in accordance with the ITM Framework
5. Overview of the HUD IT Management Framework
The ITM Framework is based on the “Architect, Invest, Implement” approach endorsed by OMB for
effective management of IT resources (Figure 1). The ITM Framework addresses the organizational
structures, processes, roles and responsibilities, and guidelines for HUD’s adherence to Federal IT
management laws and directives and for the effective management of the IT capital investments in
HUD’s IT portfolio. All HUD IT investments follow the ITM Framework.
The HUD ITM Framework employs a three-level view of HUD IT management responsibilities:
Portfolio Level. HUD’s IT portfolio comprises all IT investments, both existing and in
development. The HUD portfolio is the enterprise-wide view of the history and future of HUD IT
investments. Key ITM activities at this level are environmental scanning for new industry and
Federal government developments, continuous technical and program-focused portfolio
2
Title III, Sec 309 of the National Housing Act exempts all systems that are leased, owned, or operated for or on
behalf of Ginnie Mae.
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