2006 Utah Code - 63F-1-104 — Purposes.

     63F-1-104.   Purposes.
     The department shall:
     (1) lead state executive branch agency efforts to reengineer the state's information technology architecture with the goal of coordinating central and individual agency information technology in a manner that:
     (a) ensures compliance with the executive branch agency strategic plan; and
     (b) ensures that cost-effective, efficient information and communication systems and resources are being used by agencies to:
     (i) reduce data, hardware, and software redundancy;
     (ii) improve system interoperability and data accessibility between agencies; and
     (iii) meet the agency's and user's business and service needs;
     (2) (a) coordinate an executive branch strategic plan for all agencies;
     (b) identify best practices from agencies and other public and private sector entities; and
     (c) develop and implement processes to replicate information technology best practices and standards throughout the executive branch;
     (3) oversee the expanded use and implementation of project and contract management principles as they relate to information technology projects within the executive branch;
     (4) serve as general contractor between the state's information technology users and private sector providers of information technology products and services;
     (5) work toward building stronger partnering relationships with providers;
     (6) develop service level agreements with executive branch departments and agencies to ensure quality products and services are delivered on schedule and within budget;
     (7) develop standards for application development including a standard methodology and cost-benefit analysis that all agencies shall utilize for application development activities;
     (8) determine and implement statewide efforts to standardize data elements and determine data ownership assignments among executive branch agencies;
     (9) develop systems and methodologies to review, evaluate, and prioritize existing information technology projects within the executive branch and report to the governor and the commission on a semiannual basis regarding the status of information technology projects; and
     (10) assist the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget with the development of information technology budgets for agencies.

Enacted by Chapter 169, 2005 General Session