Technical Evolution Guide Resources
This consolidated list of resources can be applied to perform Planning and Managing the Technical Evolution activities. The date reflects the last time the item was changed.
| Consolidated Guidance: Forming the IT Evolution Management Team Guidelines on forming the Evolution Management Team, describing their authorities, and defining Core and Extended Team member roles. 02-01-02 |
| Template: Estimate of the Situation (EoS) Template for an Estimate of the Situation. 02-01-02 |
| Sample: SACWIS Estimate of the Situation (EoS) An example of a SACWIS project's EoS. 02-01-02 |
| Work Aid: Sample Estimate of the Situation (EoS) Questions Questions that could be used for gathering EoS information from stakeholders. 02-01-02 |
| External Website: WinWin Negotiation Tool From the University of Southern California, this distributed groupware negotiation tool is designed to assist an organization in reaching agreement on a set of goals. 02-01-02 |
| Example: Risk Management Plan Example of a Risk Management Plan that defines a specific risk analysis and management process. 02-01-02 |
| Work Aid: Risk Identification Questionnaire A set of questions that can be asked about an IT initiative that will aid in the development of a list of risks. 02-01-02 |
| Work Aid: Risk Spreadsheet This spreadsheet is used with the Risk Management Plan. The purpose is to determine the probability, consequence, and risk exposure of the initiatives risks. 02-01-02 |
| External Website: Risk Radar This is a tool developed and supported by the Software Program Managers Network. This tool can be used to identify and analyze risks. (The URL for this website is included in the Planning and Management Resources document) 02-01-02 |
| External Website: Risk Trak This is a tool that is sold by Risk Services & Technology. This tool assists the team in identifying and analyzing risks. (The URL for this website is included in the Planning and Management Resources document) 02-01-02 |
| Source Material: Risk Management Resources Dr. Robert Charette and Dr. Barry Boehm are authors of two classic books on the subject of Risk Management. (The information for these books is included in the Planning and Management Resources document) 02-01-02 |
| Outline: IT Evolution Plan This is an annotated table of contents for a typical IT Evolution Plan. 02-01-02 |
| Consolidated Links: Planning and Management List of applicable Web resources for the planning and management guides. 02-01-02 |
| The Federal Perspective: Requirements for IT Planning A brief overview of Federal requirements related to planning, and also developing, modifying, or replacing an information system. 05-05-01 |
| Guidelines: Development of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Lists the steps in the development of either an activity-based WBS or a work product-based WBS. 02-01-02 |
| Sample: Software Estimation Procedure A sample procedure for the estimation of the labor and cost of new software. 02-01-02 |
| Template: Outline of a Measurement Plan Outline for a measurement plan that could be used for either the IT Evolution Plan, a specific Plateau Plan, or a Project Plan. 02-01-02 |
| Template: Project Charters Template for developing the charters for projects covered by the IT Evolution Plan. 02-01-02 |
| Consolidated Guidance: Earned Value Methods Overview of the techniques for computing earned value, with strengths and weaknesses of each method. 02-01-02 |
| Planning Advance Planning Documents for State Systems (The URL for this website is included in the Planning and Management Resources document) 02-01-02 |
| External Website: Cost/Benefit Analysis of State Systems (The URL for this website is Included in the Planning and Management Resources document) 02-01-02 |
| Template: Contracting Scorecard Describes background of the contracting scorecard approach and identifies a tailorable list of common factors applied to the contracting scorecard. 02-01-02 |