Contact Us Search PI Consulting In-House Training Research Events About Us Home
IT Business Case Reviews & Consultations!
Expert feedback on your existing business case from evaluators with a mastery of OMB guidance and IT justifications.
Training in OMB Business Case Guidance!
Hands-on instruction in applying a framework for developing and refining an IT business case and budget justification.
November 12-13, 2003 - Performance Institute- Arlington
Course Agenda
   
Day 1: November 12, 2003
 
The Performance Institute will kick-off the session with an introduction to OMB Circular A-11 and exhibit 300s: including the purpose of building business cases, who/when must submit, etc. Discussions will be held with the group to determine their current levels of understanding, particular issues/areas of interest, and their expectations from the course.
 
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
8:00 Update on OMB Directives and Developments
 

• President’s Management Agenda
• Citizen-Centered e-Government

  Lauren Uherl, OMB
 


9:00 Performance Measures as a Strategic Tool for Government IT
 

• Discover Why Performance Measures are Important to IT Initiatives
• Utilize Performance Measures in Assessing Government IT
• Develop Performance Measures to Align IT Goals with Agency Strategic Mission

  Michael Bitterman, ITPMG
   
10:00 Break
   
10:15 Starting the Exhibit 300 Process
 

• NIST Security Assessment Results
• Enterprise Architecture.
• Agency Strategic Plan
• Agency Strategic IT Plan
• Project and Funding Plans
• GPEA Plan
• OMB Documentation and Guidance

  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
11:15 Break
   
11:30 Starting the Exhibit 300 Process (Cont.)
  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
12:30 Luncheon
   
1:30 Content Session: General Overview of All Elements in Part I of the
Exhibit 300 Process
  • Project Description
• Justification
• Performance Goals and Measures
• Program Management
• Alternatives Analysis
• Risk Inventory and Assessment
• Acquisition Strategy
• Project and Funding Plan
  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
2:30 Break
   
2:45 Content Session: General Overview of All Elements in Part II of the Exhibit 300 Process
  • Enterprise Architecture
• Security and Privacy
• Government Paperwork Reduction Act
  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
4:00 Adjourn
   
   
Day 2: November 13, 2003
   
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
 

 

   
8:00 Review of Prior Successes and Best Practice Business Cases
  • Analyze Components of a Successful Exhibit 300
• Understand the Logistics Behind Executing a Successful Exhibit 300
• Incorporate Key Hidden Requirements
  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
9:00 Break
   
9:15

Review of Prior Successes and Best Practice Business Cases (Cont.)

   
10:15 Break
   
10:30 OMB Proposed Changes for FY 05
  • Understand why OMB is Changing Exhibit 300 Requirements
• Implement Strategies to Achieve a Score of 4 or 5 on Exhibit 300 Submissions
• Master Methods to Handle New Expectations and Criteria
  John Keane, Fujitsu
   
12:00 Lunch
   
1:00 IT Risk Management
  • Architecture and Standards Management
• Information Management
• Risk Assessment and Evaluation
  David Shearer, Department of the Interior
   
2:30 Adjourn

Or by calling us at
703-894-0481
Venue

The conference will be held at the Performance Institute in Arlington, Va, just one block east of the Courthouse Metro stop on the Orange Line. A public parking garage is located inside the building. Continental breakfasts and catered lunches will be provided for all delegates.

The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600
Arlington, Virginia 22201

Tuition

Fees for attendance at Building Better IT Business Cases in Government:

Conference $895
Group Discounts
Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling Geoff Eisenberg at 703-894-0481, or emailing him at [email protected].