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Requested to undertake a review to Strengthen E-Government May 2008 Review identified areas for improvement in the application & monitoring processes and the approach to project management Recommendations were made based on Best Practices in ICT Project Management
The Project Management Institute’s (PMI) global standards for project management is a collection of processes and knowledge areas generally accepted as best practice within the project management discipline. PMI standards presents all the project processes required to develop a complete plan, from activity definition to activity sequencing to risk planning, and offers instruction in those skills so that they can be applied throughout the life cycle. PMI recognises 5 basic process groups and 9 knowledge areas typical of almost all projects. The five basic process groups are: Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring and Controlling Closing The nine knowledge areas are: Project Integration Management Project Scope Management Project Time Management Project Cost Management Project Quality Management Project Human Resource Management Project Communications Management Project Risk Management Project Procurement Management Each knowledge area contains some or all of the project management processes.
The reengineering of the e-Government Fund took into account the five critical process areas of project management and prescribed guidelines and forms to improve management processes within these areas. Initiating – the e-Gov Fund recognizes that agencies require assistance to initiate their ICT projects. In line with this a 10% fund has been allocated to fund
The following types of changes require prior approval by the CICT: Changes in the scope, design, deliverables, and price updating, among other things that increase total project cost by at least 10 percent. Changes that involve an extension of the project beyond 12 months. The following types of changes require prior submission to the CICT for notation or information: Changes in the design and price updating, among other things, that increase total project cost by less than 10 percent Changes that involve an extension of the project less than 12 months Changes in project management not otherwise requiring CICT approval. OUTSOURCING Subject to the requirements of Republic Act No. 9184, projects to be funded shall employ outsourcing to the private sector , including but not limited to outsourcing of data center facilities, as a preferred strategy unless the proponent agency can establish that alternative strategies are more beneficial to government.
The Project Monitoring and Quality Assurance Program helps to ensure the effective and efficient utilization of e-Government funds. Monitoring and Quality Assurance of project management will help ensure costs are managed and resources are used to their maximum potential. Governance structure for M&QA The Monitoring and Quality Assurance Controller resides in the e-government Fund Management Office (EGFMO) and provides control of the entire, project Monitoring and Quality Assurance program. Monitoring and Quality Assurance controller responsibilities include: Selection and appointment of all Monitoring and Quality Assurance managers to the various e-Government Fund projects. Management of Monitoring and Quality Assurance managers to ensure compliance with the policies, procedures, and processes. The Monitoring and Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the following: Accurate reporting on the general status of the project Accurate reporting on the financial status of the project Adherence to the high-level work plan for the project The attainment of on-time and on-budget milestones or benchmarks The completion of the project and the realization of the expected business goals Assessing quality of processes and products