XLC Roles
Business Owner (BO)
- Executive in charge of organization
- Primary customer and advocate for IT project
- Identifies business needs and performance measures to be satisfied by IT project
- Funds IT project
- Establishes and approves changes to cost, schedule and performance goals
- Validates that the IT project meets business requirements
Contractors and Third Parties
- Contractors / third parties may be used for development of review artifacts and other required materials. For example, an Infrastructure Support Contractor.
- The XLC recommends use of certified vendors with at least Capability Maturity Model Integration level 3 assessment and ISO 9000 certification.
- Other certification may be relevant depending on project and content.
Division of Information Technology Governance (DITG)
- CMS organizational unit responsible for IT governance
- Assists Business Owner in the successful navigation of the XLC
- Facilitates the intake of IT project requests
- Advises business owners and technical staff on navigation of the XLC
- Approves Project Process Agreements
Environment Owner
- Provides CMS’ integration, test, and evaluation center for new applications prior to implementation within its enterprise data center.
Executive Steering Committee (ESC)
- Reviews and recommends IT investments
- Prioritizes the IT projects
- Approves cost, schedule, and performance baselines for IT projects
- Reviews status of IT projects
Guidance Officer (GO)
- Jointly assess project’s complexity with Business Owner
- Leverages Systems Engineering standards
- Works jointly with BO to:
- Develop required documents
- Complete all BATS reviews
- Ensure shared services alignment
- Prepare for project approval process
Investment Manager
- Responsible for planning and executing the investment to achieve approved baselines
- May or may not be a subject matter expert in the business area supported by the investment
- Leads the preparation for an Annual Operational Analysis (AOA) which examines the performance of a portfolio of projects.
- Coordinates various Business Owners’ participation as appropriate for the AOA
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