IT Shared Services
The Federal IT Shared Services Strategy was released on May 2, 2012 and provides Federal Agency Chief Information Officers and key stakeholders guidance on the implementation of shared IT services as a key part of their efforts to eliminate waste and duplication and reinvest in innovative mission systems. The strategy seeks to improve the return on investment for IT spending, close productivity gaps, increase communications with the managing partners and customers of shared services, and support agencies in implementing the PortfolioStat process.
The Shared Services Strategy covers the entire spectrum of IT shared service opportunities throughout the Federal Government and promotes the use of existing and new strategic sourcing methods where agencies can combine their buying power for similar IT needs and get lower prices and improved service leverage in the process.
To be successful in resource-constrained operating environments, Federal Agencies must also eliminate wasteful spending that results from implementing duplicative solutions for mission, support, and commodity IT functions. For example, a review of over 7,000 Federal Agency IT investments reported to OMB for Budget Year 2013 revealed many redundancies and billions of dollars in potential savings that could be achieved through consolidation and a shared approach to IT service delivery within and between agencies.
Resources
Federal IT Shared Services Strategy (May 2, 2012)
Memo to CIOs: Increasing Shared Approaches to Information Technology Services (May 2, 2012)
Common Approach to Federal Enterprise Architecture (May 2, 2012)
Accompanies the Shared Service Strategy to provide agile, standardized methods and tools for designing the next generation of IT resources and shared services that agencies will need to successfully accomplish their missions in the face of tight resources and rising customer needs.
**The Federal CIO Council is planning to issue a “Shared Services Implementation Guide” in the Fall of 2012.
