“The push to implement Technology Business Management standards went quiet for much of the past year. There was little public discussion among agency chief information officers or chief financial officers.”
“The Office of Management and Budget released no memos or policies over the past year pushing TBM forward until this past July when it updated Circular A-11.”
“And even in A-11, the annual budget guidance, there is no direct mention of TBM — a priority since 2017. A-11 highlights TBM-related concepts like the requirement for agencies to ‘complete the phased implementation of more granular IT cost reporting. While there is no expectation that agencies will change authoritative data systems at this time, agencies should continue to categorize costs into IT Cost Pools and IT Towers. Over time, OMB will work with agencies to determine how to automate authoritative data collection.’”
“While the push for TBM has been inconspicuous at the OMB level, there are rumblings from below. The CIO Council released a new guide developed by the Federal Technology Investment Management (FTIM) community of practice and the General Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, called Meeting IT Priorities with TBM…” Read the full article here.
Source: CIO Council reawakens push to use Technology Business Management standards – August 10, 2020. Federal News Network.
