Managing Federal IT Project(s): Performance

Explore policy drivers for federal IT investments, from Clinger-Cohen Act to Circular A11, and how performance measurement supports agency programs throughout the investment life cycle.

Understand that the OMB circular no. a-11 reinstates the performance framework, making performance reporting mandatory for agencies, with the Biden Harris administration restoring part six in April 2021.

Learn how the federal performance framework, anchored in the OMB Circular A11 sections 51 and 55, motivates evidence-based program evaluations, business cases, and performance indicators to secure ongoing funding.

Align budget submissions with an annual performance plan under GPRA, ensuring it is updated, stored in the repository, and reflects scope and requirements across programs and contracts.

Align federal IT and capital investments with agency strategic plans by reporting performance and increments through annual business cases and governance under enterprise architecture.

Link performance reporting to return on investment through risk-adjusted analysis across planning, management and use, and wrap-up phases, including alternative analysis of insourcing or outsourcing options.

Establish baselines and measure progress for federal IT programs using quantitative and qualitative metrics, aligned to strategic plans, with CIO and OMB reporting and dashboards.

Learn how federal IT program performance metrics are collected, tracked, and reported from project tables to the IT dashboard, using the performance reference model and five metrics.

Explore performance measurement categories mapped to PRM, including mission and business results, customer results, and services for citizens, with metrics like coverage, timelines, quality, accessibility, and governance by federal standards.

Learn how to update annual performance metrics in a federal business case, port last year's data, align with performance.gov, and use metric IDs to track cost, schedule, and outcomes.

Advise agency leadership by setting goals, reviewing progress, and making results transparent. Lead data-driven progress reviews, align budget and capital investments, and coordinate with CFOs, CHCOs, and integrated project teams.

Performance.gov has been reintroduced, with new performance initiatives, business cases tied to the performance reference model, and guidance aligned with the president's management agenda.

Explore how OMB circulars A-11 and A-130 tie the budget to performance, and review circular 894 on cost-benefit and alternatives analysis, linking performance reporting to financial and program management.

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Thank the federal digital services team and our sourcing partners for making this available, and acknowledge annual guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and the Performance Improvement Council.

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Coach job seekers to tailor resumes for federal it project roles in capital planning and governance, and highlight training certificates, clearances, and LinkedIn to win junior and mid-level analyst interviews.

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