Start of a Project
For the purposes of project investment, approval, oversight and quality assurance, the start of the project is at the beginning of planning.
In 2024, the Legislature passed SHB 1947, which eliminated the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and incorporated all duties and responsibilities to WaTech, as well as renamed the agency from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) to WaTech. Previous references to the OCIO or CTS should be understood to refer to WaTech.
For the purposes of project investment, approval, oversight and quality assurance, the start of the project is at the beginning of planning.
The QA Practitioners suggested course of action to address a negative finding.
A Request for Proposal, a Request for Quote and Qualification, an interagency agreement proposal or an agency recruitment or any other effort that is intended to result in the acquisition or hire of a QA resource.
A document that describes how the QA Practitioner will deliver its service.
A Quality Assurance (QA) provider's assessment of the project's use of project management best practices, as well as their assessment of deficiencies or gaps in the application of those best practices that may have an adverse impact on the project. Findings are assumed to require corrective actions.
The senior executive responsible to the agency and the State CIO/OCIO for the project.