ECCP Update April 2023

  • Organizational staffing: The ECCP is actively recruiting. The Cloud Vendor Specialist and the Cloud Workforce Training positions are being revised and will be reposted. The program is continuing to look at temporary consultants and external options to work on specific projects until the team is able to hire more full-time staff.
  • Statewide cloud strategy: The ECCP completed an initial cloud strategy that was presented to the Technology Management Council. The team is continuing to revise the strategy based on input from WaTech leadership and partner agencies.
  • Cloud Capability Model (CCM) Project: The program is working on a release cycle for 2.X CCM version to cover key capability findings and recommendations.
  • Cloud Government Network Project: This is a new project that will work on a cloud network design for the state.
  • Workforce training: The ECCP program plans to issue a statement of work according to the Cloud Transition Taskforce report, and partner with Washington State Human Resources to define cloud-related personas and competencies at the same time.