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DP Prioritization
- 2019-21 Decision Package Prioritization Criteria
- RCW 43.88.092 (Information technology budget detail-Information technology plan-Accounting method for information technology)
- RCW 43.105.245 (Planning, implementation, and evaluation of major projects - Standards and policies)
- RCW 43.105.255 (Major technology projects and services - Approval)
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Formal IT expenditure prioritization occurs on an annual basis as part of the state's budget building activity. The Governor and the Legislature look to WaTech to provide guidance on whether an agency's proposed IT expenditure is sound and consistent with the state's IT strategy to inform policy decisions on the allocation of limited state funds.
WaTech establishes prioritization criteria in response to current state business needs and changing technologies. WaTech evaluates agency funding requests (received in the form of decision packages) against those values and establishes a priority ranking of all funding requests. The resulting prioritized list of project funding requests is submitted to both the Governor's office and the Legislature.
2025-27 Biennium Documents
- 25-27 Decision Package Prioritization Criteria
- 25-27 IT Addendum (Formstack survey)
- 25-27 IT Fiscal Estimate Workbook
Previous Biennium Reports
2023-25 Supplemental Documents
2023-25 Biennium Documents
- 23-25 IT Decision Package Recommendation Report (PDF version)
- 23-25 IT Decision Package Recommendation Report (Electronic interactive version)
- 23-25 Decision Package Prioritization Criteria
- 23-25 IT Fiscal Estimate Workbook