After six months of intentional collaboration and idea-generation, WaTech released a new Enterprise IT Strategic Plan for 2023-2025 that will guide the state's journey toward a transformative future for a 'Connected Government, Strong Communities, Better Washington'. The plan lays out our vision to revolutionize enterprise IT by nurturing our greatest asset - our talented workforce - to leverage innovative technology solutions and better data insights with the goal of achieving equitable outcomes for all communities.
The new strategic plan is the direct result of the collaboration and commitment of more than 100 business and IT leaders from across our diverse state agencies. They came together over the course of 13 strategic planning workshops, generating more than 2,000 ideas and themes, and collectively determined the four strategic goals that will drive our work to achieve the vision:
GOAL 1: CREATE A GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE THAT LEAVES NO COMMUNITY BEHIND.
GOAL 2: BETTER DATA, BETTER DECISIONS, BETTER GOVERNMENT, BETTER WASHINGTON.
GOAL 3: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CREATE A BETTER WASHINGTON.
GOAL 4: TRANSFORM HOW WE WORK. BEST WORKFORCE EVER.
To ensure a seamless execution of the strategic plan, cross-functional Goal Teams comprised of agency representatives and leaders from across the state will be dedicated to a specific area of focus, propelling the advancement of the strategic goals. These teams will also directly align with WaTech's IT governance model, with chairs of governance bodies providing executive-level leadership and working directly with the Goal Team Sponsors, Team Members, and subject matter experts to demonstrate progress around the four goals.
This achievement would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication, and creativity of all our partners, each of whom contributed outstanding insight, expertise and enthusiasm throughout this journey.