Notice: applying this to your agency.
The IT Project Resources are not meant to replace your agency’s internal project management practices or prescribe how you must operate. Instead, they offer concepts and tools that can strengthen delivery by providing a scalable framework for project level coordination. All project documentation should be maintained throughout each stage in alignment with agency policies and, where applicable, WaTech requirements and oversight expectations.
Define how solution components (e.g., hardware, software, networks, servers, data, security, integrations) will be built, configured, integrated, tracked, versioned, and maintained across environments to ensure consistency, traceability, and control. Establish timelines, roles, dependencies, and validation checkpoints to ensure end‑to‑end functionality, interoperability, and data integrity, as well as delivery readiness and oversight alignment.
For Programs:
Develop an enterprise‑level plan covering shared components, cross‑agency integrations, and centralized configuration standards. Define enterprise build sequencing, standards, versioning, milestones, and tracking mechanisms across shared technologies. Ensure alignment with WaTech oversight guidelines and statewide lifecycle standards. Require each agency to produce an agency‑specific configuration plan aligned to the enterprise framework. Consolidate agency plans into a unified enterprise build roadmap.
For Projects:
Document project‑specific build activities, configuration requirements, and environment sequencing. Identify roles, responsibilities, and technical dependencies. Establish validation checkpoints and escalation paths.
Key Activities:
- Define build activities and configuration requirements for each environment.
- Identify roles, responsibilities, and sequencing of technical tasks.
- Document dependencies, validation checkpoints, and escalation protocols.
- Align with WaTech oversight guidelines and lifecycle standards.
- Identify configuration items and version control protocols.
- Document environment‑specific configuration requirements.
- Establish change tracking and rollback procedures.
- Identify integration points, data flows, and interface specifications.
- Document technical dependencies and sequencing of integration tasks.
- Validate integration environments and readiness for testing.
- Align with architecture and data mapping artifacts.
- Align with QA, deployment, and oversight reporting needs.
WaTech available template: Configuration Management Plan