- Introduction to WaTech Allocations (Allocated Rates)
- The Allocation Process
- Customer Base, Methodology & Invoicing Structure
- Do Agencies Receive Funding to Pay Allocation Charges?
- Enterprise System Rates Allocation
- State Data Network Allocation
- Security Gateway Allocation
- Security Infrastructure Allocation
- State Data Center (Debt) Allocation
- State Data Center (Operations) Allocation
- Location Based Services Allocation (GIS/WAMAS)
- Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) Allocation
- Small Agency IT Allocation
- Strategy and Management Allocation
- State Privacy Office Allocation
- Microsoft Office 365 Allocation
- Enterprise Data Management Allocation
- Enterprise Cloud Services Allocation
- Enterprise Architecture and Innovation Allocation
- WaTech Central Services Allocation
Allocation goal/methodology
The Strategy and Management Allocation was established to ensure ongoing funding for the Strategy and Management Division of WaTech.
The allocation was distributed to agencies based on agency IT full-time employees (FTEs). For institutions of higher education (both the four-year institutions and the community and technical college system), only IT FTEs that support administrative functions of the institutions are counted. Instructional staff, hospital staff and other non-administrative positions of the agencies are exempt from the FTE counts.
What is included in this allocation?
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- Decision package ranking process education and consultation
- IT portfolio management education and consultation
- IT Portfolio Management Community of Practice
- IT Project Management Community of Practice
- IT Project Oversight services
- Project Management Partner services
- WaTech statutory reports
- Enterprise IT Strategic Plan
- Technology Business Management
- Washington State IT Project Dashboard
How is this allocation governed?
WaTech recommends the allocation methodology for this allocation, and OFM builds the calculations into the Central Services Model. The Legislature provides final approval through the enacted budget.
Leveraging this allocation
The majority of services offered within this allocation are enterprise program services that WaTech provides to all eligible agencies as part of our enterprise IT responsibilities.
All services within this allocation receive critical strategic input from our customers on the direction and priorities of for these services. If you are interested in participating in strategic discussions on services within this allocation, contact your agency’s assigned business relationship manager.
For services related to IT Portfolio Management & Technology Business Management (TBM), you can email the WaTech TBM program at TBMProgramOffice@watech.wa.gov.
For IT Project Oversight Services, including Project Management Partner services and the IT Project Dashboard, you can email OversightConsultants@watech.wa.gov.
Billing information
The naming convention for this allocation will be Allocation - Strategy and Mgmt (EL L050).