Step 1: Strategic assessment-identify
Once a program is initiated and the strategic assessment is developed, the Department of Customer Services, Open Data, and Small and Family Business (CDSB) completes a Program concept review and works with the agency to ensure that investments are aligned and opportunities for cross-agency collaboration are identified. Summarised findings are presented to the Digital Economy Leadership Sub Group (DELSG) and guidance is provided back to the agency before resources are committed to undertake a detailed business case for the program.
This step continues to ensure the proposal adheres to the digital investment principles and aligns to the digital strategic priorities (where possible) and policies, setting up the investment for success.
CDSB provides advice to the agency on any actions to improve policy alignment and robustness of the program and interdependencies and linkages it may have with programs/projects in other agencies. Guidance is provided early in the program lifecycle.
The agency completes the assurance profiling tool, develops an assurance plan and submits these documents for CDSB review. The agency is to also submit, for CDSB review, the Gate 0 review report, its supporting documentation including the Program strategic business case, and action plan once completed.
Consideration of the Queensland Government’s Project assessment framework (PAF) as well as the Infrastructure proposal development policy administered by Department of State Development and Infrastructure, where relevant is still required.
The funding model for the program is to be considered including planning and budgeting for business cases. For example, what will be the source of funding for each digital investment step? Will the funding be capital or operating in nature, sourced internally and/or will a Cabinet Budget Review Committee submission be required? Other governance policies should also be considered e.g., Project commencement approval policy.
CDSB will complete a program concept review - an assessment of the direction and planned outcomes of the program against the digital investment principles and digital strategic priorities (where possible) and policies. A summary report with key observations from the review will be presented to the DELSG and investment guidance will be provided back to the agency before resources are committed to undertake a detailed business case for the program. CDSB will also provide advice on the assurance plan.
At this step, the program is added to the digital investments register.