What are the key stages in the CPIC lifecycle?
These stages include: 1. Select Annually – during budget formulation, business cases will be prepared for proposed major IT initiatives. The business cases will be evaluated through enacted Service/Staff Office (SSO) IT governance processes, and submitted to the GSA OCIO for agency-level assessment, along with SSO-approved non-Major IT initiatives. The Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC), in conjunction with GSA’s CFO and Controllers, will examine the proposed SSO portfolios from an enterprise perspective, including validating alignment with the GSA EA, with the agency strategic plan and goals, and with anticipated budget constraints. The ITEC will recommend a proposed IT portfolio to the Business Systems Council (BSC) for concurrence and submission to the GSA Administrator for approval. 2. Control – major IT initiatives in the planning, acquisition, or operations phases of the CPIC lifecycle are monitored to track actual progress against planned results. The type of monito
