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DM's Guide to Successful IT Projects
Provides a list of factors to evaluate a project from aSenior management perspective.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/emf-cag/dm-guide/dm-guide_e.asp
 
e-Government Capacity Check © Diagnostic Tool
Provides a list of questions to obtain information on the capability of a government institution in the areas of e-strategy, IM/IT infrastructure, risk and program management, organizational capabilities, value chain management and performance.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/emf-cag/gcc-ec/ig-ge_e.asp
 
Guide to successful IT Projects - Parts I - II - III
Provides a list of factors influencing the success of a project and to be taken into consideration in the planning, implementation, and closure phases.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/emf-cag/pmguide/pm-guide_e.asp
 
SEI - Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification, CMU/SEI-93-TR-006
Provides a risk identification checklist describing typical software development risks, along with a questionnaire.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
 

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Audit and Review Guides
Provides a list of Audit and Review Guides related to Risk Management, Official Languages, Security and other GoC areas of activity.
http://publiservice.tbs-sct.gc.ca/Pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TB_H4/siglist_e.html
 
Government On-line (GOL) Implementation Kit
Describes a set of tools and references for determining which programs currently being delivered through an organization are candidates for GOL exposure, and how to plan, justify, and launch the resulting project.
http://publiservice.pwgsc.gc.ca/goltoolkit/text/index-e.html
 
Integrated Risk Management Framework
Describes an approach to manage risks in a government organization.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/RiskManagement/rmf-cgr_e.html
 
SEI - The Continuous Risk Management Guidebook
Describes a continuous process of identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, monitoring and controlling project risks.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
 

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CRIM - Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montreal (CRIM)
Describes the activities of the Centre in the area of information technologies and their applications, and in orchestrating new technology development, including a Software Engineering and a Software Testing Centre.
http://www.crim.ca/en/
 
General Accounting Office - USA
Provides publications on the effectiveness of IT investments, risk management, and the performance of CIO organizations.
http://www.gao.gov
 
ISACA - Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)
Prescribes security and control practices that provides a reference framework in four domains Planning and Organization, Acquisition and Implementation, Delivery and Support, Monitoring) and as a key evaluation and analytical tool for IT performance audits.
http://www.isaca.org/cobit.htm
 
IT Governance Portal
Describes the activities of the IT Governance Institute to develop and advance awareness of the link between IT and enterprise governance, and offers best practice guidance on the management of IT-related risks.
http://www.itgovernance.org/index2.htm
 
New South Wales Government's (NSW) Office of Information Technology
Provides access to NSW-OIT news, strategies and IM/IT policies, standards, and guidelines.
http://www.oit.nsw.gov.au/
 
PMI - Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
Prescribes generally accepted processes to manage projects through their life cycle.
http://www.pmi.org/
 
SEI - The Capability Maturity Model-Integrated SE/SW
Prescribes goals and practices for the development of systems and software grouped into project management, support, engineering and process improvement processes.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/
 
Software Exchange Service
Provides a focal point to promote the sharing of government-owned applications software, documentation, and related information among government institutions.
http://publiservice.gc.ca/softwareexchange/index-e.html
 
Software Exchange Service The Project Management Framework (PMF), version 2.0 - 827
Provides a brief overview of AAFC Project Management Framework - a web enabled toolkit with guidelines and templates to assist in the planning, execution and closure of IM/IT projects.
http://publiservice.gc.ca/softwareexchange/827-e.html
 
Software Program Managers Network
Offers free downloads through Integrated Computer Engineering (ICE) website of their Project Control Panel? and Risk Radar? software. Project Control Panel? provides for a visual representation of the state of health of a project and Risk Radar? provides standard MS Access database functions that allow entering, prioritizing, and reporting risks. Please refer to ICE disclaimer and copyright notice before downloading.
http://www.spmn.com/
 
SPIN - Software Process Improvement Network
Lists regional groups called "SPINs" that meet and share their experiences initiating and sustaining software process improvement programs.
http://www.sei.cmu.edu/collaborating/spins/spins.html
 

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Management of Major Crown Projects Policy
Prescribes additional project management requirements for projects that are assessed as high risk and that are normally over $Cdn100M.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/CHAPT2-3_e.html
 
Policy on Electronic Authorization and Authentication
Prescribes the requirements to control and protect business transactions in electronic form through proper authorization and authentication, and the need to conduct risk and threat assessments.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/tbm_142/2-2_e.html
 
Project Management Policy
Prescribes the requirements and responsibilities for the management of government-funded projects
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/TBM_122/CHAPT2-2_e.html
 
Risk Management Policy
Prescribes the requirements for government institutions to identify, minimize, contain, compensate, restore, and recover from risks to which their assets, programs activities, and interests are exposed. Identifies phases and provides guidelines to conduct risk management.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/RiskManagement/riskmanagpol_e.html
 
Security Policy
Prescribes the requirements to ensure the appropriate safeguarding of sensitive information and assets of the federal government. Establishes the need to classify information, to conduct an assessment of related threats and risks, to limit access to classified information and to conduct security reliability checks and assessments on employees.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/gospubs/TBM_12A/gsp-psg_e.html
 

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Business Continuity Plan Outline
Defines the approach, roles and responsibilities, and high-level outline of the Business Continuity Plan
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/emf-cag/busconplan/bconplan_e.asp
 
Business Continuity Procedure
Describes the steps involved in minimizing the effect of the potential loss of equipment, facilities and data (including electronic files).
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/emf-cag/busconproc/bconproc_e.asp
 

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Best Practices in Risk Management: Private and Public Sectors Internationally
Provides an annotated of risk management practices.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/dcgpubs/RiskManagement/annbiblio1_oct99_e.html#_Toc491062382
 

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Information Technology Security Standard
Prescribes the operational standard for information technology security. Establishes the need for security planning, threat and risk assessments, statement of security requirements, certification and accreditation, appropriate contract clauses, and the requirements for personnel, physical, hardware, software, and communications security.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pubs_pol/gospubs/tbm_12a/23recon_e.html
 

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