(Figure 2, Page 14, Evaluation of CIOB/ITPROD’s Oversight and Enablement of High-Risk, Complex IT-Enabled Projects Report)
This graphic illustrates the results chain of the logic model of the CIOB/ITPROD’s oversight and enablement of high-risk, complex IT-enabled projects. The logic model shows that the long-term outcomes of CIOB/ITPROD are “Strong and active governance and oversight contributes to the achievement of intended business outcomes of IT-enabled projects” and “Strategies for sound management, governance and oversight of IT-enabled projects are developed, implemented and sustained throughout the Government of Canada.” A note indicates that business outcomes in this model refer to benefits realization.
The final outcome aims to contribute to the strategic outcome of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Government is well managed and accountable, and resources are allocated to achieve results.
The CIOB/ITPROD has three intermediate outcomes that aim to contribute to its final outcomes and are presented as follows: “Senior management and ministers are enabled to make timely, evidence-based decisions and project course corrections, and develop effective responses to risk”; “Sound management, governance and oversight throughout the life cycle of a Government of Canada IT-enabled project contributes to ensuring value for money”; and “Enabling tools, policy guidance and best practices are applied across the Government of Canada in the management, governance and oversight of IT-enabled projects.”
Two short-term outcomes aim to contribute to intermediate outcomes. The first short-term outcomes are increased senior management and ministerial awareness of risks and issues, and best practices in the management, governance and oversight of IT-enabled projects. The second short-term outcomes aims at increased awareness across the Government of Canada of, and increased capability to apply, enabling tools, policy guidance and best practices in the management, governance and oversight of IT-enabled projects.
Two output clusters aim to achieve the short-term outcomes. The first outputs cluster encompasses project observations documents, dashboard feedback reports, due diligence templates, IT checklists, recommendations, briefings to senior management and Treasury Board ministers, and ongoing program sector and departmental engagements. The second output cluster encompasses policy advice; enabling tools, policy guidance and best practices; outreach and learning events; and community engagement initiatives.
Two activities aim to achieve the two outputs clusters. The first activity expected to lead the first output cluster comprises active oversight, support of new and ongoing projects, and reporting. The second activity leads to the second outputs cluster and comprises policy, enablement and outreach.