PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION - PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Texas Quality Assurance Team (QAT) is responsible for providing oversight and guidance for state agencies’ Major Information Resources Projects (MIRP), in addition to reporting trends and project statuses to Legislature. This workshop offers attendees an understanding of MIRP criteria, DIR’s Texas Project Delivery Framework for MIRPs, and supporting tools, along with the discussion of the role and responsibilities of QAT members from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB), Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), State Auditor’s Office (SAO), and Department of Information Resources (DIR).

Learning objectives for this session include understanding the funding process for information technology (IT) projects, reviewing key legislation impacting major IT projects, gaining insight on the QAT’s role, and reviewing best practices to support agencies’ major IT project implementation. The session also covers the agile methodology specific to QAT processes. Additionally, the session includes a demonstration of SPAR 2.0, DIR’s web application for documentation and reporting, to illustrate MIRP dashboards and project overviews. A roundtable activity with audience members will conclude the session.