Strategic Plan

OUR MISSION

Provide client-centric information technology and business solutions to government and citizens through guidance, service delivery, and partnerships.

OUR VISION

Enable the digital transformation of government through collaboration and innovation, to deliver citizen-centric solutions.

STRATEGIC PLAN* GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS

Support and improve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of State of Iowa data

Action plan

• Develop a cybersecurity workforce
• Enhance communication to agencies and counties about cybersecurity events, incident responses and specialized training and awareness and improve collaboration
• Establish analytics and metrics
• Explore funding models
• Increase security awareness and training efforts
• Reduce exposure and risks by:
  a) Conducting annual security risk assessments
  b) Conduct supervised penetration system for agencies and political subdivisions
  ​c) Perform annual simulation and recovery exercises​
• Create a security standard for outsourced services
• Provide tools for prevention of threats
• Increase identification of cybersecurity threats

Modernize legacy technology to provide agile world-class services to Iowans

Action plan

• Data Center Move 
• Establish Cloud/Hybrid options
• Replace 20 year old financial and human resource system with more modern system (Workday)
• Implement Single Sign-On/Off
• Implement Managed Services offerings 
• Evaluate and implement additional resourcing strategies to continue to build a highly skilled workforce
• Establish OCIO agency human resource infrastructure
• Establish workforce training program
• Develop mainframe exit strategy

Expand  and innovate technology services for communities, non-profits, schools and governments.

Action plan 

• Develop partnership opportunities with Iowa technology start-ups and other Iowa based operations 
• Prepare multi-year technology strategic plan
• Expand services to local government 
• Expand service offerings
• Purchasing Portal
• Collaborate Oversight info technology
• IDALS/PC Compliance
   

Leverage and integrate State of Iowa data for better decision making and information sharing.

Action plan 

• Establish Master Data Management (MDM) strategy
• Vendor Dashboard (ABD)
• Define key performance indicators and establish KPI dashboard

Transform the citizen experience through innovative and intuitive technology.  

Action plan 

• Payment Portal
• Chat Bot
• Citizen Facing Websites
• Broadband Mapping 
• Diversify Email platform

*This OCIO strategic plan was drafted in 2019.