Priority Criterion Y/N Explanation Is this project aligned with the Yes Supports the integrity of elections; Governor’s Key Priorities? increased efficiency through technology and regional approaches Is this project aligned with business Yes Streamlining of administrative and IT goals of your agency? requirements and above goals Does this project reduce or prevent No Alleviates costs to towns required future increases to the agency’s under state election laws. operating budget? Will this project result in shared No Permanency of technology is not capabilities? anticipated or required because post election audits are selected randomly Is this project being Co-developed Yes The project was developed by SOTS through participation of multiple and UConn Center for Voting agencies? Technology with funding from the federal Election Assistance Commission Has the agency demonstrated Yes Secretary of the State is the chief readiness to manage project of this elections officialand UCONN Center size and scope? for Voting Technology is the authority on Connecticut election technology Is the agency ready to deliver the Yes The program has been completed and business value proposed? pilot tested. Organizational Preparedness. Is your agency prepared to undertake this project? Is senior management committed, willing to participate, and willing to allocate the necessary time, energy and staffing resources? How will the project be managed and/or governed and who will make the key project decisions? Project Ramp Up. If capital are awarded for this project, how long will it take to ramp up? What are the key ramp-up requirements and have any off these already been started? For example, has a project manager been identified? Has an RFI been issued? Is a major procurement required such as an RFP? Do you have the experienced staff with the proper training to sustain this initiative once it’s Organizational Skills. a production system? Do you anticipate having to hire additional staff to sustain this? What training efforts are expected to be needed to maintain this system?
Priority Criterion Y/N Explanation Is this project aligned with the Governor’s Key Priorities? Yes Supports the integrity of elections; increased efficiency through technology and regional approaches Is this project aligned with business and IT goals of your agency? Yes Streamlining of administrative requirements and above goals Does this project reduce or prevent future increases to the agency’s operating budget? No Alleviates costs to towns required under state election laws. Will this project result in shared capabilities? No Permanency of technology is not anticipated or required because post election audits are selected randomly Is this project being Co-developed through participation of multiple agencies? Yes The project was developed by SOTS and UConn Center for Voting Technology with funding from the federal Election Assistance Commission Has the agency demonstrated readiness to manage project of this size and scope? Yes Secretary of the State is the chief elections officialand UCONN Center for Voting Technology is the authority on Connecticut election technology Is the agency ready to deliver the business value proposed? Yes The program has been completed and pilot tested. Organizational Preparedness. Is your agency prepared to undertake this project? Is senior management committed, willing to participate, and willing to allocate the necessary time, energy and staffing resources? How will the project be managed and/or governed and who will make the key project decisions? Project Ramp Up. If capital are awarded for this project, how long will it take to ramp up? What are the key ramp-up requirements and have any off these already been started? For example, has a project manager been identified? Has an RFI been issued? Is a major procurement required such as an RFP? Organizational Skills. Do you have the experienced staff with the proper training to sustain this initiative once it’s a production system? Do you anticipate having to hire additional staff to sustain this? What training efforts are expected to be needed to maintain this system?