Chapter 4 – Information Technology

41020.3 Management Information Systems Committee

• The MISManagement Information Systems Committee shall:

  • Provide executive leadership in the development of EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT) projects and policy.

  • Enforce compliance of the project approval process with the Department’s Strategic Plan.

  • Prioritize EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT) projects in terms of their importance to the Department’s Strategic Plan.

  • Review and enforce policy and procedures in support of EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT) projects.

  • As individual committee members, serve as liaisons with their respective end user communities to promote, coordinate, and facilitate automation efforts, and to ensure effective communication regarding EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT)-related issues throughout all levels of the Department.

  • Educate management in the advantages of automation, new EDPrelated technical innovations, and methods to maximize the efficiency and benefits of automation, and to minimize EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT) development and operating costs.

  • Provide review and approval of all information technology procurements not covered under the approved Workgroup Computing Policy.

  • Provide ongoing review of CDC-approved EDPElectronic Data Processing (see IT) projects, terminating those projects which are no longer consistent with the Department’s Strategic Plan.

• Note that the MISManagement Information Systems Committee does not make any decisions on funding of ITS projects. The committee only recommends the prioritization of these projects.

• See DOMDepartment Operations Manual 43020.4, Information Management Annual Plan, for additional information about the role and responsibilities of the MISManagement Information Systems Committee.