The California Department of Technology has released a guidance letter announcing a policy change that enacts its newly released framework for managing IT projects.
California Project Management Framework (CA-PMF) replaces the project management guidance and tools contained within the California Project Management Methodology (CA-PMM), and the State Administrative Manual has been edited to add requirements for using CA-PMF when managing IT projects.
The Department of Technology's new Project Management Office developed the CA-PMF document and its accompanying website, which includes a suite of resources, recommended practices, templates and narratives for specific activities that should be performed. The new framework uses icons, colors and graphics to highlight objectives and make it user friendly.
The guide includes chapters on concept, initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. CA-PMF also details "key elements," such as roles, processes and activities.
