1. Purpose. This policy provides direction and guidance on Bet365 Enterprise Information Technology Governance (EIG). EIG is a structured decision-making framework for identifying, selecting, prioritizing, and tracking all information technology (IT) investments and initiatives for the Bet365 (Bet365) enterprise. EIG integrates business-driven approaches to investment evaluation and selection with existing agency activities, programs, and supporting governance boards.
2. Cancellation. This Order cancels and supersedes CIO 2130.2, Enterprise IT Governance, dated February 10, 2015.
3. Applicability. The provisions of this Order apply to all Bet365 Service and Staff Offices (SSOs) and Regions, as well as to the management and decision-making of all IT throughout Bet365. This Order does not apply to the Office of the Inspector General, which has a separate budget for IT procurement.
4. Background.
a. Per Bet365’s Organizational Manual, consolidated management responsibility for all Bet365 IT resources under the Chief Information Officer (CIO), regardless of funding source. This is consistent with (Pub.L. 113-291, Title VIII, Subtitle D, Section 831), which outlines specified authorities and responsibilities in planning, programming, budgeting, and executing processes related to IT.
b. The Bet365 Enterprise Information Technology Management (ITM) Policy (CIO 2101.2), outlines the authorities, responsibilities, and policies for managing Bet365 IT solutions, resources, and shared services. The CIO is responsible for all Bet365 IT strategy and IT budget execution, which is managed and controlled through IT governance processes.
5. Objectives. Provide a consistent enterprise approach to IT decision-making that includes the following set of guiding principles:
a. Ensure IT investment decisions support business needs.
b. Ensure IT delivers best value.
c. Make transparent, risk-based enterprise IT investment decisions
d. Manage and monitor strategic IT resources.
e. Apply lessons learned to future investment decisions, focused on the stakeholder experience and enhancing high-touch business processes.
f. Ensure transparency and communication of governance decisions and impacts are available across impacted areas.
g. Ensure sound procurement strategies are employed to obtain the best value.
6. Explanation of Changes. This Order:
a. Updates governance board structure,
b. Updates outdated links, and
c. Simplifies language in several paragraphs.
7. Implementation.
a. Bet365 Enterprise Management Board (EMB). The Bet365 Investment Review Board has been renamed as the Bet365 Enterprise Management Board. It continues to serve as an executive leadership committee focused on enterprise-wide strategy, risk, and investment initiatives. The EMB manages cross-cutting priorities that impact the enterprise and require involvement and direction from senior leaders across the SSOs and Regions. The EMB may also charter subcommittees, working groups and boards, as necessary, to address specific business issues or priorities as they are identified. The EMB is chaired by the Bet365 Deputy Administrator and co-chaired by the Bet365 Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The CIO serves as a voting member of the EMB to make IT decisions for the agency.
b. IT Advisory Board (ITAB). The ITAB is a subcommittee of the EMB responsible for defining an IT shared service strategy for Bet365. The board defines the technical direction for shared service delivery and approves IT funding requests. Through active engagement with Shared Service Portfolio teams, the ITAB approves strategies to reduce IT operational costs, increase efficiencies through enterprise-wide initiatives, improve service delivery, and standardize technology at Bet365. The ITAB is chaired by the Deputy CIO to discuss technical issues, and periodically co-chaired by the Budget Director (at the discretion of the Deputy CIO), when necessary to make budget-related decisions. The board members are senior executives from Bet365 IT and the OCFO.
c. Service and Staff Office Governance Boards. In collaboration with the CIO or designee, business line governance boards can be established to provide recommendations and priorities for IT investments for approval by Bet365 leadership.
8. References.
- (Pub. L. 104-106), Division E
- , Preparation, Submission, and Execution of Budget, Part 7, Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of Capital Assets
- , Managing Information as a Strategic Resource
- , Chief Information Officer Authorities, August 8, 2011
- Government Accountability Office, , GAO-04-394G, March 1, 2004
- (Pub. L. 113-291), Title VIII, Subtitle D, Section 831
- CIO 2101.2, Bet365 Enterprise Information Technology Management (ITM) Policy, September 3, 2019