ISB Policies and Requirements

Portfolio management policy documents

• Planning - This background information that will help you compile information about your agency's IT infrastructure investments.
• Investment - These resources will help you make sure your agency's IT investments are in compliance with state policies, standards and guidelines.
• Project Management - This information and the resources provided will help you achieve success on all of your agency's IT projects.
• Security - These policies, standards and guidelines will help you maintain system security, data integrity and privacy by preventing unauthorized access to, misuse of, damage to, or loss of data.
• Enterprise Architecture Program - Learn how ISB is leading and facilitating the development of an Enterprise Architecture for Washington State government.
• Geographic Information - This information describes the coordinated, enterprise approach to collaboratively developed spatial data management solutions.
• References - This is a list of various IT-related policies, standards and guidelines.
• Process for requesting specific waiver from ISB policy - Learn about the ISB policy waiver process that accommodates those unique and rare circumstances in which agencies have a strong business case for implementing IT components that are non-compliant with ISB policy.

• Submit e-Portfolio - Use this secure, fast and efficient online application to prepare, save and submit your agency's IT portfolio. (Find out how to submit your e-Portfolio.)
• Summary of IT policy requirements - This high-level summary information, although not intended as a substitute for IT policies and standards, will help you comply with IT submission requirements.
• Annual compliance letter(s) mailing addresses - Send agency head's annual compliance letter to this address.
• Severity and risk matrix - This is a description of the four severity and risk categories and how to use the matrix.
• Requirements for competitive solicitations - These standards specify requirements for investments in IT resources and coordination of investments and projects with your agency's business plan.
• Investment approval request form - Submit this form — after you have conducted a severity and risk assessment — for level 2 and level 3 projects, projects in excess of your delegated authority or projects for which you don't have delegated authority.