Each biennium, executive branch agencies (excluding Higher Education) submit information regarding major IT projects expected to meet or exceed a $500,000 budget (the “major” project threshold). This information includes details from agency IT operations plans, business cases, and self-scoring worksheets that outline the benefits and achievability of each project. A workbook of all major IT projects is compiled by ITD and sent to SITAC in the fall of each even-numbered year.

Per NDCC 54-59-02.1: The department shall submit information regarding proposed major information technology projects for executive branch state agencies, departments and institutions, excluding institutions under control of the state board of higher education and agencies of the judicial and legislative branches to the state information technology advisory committee . The committee shall review the projects and rank those projects that receive the committee’s affirmative recommendation. The chief information officer shall submit recommendations of the committee regarding the prioritization of major information technology projects to the information technology committee, the office of management and budget, and the appropriations committees of the legislative assembly. The judicial and legislative branches shall notify biennially the committee on their major information technology projects and priorities.

After reviewing the information, SITAC holds a meeting where agencies present a summary of their business case and respond to questions. Projects are grouped by funding source (General, Special, or Federal) and are ranked separately within each group. Initial ranking is based on the scores derived from the benefit/achievability worksheets, and the sorted list is then presented to SITAC for final ranking. The results are then communicated to the Office of Management and Budget and the Legislature as input to the appropriation process.

SITAC Large Project Ranking (2017-2019)
Ranking Dept. Project
General Funds
1 Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Electronic Health Records
2 Information Technology Dept.  State Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN)
3 Office of the Secretary of State E-Voting Tabulators
4 Dept. of Human Services Child Care Licensing System
5 Office of the Secretary of State E-Poll Books
Special Funds
1 Dept. of Transportation Real-ID
2 Workforce Safety and Insurance Claims and Policy System Program, Phase 3
3 Job Service North Dakota Unemployment Insurance Modernization
4 Dept. of Transportation Drivers License Rewrite
5 Dept. of Trust Lands Trust Lands Replacement System
6 Workforce Safety and Insurance Extranet
7 Dept. of Transportation Traffic Data Editing and Analysis
8 Workforce Safety and Insurance Oracle Reports Replacement
Federal Funds
1 ND Health Information Network and
Dept. of Human Services		 Care Coordination
2 Dept. of Health Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) System
for Women, Infants, Children (WIC)
3 Dept. of Public Instruction NDFoods 2.0

This final report details project information for the 2017-2019 ranking.

SITAC Large Project Ranking (2015-2017)
Ranking Dept. Project
General Funds
1 Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation DOCTSTARS to Elite Upgrade
2 Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Workforce Software

SITAC Large Project Ranking (2013-2015)
Ranking Dept. Project
General Funds
1 Dept. of Emergency Services Base Map Phase III
2 Dept. of Emergency Services Computer Aid Dispatch (CAD) III
3 Dept. of Human Services Behavioral Health IS
4 Tax Department TAP - Business Registration & Webfile
5 ITD-CJIS Electronic Case Filing
6 Dept. of Human Services Mainframe Migration Analysis
7 Dept. of Human Services Time and Attendance
Special/Federal Funds
1 Office of the Attorney General Identification Arrest Prosecution
2 Dept. of Transportation Motor Vehicle Replacment
3 Job Service WyCAN
4 Dept. of Transportation Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
5 Workforce Safety and Insurance Policy Replacement
6 Dept. of Transportation eTransit

SITAC Large Project Ranking (2011-2013)
Ranking Dept. Project
General Funds
1 Dept. of Human Services Eligibility System
2 Adjutant General Dispatch Console System
3 Highway Patrol Cview
4 Information Technology Dept. Longitudinal Data
5 Highway Patrol Automated Routing
6 Adjutant General Baseline Map Phase II
Special Funds
1 Office of the Attorney General Criminal History Planning
2 Dept. of Transportation Drivers License Redesign
3 Bank of ND Servicing Direct Student Loans
4 Dept. of Transportation Estimating Rewrite
5 Information Technology Dept. Billing System
Federal Funds
1 Dept. of Human Services VRIS
2 Job Service ND Data Quality Initiative

SITAC Large Project Ranking (2009-2011)
Ranking Dept. Project
General Funds
1 Adjutant General Statewide Seamless Map
2 Adjutant General Computer Aided Dispatch
3 Adjutant General Additional State Radio Towers
4 Information Technology Dept. Longitudinal Data System
5 Dept. of Human Services Eligibility Determination System Replacement
6 Secretary of State ND Business Development Engine
7 Information Technology Dept. K-12 PowerSchool Hosting
8 Office of the State Tax Commissioner Taxpayer Access Program Financial Institution Tax
9 Information Technology Dept. CJIS Project Pool
10 Office of the State Tax Commissioner Oil and Gas Tax
11 Office of Management and Budget Business Intelligence / Data Warehouse
12 Information Technology Dept. Data Center Remodel
13 Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation Integrated Field Service Operations
Special Funds
1 Bank of ND Student Loan Lender System
2 Office of the Attorney General LIMS Replacement
3 Dept. of Transportation Drivers License System Replacement
4 Workforce Safety and Insurance System Web Portal
5 Information Technology Dept. Enterprise Email Retention
6 Workforce Safety and Insurance FileNet Phase II
7 Workforce Safety and Insurance Claims Scanning
Federal Funds
1 Office of the Attorney General Offender Check-In
2 Dept. Public Instruction Longitudinal Data System - Phase I
3 Dept. of Transportation Asset Management Analysis