Information drives and powers modern government with federal, state, and local agencies seeking to improve engagement opportunities with citizens. The challenge is to effectively manage the explosion of information while also protecting citizen’s data and privacy. Keeping up with the rapid expansion of information has put pressure on outdated governance and compliance practices. The Federal Data Strategy outlined specific actions to be t...

Enter the newly created Strategic Portfolio Management market research area that has elevated IT Portfolio Management to a higher level. This presentation will talk about the changes organizations and agencies will face in order to realize the value from being strategic in their actions, their responsibilities, and the continuous monitoring of strategic portfolios. From the senior executives to the data stewards, this session will outline how...

Federal agencies have the tools and resources to use data in critical decision-making processes. The ability to collect, store, and analyze data offers countless benefits to federal agencies, including deeper insights, accelerated mission effectiveness, and more efficient operations. How can your agency unlock your data to achieve mission impact? This virtual workshop will look at how to access data in a way that supports your agency's goals,...

Many government agencies are trying to be adaptive, agile, and innovative to improve performance and achieve mission objectives. But, at times, this can be a challenge considering the number of internal and external constraints on the agency. Incorporating business intelligence best practices into an agency’s knowledge management program can assist the agency in having the right information in the right place at the right time to enable...

See how government agencies are leveraging existing assets and utilizing new capabilities to modernize applications quickly in a cost effective manner, avoiding risky rip and replace projects.

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are — especially cloud-based or SAAS environments — technology systems must be design...

Organizations recognize successful enterprise architecture programs as an integral part of delivering value by helping to reduce confusion and unnecessary complexity resulting from issues such as functional silos, disjointed strategy, duplication of effort, poor integration and more. However, establishing an EA practice that is valued by the organization is difficult. More often than not, existing programs fail, or new programs don’t rea...

This workshop focuses on how EA practitioners can either revive or establish an enterprise architecture program that is connected to business drivers and relate the cost of the practice to business value. Workshop participants will learn how to change organizational stakeholders’ and leadership perception of EA. This hands-on workshop will provide the tools and resources to build an EA practice roadmap for establishing an enterprise-wide...

Enterprise Architecture has become one of the pillars of the federal IT world to help make operations run smoothly, seamlessly and maneuver easily. No matter what technology is touted, or how service oriented and agile the applications are — especially cloud-based or SAAS environments — technology systems must be designed and implemented to support the business or mission and enable processes. If integrated IT systems don’t w...

The amount of data used by organizations has been exploding -- 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last four years alone, and much of it is unstructured. It's not just the amount of data that presents challenges; the types of data being collected are changing and coming from everywhere: sensors used to gather climate information, posts to social media sites, digital pictures and videos posted online, transaction records...