Digital Investment Plan (DIP): Policy - Minimum Standards

Agency Overview

• The Agency Mission should provide a brief introduction of the role and functions of your agency and explain how digital technology underpins service delivery and outcomes.  
• Define your key digital services and outcomes including services delivered to other agencies.
• Define how your digital services and outcomes contribute to the Data and Digital Government Strategy (the Strategy).

Current State

• Provide a list of important existing systems that your agency utilises or provides. This includes the purpose of the system, it’s criticality to core business functions, dependencies, expected end-of-life and planned upgrades or replacements. 

Digital Outlook

• Draft a vision statement defining key commitments, plans and ambitions across the short, medium and long-term strategic view. Your agency may choose to compose a vision statement that encompasses the entire digital horizon, or you may want to address each strategic view individually.

Planning

• Design a Digital Roadmap. The Digital Roadmap visualises key initiatives, activities and upgrades across the digital horizon and how they align with business goals or the Strategy.
• Accompanying the Digital Roadmap, the New Systems and Major Upgrades section should outline critical new systems or major upgrades.  

Enablers 

• Define the key Enablers that underpin the delivery of your DIP. Key enablers include Workforce, External Assets and Dependencies, Key Vendors and Policies and Frameworks.

Risks

• Define Operational and Technology Risks that may disrupt the delivery of your DIP. Key risks may include funding, workforce, schedule, dependencies and technology.