Governance

An ad hoc or standing group of subject matter experts who support the development and maintenance of policies, standards and/or guidelines.

A mandatory periodic review of a technical policy and standard that:

Determines the continued need for the policy or standard, and
Evaluates the full content of the policy or standard for accuracy, clarity and completeness.

Sunset reviews may occur ahead of the published sunset review date if needed. Policies and standards do not expire when a sunset review date is reached.  

SMART is a mnemonic for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time bound.  These characteristics are helpful to remember when identifying project objectives.

The work of one or more professionals responsible for monitoring and assessing the health and effectiveness of project management plans and processes as well as an overall assessment of a projects's short and longer term risks.  To preserve independence, the QA provider(s) report outside the project management organizational structure, generally to the project's Executive Sponsor and the State CIO.

A guideline is a compilation of best practice offered in support of a policy or standard.

General content changes like an organization, name, phone number, mailbox or URL in a policy or standard or a clarification or other revision that does not change the effect of the policy or standard.