Legislation Details

File #: 24-0484    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Policy Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/18/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/30/2024 Final action: 1/30/2024
Title: Request for approval to establish the Harris County Information Technology Change Management Policy.
Attachments: 1. 24-0484 IT Change Management Policy Final.pdf

Department: Universal Services

Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon - Executive Director & Chief Information Officer

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Policy

 

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Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval to establish the Harris County Information Technology Change Management Policy.

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Background and Discussion:

The  Harris County Information Technology Change Management Policy defines the requirements for all County departments to develop, follow, and publish IT Change Management policies in line with IT industry best practices, such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).  Following a consistent and transparent Change Management policy helps ensure the quality, stability and integrity of the shared IT environment and reduces unplanned outages and negative impact on County departments and users. 

 

The change management policy covers the software development lifecycle, hardware, software, database, and application changes to system configurations including moves, adds, and deletes.

 

Expected Impact:

The expected impact is to mitigate the County’s risk by ensuring changes to a County information system are managed, approved, and tracked to minimized negative impacts to County services and departments.

 

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Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

x Governance and Customer Service

 

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Precinct(s): Countywide

 

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Anticipated Court Date:  January 30, 2024

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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Nicole Broyles, Senior Manager, Policy, Universal Services

Attachments (if applicable): Harris County Information Technology Change Management Policy