The next agenda item was to transform ITSB into a central, organization-wide IT
service provider. With clearly partitioned functional areas, Bosley began to define and
allocate responsibilities and accountabilities. This allowed for the careful identification
and development of services that were both in demand and cost-effective. With the
underlying service processes developed and agreed, Bosley identified the appropriate
resources. This required people with the right skills, knowledge, and attitude to deliver at the highest level. In parallel, Bosley identified and procured the necessary tools
and equipment. With service definitions, staff and tools in place, along with “rules of
engagement” for obtaining IT services, he presented the total IT service package to the
CEC management and staff.
The third agenda item, defining policies and guidelines, was mostly completed as a
by-product of the other two initiatives—internal governance and service definition. In
developing the internal governance and transforming ITSB into a centralized service
provider, the new ITSB management team had defined major policies and guidelines.
As an example, they developed policies and procedures for outsourcing those critical
functions where ITSB had few capabilities, such as the design and deployment of highspeed and secure networks.
KPMG conducted an audit in April 2001 and reported an overall improvement, but
with slow progress in some areas. They suggested the application of additional
resources to accelerate or at least sustain the rate of change. One area that was lagging
was Business Applications—later renamed Project Development and Support Office
(PDSO), which had run into many difficulties that the business units felt were due to
the complacent and reactive attitudes of its staff. Development projects were late due
to mistakes in design and implementation, insufficient programming skills, and unsuitable technology for the required functionality and performance. Early in the transformation, ITSB tried to outsource the development of these applications but, because
the standards and policies for design, development, project management, and vendor
engagement were not fully defined, the resulting applications were little better than
those developed internally. While he explored ways of improving PDSO’s performance, Bosley abandoned or suspended most IT-based business projects that had been
in the process of development.