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Portfolio, program and project assurance framework

Framework | June 2024–current

This framework provides information and defines best practice processes for Queensland Government departments to undertake assurance on all digital and IT-enabled portfolios, programs and projects.

ICT profiling standard

Standard | May 2024–current

An ongoing program of data gathering and analysis to obtain insights into the current state of ICT investments and make smarter investment choices and identify opportunities for leveraging existing investment, capability and expertise

ICT resources strategic planning policy

Policy | November 2023–current

Ensuring ICT resources strategic planning is supported by a structured and consistent approach for managing current ICT assets and planning for current and future investments.

Requirements

Departments must use a consistent and evidence based approach for ICT resources strategic planning..
Departments must establish ICT governance arrangements with reference to ISO 38500.

Portfolio, program and project management and assurance policy

Policy | June 2024–current

The adoption of portfolio, program and project management strengthens governance and assurance practices of digital and ICT-enabled initiatives which improves the successful delivery of public services across Queensland Government.

Requirements

Effective and consistent portfolio, program and project management.
Structured, effective and consistent portfolio, program and project assurance.
Structured, effective and consistent portfolio, program and/or project office model.

Procurement and disposal of ICT products and services (IS13) policy

Policy | February 2022–current

This policy seeks to ensure a structured, effective and consistent approach to the acquisition, management, maintenance and disposal of ICT products and services.

Requirements

Departments must conduct forward procurement planning.
Departments must ensure effective contractual arrangements are in place.
Departments must ensure industry has equitable access to procurement processes.
Departments must implement appropriate ICT product lifecycle and services management.

QGEA foundation principles

Principle | June 2019–current

The foundation principles represent a statement of the fundamental beliefs underpinning the QGEA, and the values or behaviours with which government agencies are expected to comply. The foundation principles provide high-level guidance for the management of information and for investment decision making for information and communications technology across government.

Digital Projects Dashboard publishing guideline

Guideline | June 2025–current

This guideline provides step-by-step instructions to agency representatives for the publishing of digital and ICT-enabled project data to the Digital Projects Dashboard

Key indicators questionnaire

Template | September 2024–current

A series of questions to gauge the initiative’s health during delivery and can be completed monthly

Assurance profiling tool

Template | June 2025–current

Assurance profiling is the first step to determine the appropriate assurance level and the degree of independence and scrutiny required to adequately address the complexity and impact implications that the program or project represent to service delivery.Minor initiatives will attract an assurance level of 1, while critical initiatives will attract level 4. Therefore, as the assurance level increases, so too does the requirement for independent assurance analysis. This levelling will ensure appropriate assurance is applied to the initiative, therefore avoiding over or under assuring.

Initiative registration form

Template | December 2024–current

Registration form for Queensland Government digital and IT-enabled investments