Information Technology: HUD Needs to Improve Key Project Management Practices for Its Modernization Efforts
Abstract
HUD relies extensively on IT to carry out its mission of strengthening communities and ensuring affordable housing and has reported that efforts are under way to modernize its aging, duplicative, and poorly integrated systems. Committee report language mandated GAO to evaluate the implementation of project management practices for HUDs IT modernization efforts. The objective was to identify the extent to which the department implemented key project management practices for the FHA Transformation and NGMS modernization efforts. GAO assessed project management artifacts for 9 FHA Transformation and 5 NGMS projects in the areas of project planning (charters, work breakdown structures, and project management plans), requirements management (requirements management plans and traceability matrixes), and acquisition planning (acquisition strategies) against best practices. GAO also interviewed officials. GAO recommends that HUD establish a plan of action to fully implement best practices, provide needed project management expertise, and improve the development and use of its project management framework and governance structure. In written comments, HUD concurred with the recommendations to improve its framework and governance, but did not concur with the entirety of the recommendation to develop a plan of action, and contended that the need for project management expertise did not follow from the premises established in the draft report. GAO maintains that these actions are necessary as discussed in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- AD1179129
Entities
People
- Amanda C. Gill
- John Ockay
- Kami J. Corbett
- Lee A. Mccracken
- Shannin G Oneill
- Teresa M. Neven
- Valerie C. Melvin
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office