MAJOR IT PROJECT PROPOSAL SCORING FORM
1.  Mission-related Criteria.  For each IHS Strategic objective listed below, estimate how well this proposed project will
     help in accomplishing or improving that objective.

Improve Health Status

 O V G M P
Provide Health Services O V G M P
Ensure Partnerships and Consultation O V G M P
2.  Architectural Integration.  For each of the IHS IT goals listed below, estimate how well this proposed project will help
     advance that goal based on the supporting documentation.
Interoperability O V G M P
Connectivity O V G M P
Graphical User Interface (GUI) O V G M P
Training O V G M P
Warehousing O V G M P
Standards O V G M P
3.  Financial Resources.  Based on each of the financial measures listed below, estimate how well this proposed project
     will help optimize its financial resources.
Total Life-cycle Costs O V G M P
NLCS O V G M P
Return on Investment O V G M P
4.  Implementation Risk.  Based on the information in each of the areas listed below, estimate how well this proposed
      Project will help the IHS minimize implementation risk.
Technical Risk O V G M P
Alternative System Analysis O V G M P
5.  Operational Support.  For each of the IHS IT goals listed, please estimate how well this proposed project will help
     advance that goal based on the supporting documentation.
Billing O V G M P
Staffing O V G M P
Data Quality O V G M P

MAJOR IT PROJECT PROPOSAL SCORING FORM

Rating Weight Description (project Ratings, Adjectives, and Definitions)
Outstanding   Based on the project sponsor's explanation, this project not only supports the stated IHS IT goal or strategic objective but also greatly advances the goal or strategic objective.  All if the objectives are mentioned in the explanation, and the proposed IT project will clearly advance all of the objectives listed.
Very Good   Based on the project sponsor's explanation, this project not only supports the stated IHS IT goal or strategic objective but also advances the goal or strategic objective.  At least one of the objectives is mentioned in the explanation, and the proposed IT project will clearly advance at least one of the objectives listed.
Good   Based on the project sponsor's explanation, this project supports the stated IHS IT goal or objective.  At least one of the objectives is mentioned in the explanation, and the proposed IT project will clearly support at least one of the objectives.
Marginal   Based on the project sponsor's explanation, this project does not affect the stated IHS IT goal or strategic objective.  The project clearly will not affect any of the objectives listed.
Poor   Based on the project sponsor's explanation, this project will move IHS in the opposite direction of the stated IHS IT goal or objective.  The project clearly will move the Agency away from at least one of the objectives listed.