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| Idle Time - Time interval during which the project team, equipment, or both, do not perform useful work. |
| Impact Analysis - Qualitative or quantitative assessment of the magnitude of loss or gain to be realized should a specific risk or opportunity event - or series of interdependent events-occur. |
Implementation Advance Planning Document (IAPD) - The IAPD is the approval document used to request initial federal funding for the Development and Implementation, and Maintenance and Operations phases of a project. The IAPD, customized to meet state requirements, is accepted in lieu of the FSR. See also PAPD. |
| Implementation Advance Planning Document Update (IAPDU) - The IAPDU is an update to the IAPD submitted to the project’s federal stakeholder annually or as needed to reflect changes in project approach. The IAPD and IAPDU, customized to meet state requirements, are accepted in lieu of the FSR and SPR, respectively. See also PAPD. |
| Implementation Guide(s) - This document provides detailed information for the counties/local offices on the upcoming implementation effort. The guide describes the roles and responsibilities for the county/local office, state, and contractor staff. It summarizes the upcoming activities, costs, decisions which must be made and process impacts, and provides the county/local office with appropriate reference and sample materials to use in preparing for implementation. There may be a single guide or separate guides for each of the implementation functional areas. |
| Implementation Plan - The implementation plan defines how the system developed by the prime contractor will be implemented in the target environment. In the event of statewide implementations, the plan addresses how the system will be implemented into each site/location. |
| Implementation Troubleshooting Guide - This document provides counties/local offices with a tool to assist in troubleshooting problems or issues during the “soft” go live/go live periods and as the system transitions into production. The troubleshooting guide is organized into typical business scenarios based on past business experience or earlier implementation efforts. |
| Incremental Approach - Phased approach to project completion whereby certain project functionalities and capabilities are delivered in phases. Allows stakeholders to realize certain benefits earlier than if they were to wait for the total project to be completed. |
| Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC) - A consultant used to externally monitor the Project Office and Contractor's management efforts. "Independent" usually entails technical and/or managerial independence. The focus is generally on process and products from a management, process and quality perspective, not the in-depth technical reviews associated with IV&V. |
| Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) - An organization that externally monitors both the Project Office and the Contractor's efforts. Independence is used to ensure an unbiased opinion, and can mean financial, managerial and/or technical. An IV&V vendor generally reviews both products and processes, with a particular emphasis on the technical aspects of the products. See also Independent Project Oversight Consultant (IPOC). |
| Index - An index is a data structure associated with a table that is logically ordered by the values of a key. It improves database performance and access speed. You normally create indexes for columns that you access regularly, and where response time is important. Indexes are most effective when they are used on columns that contain mostly unique values. |
| Indirect Cost - (1) Cost not directly identified with one final cost objective. May be identified with two or more final or one or more intermediate cost objectives. (2) Cost allocated to the project by the performing organization as a cost of doing business. Also called overhead cost or burden. |
| Information Flow - The path and process of information takes from the originating source, to a consumer(s) of the data. |
| Infrastructure / Facilities Plan - This document addresses the specific strategy to building, furnishing and/or moving into a new location or office space for the project office. The plan must discuss the preparation and installation needs including electrical, telecommunications, security, furniture, and computing equipment. This document is produced as needed. |
| Inter Agency Agreement (IAA) - A formal agreement between state organizations. OSI and the sponsor establish an IAA that describes the agreement regarding management of the OSI projects in support of the sponsor’s programs. The IAA includes the costs for which the sponsor will reimburse OSI and thus must match the numbers in the final State Budget for each fiscal year. Refer to State Contract Manual (on the Navigation Menu to the left, select the Links & Downloads option and go to the State page to find a direct link to the manual). |
| Interface Requirements Document (IRD) - Describes the requirements for the existing or known interfaces for the system. This document is developed by the project and included or referenced in the RFP. The prime contractor further refines the interface requirements and documents specific requirements in their Software Requirements Specification, Interface Requirement Specification and resulting design documents. |
| ISO 9000 - Set of documented standards to help organizations ensure that their quality systems meet certain minimal levels of consistent performance. |
| Issue Management - Structured, documented, and formal processes or set of procedures used by an organization or a project to identify, categorize, and resolve issues. |
| Issue - A statement of concern or need that (1) is known ahead of time or are in the project workplan, but whose resolution is in question or lacking agreement among stakeholders; (2) is highly visible or involve external stakeholders such as requests from control agencies; (3) have critical deadlines or timeframes which cannot be missed; (4) Result in an important decision or resolution whose rationale and activities must be captured for historical purposes; or (5) is item that may impede project progress. An issue is a situation which has occurred or will definitely occur, as opposed to a risk which is a potential event. |
