CoE Resources + Advisory Support

The CoE collects key findings from our work with more than 25 federal agencies, and are pleased to share with federal IT practitioners.

These Starter Guides, Models & Templates are available to support federal agencies undergoing technology transformation projects. CoE leads host virtual workshops and office hours to offer live support.

Through funding from the American Rescue Plan, this work furthers our mission of centralizing best practices and expertise for holistic transformation and is provided at no cost to users.

Upcoming Events

Coming Soon!

Check out our available resources

• IA Culture Pre-Assessment Guide (PDF): Is your organization ready for change? This guide includes a variety of activities to help you understand and pre-assess your agency’s culture and its potential impact on your technology modernization initiative.
• Data Governance Charter Templates (DOC): These customizable charter templates are designed to help federal government agencies set up data governance bodies to better use agency data securely and strategically.
  • Data Governance Advisory Group (DGAG) Charter
  • Data Governance Steering Committee (DGSC) Charter
  • Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) Charter
• Strategic Foresight 101: Futures Methods for Government (PDF): This introductory guide was designed to orient you to foresight and design futures methods and help your organization better anticipate risk and prepare proactively for the future.
• CX Maturity Model (PDF): CX work is wide-ranging. The CX Maturity Model was designed to provide organizations with a deeper understanding of how to measure their current maturity, and how to advance to the next level.
• Building Effective Industry Engagement Guide (PDF): This guide to was designed to prepare organizations across government to develop and improve Industry Engagement (IE) in relation to IT modernization.
• Cloud Migration Acquisition Journey Map (PDF): How the government buys cloud migration services is crucial to the success of the agency’s cloud adoption. This journey map template explores the often complex process of Cloud Migration Acquisition and includes requirement documents such as PWS, RFQ, and QASP. etc.

Past Events

2023

• Journey Mapping for Data Science: March 2, 2023 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
• Customer Experience 101: March 3, 2023 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. EST
• Cloud Migration Acquisition Journey Mapping Workshop: March 23, 2023 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
• Moving beyond Mainframes: Leveraging Legacy Systems to build the future of CivicTech: May 18, 2023 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
• CX Workshop Series: Enabling Customer-Centric Innovation in Government Agencies
  • June 1: CX Intro
  • June 8 : Human Centered Design Intro
  • June 15: Journey Mapping Intro

2022

• IT Change Readiness Workshop Series:
  • May 26, 2022: Workshop 1: Introduction to Culture
  • June 2, 2022: Workshop 2: Culture Pre-Assessment
  • June 16, 2022: Office Hours: Learn more about your Culture Pre-Assessment
• Data Governance Charter Template Office Hour:June 23, 2022, 10 - 11 a.m. EST
• Strategic Foresight 101 Workshop Series:
  • Introduction and Overview: June 21, 2022, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
  • Practice Foresight Methods: June 28, 2022, 10:30 a.m. - 12 pm. EST
  • Optional Office Hours: June 30, 2022, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
• CX Maturity Model Office Hour: July 13, 2022, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST
• Building Effective Industry Engagement Workshop Series:
  • Workshop 1: IE Overview & Make Connections: July 12, 2022, 1 - 2 p.m. EST
  • Optional Office Hours: July 19, 2022, 1 - 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Workshop 2: Techniques & Forums: July 21, 2022, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST
  • Optional Office Hours: July 26, 2022, 1 - 1:30 p.m. EST

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