4819.39     DELEGATED COST THRESHOLD
(Revised 12/04)

Finance assigns each agency a minimum total project development cost threshold for reporting purposes.  See SIMM Section 15.  Finance delegates to the agency the expenditure approval authority for any IT proposal with an estimated total development cost equal to or less than the agency's assigned cost threshold, provided the proposal does not meet any other Finance established reporting criteria defined in Section 4819.37.

The total development cost is synonymous with one-time cost and is defined as all estimated or projected costs associated with the analysis, design, programming, verification and validation services, staff training, data conversion, acquisition, and implementation of an information technology investment. Excluded from development costs are estimated costs of continued operations and maintenance.