Aspen Policy Academy

NextGen PAL

This project recommends that the California Department of Technology update its Project Approval Lifecycle (PAL) process to incorporate (1) low-overhead “discovery” and “prototype” phases, (2) a smaller process for smaller projects, and (3) caps on the overall size of all projects. With these changes, the state would gain the ability to have shorter and more agile planning, discovery, and approval cycles.

This project was completed as part of the 2021 Tech Executive Leadership Initiative (TELI) hosted in conjunction with the Tech Talent Project. You can learn more about TELI here.

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