Performing a gap analysis can help IT analyze the current state of affairs against where it wants/needs to be. These assessments can include anything from a software system or skill set to a look at how the department is managing as a whole. Using a gap analysis template can help you get your next project started in the right direction.
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For example, a software gap analysis can be a good way to find the holes in a product -- or how far off the actual outcome is, compared with set expectations. During the hiring process, a skill set gap analysis can help the team determine what to look for in a new hire.
We've pulled together samples and gap analysis templates from a variety of sources. Use the gap analysis templates as a way to better understand the process and even as the basis for your own IT gap analysis.
SOURCE: SearchSecurity.com
OFFERING: Step-by-step guidance on how to prepare and perform an architecture
security gap analysis -- including advice on how to get started with an in-depth vulnerability
risk assessment.
SOURCE: State of North Dakota Information Technology Department
OFFERING: This page offers a variety of gap analysis templates and samples, including ones for disaster recovery,
quality assurance and application architecture.
SOURCE: Oklahoma Department of Human Services
OFFERING: This five-page technical
architecture gap analysis report template includes information on the gap analysis processes
and methodologies used throughout the project, gap recommendations and the final outcome.
SOURCE: Florida Department of Health Information Resource Management
OFFERING: A high-level functional gap analysis sample report. The document highlights
information on a software
gap analysis, with details on the current functionality vs. future wish list items.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer
OFFERING: A sample IT portfolio gap analysis from an IT workforce assessment survey -- including
information on IT scoring and metrics.
Did we miss a template? Email us at editor@searchcio-midmarket.com.
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