The checklist below identifies the major steps of the process followed to request approval to implement e-signatures as documented in the Agency's e-signatures policy (32-110) and procedural directive (32-110-01). Some steps include links to work products from our project. Future initiatives seeking approval to implement e-signatures can use this checklist and examples as aids in their efforts. This roadmap may also be helpful.

Tasklist
||Completed||Priority||Locked||CreatedDate||CompletedDate||Assignee||Name||
|F|M|F|          |          ||Establish the [Charter for eSignature Team] and sponsorship|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Create an [Interdisciplinary Team\|Participant and Resource Contact Info]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Draft a [Proposed Meeting Schedule]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Identify [Potential Solutions\|Alternatives Analysis]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Identify and Understand the [Stakeholders\|Stakeholder Impact Analysis]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Develop a [Stakeholder Communication Plan]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Conduct an [Alternatives Analysis], establishing the context, specifying evaluation criteria, and analyzing representative design alternatives per the criteria|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Conduct a [Risk Assessment\|WCEFT E-Signature Risk Assessment], considering [FIPS 199\|http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips199/FIPS-PUB-199-final.pdf] categorization and [NIST 800-30: Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems\|http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-30/sp800-30.pdf], the Agency's [e-signatures policy (32-110)\|http://reefshark.nmfs.noaa.gov/f/pds/publicsite/documents/policies/32-110.pdf] and [procedural directive (32-110-01)\|http://reefshark.nmfs.noaa.gov/f/pds/publicsite/documents/procedures/32-110-01.pdf], particularly the [Categories of Harm and Impact Definitions], and [Table B - Maximum Potential Impacts for Each Assurance Level]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Conduct enough [Cost/Benefit Analysis\|WCEFT Cost Benefits Analysis] to make an informed go/nogo decision|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Draft a [Business Plan\|West Coast E-Fishticket E-Signature Business Plan] per the Agency's e-signatures [procedural directive (32-110-01)\|http://reefshark.nmfs.noaa.gov/f/pds/publicsite/documents/procedures/32-110-01.pdf]|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Conduct Stakeholder Reviews|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Submit Final Business Plan to Region/Center Leadership for approval|
|F|M|F|          |          ||Implement the Plan|