00. PM Framework Overview While not an official phase in the PM Framework, the overview section of the intranet has important documents that are useful to project managers and project teams. In addition to this the and the PM Framework Overview, Framework Guidelines Phase Selection and documents are available. The document provides project managers with a high-level Framework Guidelines review of each phase and document in the PM Framework. The document is designed to help the project manager determine which phases and documents should be selected for his or her project. The document is used to define which phases and Phase Selection and Sign-off documents are selected for the project. The document also serves as a single source of tracking approval/acceptance at the completion of each phase of the project. Having a single source ensures that the project manager, project team, and designated approver stay aligned in their knowledge and understanding of the project’s progress. 01. Intake & Prioritization Intake & Prioritization is the first phase of Framework NUIT’s Standard Project Management and the starting point of a project lifecycle. This phase is divided into two steps, which are described below: To start a new NUIT project, the requestor completes a Project Request Project – This form will describe their specific technology need(s) as well as the Request Form. benefit(s) and impact(s) of doing the project. Completed request forms will be reviewed by NUIT and prioritized using a consistent rating process. All project requests are prioritized using the following criteria: Prioritization – Business Impact, Feasibility, Ongoing Maintenance, Breadth of Usage, and Relative Priority within Requesting Unit, and Relative Priority across the University. The prioritization portion of this phase may not be necessary for projects that are already funded and/or prioritized. 02. Inception During the Inception phase, NUIT will assess available funding for the project and conduct a more rigorous evaluation of the priority and determine if funding is available to project’s support the and ongoing maintenance. project’s completion The document provides an easy step-by-step guideline and checklist Getting Started to complete during the inception phase. The provides a standardized approach to Project Prioritization Scoring Worksheet evaluating a new project against other projects being handled by NUIT. Information from the is used to score various elements of the project, such Project Request Form as business impact, feasibility, ongoing maintenance needs, breadth of usage, and
00. PM Framework Overview While not an official phase in the PM Framework, the overview section of the intranet has important documents that are useful to project managers and project teams. In addition to this PM Framework Overview, the Framework Guidelines and the Phase Selection and documents are available. The Framework Guidelines document provides project managers with a high-level review of each phase and document in the PM Framework. The document is designed to help the project manager determine which phases and documents should be selected for his or her project. The Phase Selection and Sign-off document is used to define which phases and documents are selected for the project. The document also serves as a single source of tracking approval/acceptance at the completion of each phase of the project. Having a single source ensures that the project manager, project team, and designated approver stay aligned in their knowledge and understanding of the project’s progress. 01. Intake & Prioritization Intake & Prioritization is the first phase of NUIT’s Standard Project Management Framework and the starting point of a project lifecycle. This phase is divided into two steps, which are described below: Project Request – To start a new NUIT project, the requestor completes a Project Request Form. This form will describe their specific technology need(s) as well as the benefit(s) and impact(s) of doing the project. Completed request forms will be reviewed by NUIT and prioritized using a consistent rating process. Prioritization – All project requests are prioritized using the following criteria: Business Impact, Feasibility, Ongoing Maintenance, Breadth of Usage, and Relative Priority within Requesting Unit, and Relative Priority across the University. The prioritization portion of this phase may not be necessary for projects that are already funded and/or prioritized. 02. Inception During the Inception phase, NUIT will assess available funding for the project and conduct a more rigorous evaluation of the project’s priority and determine if funding is available to support the project’s completion and ongoing maintenance. The Getting Started document provides an easy step-by-step guideline and checklist to complete during the inception phase. The Project Prioritization Scoring Worksheet provides a standardized approach to evaluating a new project against other projects being handled by NUIT. Information from the Project Request Form is used to score various elements of the project, such as business impact, feasibility, ongoing maintenance needs, breadth of usage, and
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