Have a technology project you want to move forward on? Now is the time to start working on your proposal! The Fall 2021 project prioritization cycle opens on Monday, December 6, and closes at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 20.

In alignment with HSU’s Strategic Goals, the Graduation Initiative 2025, and the Polytechnic Self Study, the University will only consider proposals for projects that are required by the Chancellor’s Office, legally mandated, those that contribute to student success or the polytechnic implementation, or projects that contribute to increased efficiency in campus operations. Proposals for mandated, student success, or polytechnic projects will be allocated additional points in the scoring rubric.

Important Dates

• 12/6 - 12/20: Project proposals accepted
• 1/26 - 1/31/22: Division Preview

Please remember that the ITS project prioritization process is for projects that will require more than 20 hours of ITS time and the efforts of two or more ITS staff. Smaller tasks should be requested via the Technology Help Desk (KBox) ticketing system.

You can review current projects by clicking on individual links in the project portfolio.

How the Project Office can help

For each proposal that passes the initial review, the ITS Project Office will schedule two analysis work sessions between February 1 and February 25, 2022 – one with the functional requesters (that’s you) and one with technical resources.

During the functional analysis, you will be able to talk through your proposal to ensure all relevant information is covered, including the key business requirements that will drive the success of the project. The results of this session will be evaluated by technical resources to clarify the project’s complexity and estimate the time to complete it.

It’s important that requesters make time to participate in these sessions, as this will ensure all possible information is available to the Steering Committee for review and scoring, for ITS planning and scheduling, and, ultimately, the success of the project.

Questions? Reach out to your regular ITS Project Office contact or email the team at itspo@humboldt.edu.