Project Cycles

Project Cycle Calendar

Spring 2020 Project Cycle

Summer 2020 Project Cycle

Fall 2020 Project Cycle

Spring 2021 Project Cycle

Summer 2021 Project Cycle

Fall 2021 Project Cycle

ITS Project Cycles

There are 3 cycles per year, following the academic calendar. Each cycle will have 3 separate phases: proposal, discovery, and execution.

1. 1. Proposal Phase: The 4-week period at the beginning of an ITS project cycle during which IT Services solicits project requests, in the form of project charters, for the upcoming project cycle. The process begins as customers with ideas for IT projects to talk to their manager to develop and approve the idea approved. After approval, IT customers should contact their IT representative for help in the development of a project charter.
   2. Discovery Phase: The 5-week period immediately after the proposal phase during which IT Services researches the project defined in the charter with the goal of understanding the scope, systems impacted, and data and technologies used in the project in order to come to a firm understanding of the project and what is required to successfully complete it. During this phase projects are accepted or rejected and prioritized according to the needs of the requesting division and University.
   3. Execution Phase: 15-week period during which IT Services carries out the project plan that was developed during the discovery phase. Project managers, identified in the proposal phase, will be the primary point contact for updates on the project.