ITS Project Request Form
Instructions
Please answer every question. If a question isn’t applicable to your project please enter N/A for that question. Completed requests should be sent to .
Project Requestor(Responsible for clearly defining project objectives and acceptance criteria. Accepts or rejects project deliverables.) / Project Sponsor
(Responsible for championing the project and interceding when needed to overcome project impediments.)
Name: / Name:
College / Division: / College / Division:
Department: / Department:
Phone: / Phone:
Request Title
Request Details
Please provide a general description of the request, including the problem you are trying to address.
Does this project invovle any global campuses? If so, which ones and how?
Please describe how the problem in the request is currently being managed.
Describe any alternative solutions that have been considered including any technical solutions.
If you are currently in contact with or have engaged any vendors, other RIT departments or ITS staff about the request, please specify the resources and reason(s) for the contact or engagement.
Compliance
Please describe how this request enables RIT to meet regulatory, contractual or RIT information security compliance requirements. If this request is for a software upgrade, please indicate when the current version of software being used will become unsupported.
Safety
Please describe how this request enables RIT to address personal safety or security concerns.
Strategic alignment
Please indicate if the request aligns with any Dimension(s) of the RIT Strategic Plan (indicate all that apply).
Career Education and Student Success
The Student-Centered Research University
Leveraging Difference
Affordability, Value and Return on Investment
Organizational Agility
No alignment
If this request aligns with a RIT Strategic Plan Dimension please indicate the associated Difference Maker(s) and / or Objective(s) and how this request supports them.
If applicable, please describe how the request aligns with any Divisional or Global Location Objectives.
Student focus
Please describe how this request enables student success.
Please describe how this request improves the student experience.
Financial
Please describe how this request supports revenue generating and / or cost recovery activities.
Benefits
Please indicate which of the following are expected to benefit from the completion of the request:
My Department
Multiple Departments
My Division
Multiple Divisions
RIT Students
RIT Community
RIT Global Location
Please summarize the expected benefits for each area or group indicated.
Impact and Risks
Please indicate which of the following will be impacted by the completion of the request:
My Department
Multiple Departments
My Division
Multiple Divisions
RIT Students
RIT Community
RIT Global Location
Please summarize the expected impacts for each area or group indicated.
Please describe what would happen if the requested work is not completed.
Resources
Please describe any funding for the request including known needs, status of funding and any known dates regarding funding availability.
Please identify any staff, excluding ITS, that are expected to be engaged to complete this work. Be sure to include estimated resource time (e.g. hours) and any availability restrictions.
Scheduling Considerations
Please indicate if:
o This project must be completed by <enter date here
OR
o This project is flexible on completion date but is desired to start by <enter date here>
Please provide an explanation for your selection.
If needed, provide any additional scheduling details to be considered with this request. Common details include: known dates when resources are not available due to peak business processing or blackout dates for implementing new technologies to impacted areas.
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PMO Project Request Form PMO revised 1/27/17