IT Project Management
New: monday.com
We are migrating our project portfolio and project management plans from Gameplan (TeamDynamix) to monday.com, allowing us to report project success more fluidly and integrate our workflow with tools that we already use every day.
Doing the Right Projects Right
The mission of the Project Management Office (PMO) is to support ITS by project intake and tracking, and to provide our project managers with the resources they need to deliver expected results. Our primary goals are:
- Assessment of projects for their positive impact in alignment with the university's strategic plan.
- Assessment of projects for the effort required to deliver the project.
- Approval and awareness of the IT projects by executive leadership.
- Priority determination for projects.
- Alignment of IT resource commitments to deliver projects in a timely fashion.
Submit a request.
Any Faculty & Staff member can Submit a Request and track projects. When requesting a project, be prepared to:
- Provide a high level description of the project.
- Identify the business case for the project.
- Identify the university strategic goals the project supports.
- Identify the metrics of success to measure the projects outcomes.
- Work with ITS to develop an initial project plan.
Note: If you are requesting new software or service, a Software Analysis is required. You can contact the ITS Project Management Office at 757-683-3189 or pmo@odu.edu to initiate the process.
We'll review your request.
After we receive your request, a member of the PMO will work with an assigned project manager, the sponsor and stakeholders to fully assess and plan the project.
We will compare your project's timeline against our entire project portfolio to determine when the necessary IT resources will be available to undertake the project.
Upon division Vice President approval, the project will be scheduled for release on the identified timeline. The PMO will notify the project sponsor if the overall project portfolio indicates a need to amend the scheduled release date.
A Project Manager will shepherd the project through the project life cycle.
The following activities and deliverables are guidelines for any project that has been added to the Project Portfolio. By following the project life cycle, users can track the progress of projects, plan future stages of project development and ensure greater accountability throughout the project life cycle.