What Is A Project?
According to the Project Management Institute (the world's leading not-for-profit membership association for the project management profession), "a project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result" with a "definite beginning and end." (A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 4th Edition, page 5, ISBN: 978-1-933890-51-7.0
What Does ITS Considered a Project?
Project Definition (Click here to see a flowchart of the decision process).
ITS uses the following logic to determine what is a project and what is not:
- Is this task / service something we already do? If "yes," then it is NOT a project. Please put in a ticket with the ITS Helpdesk.
- Is this task / service, considered by ITS, an infrastructure maintenance task / service? If "yes," then it is NOT a project. Please put in a ticket with the ITS Helpdesk.
- Is this task / service, considered by ITS, an application maintenance task / service? If "yes," then it is NOT a project. Please put in a ticket with the ITS Helpdesk.
- Does this task / service involve more than one ITS Area (i.e. Client Support Services, Networking and Infrastructure, ITS Business Office, University Information Systems, Server Administration Group, etc.)? If "yes," then it IS a project. Please contact the Project Management Office.
- Does this task / service involve more than one SIUE unit? If "yes," then it IS a project. Please contact the Project Management Office.
- Does this task / service use NON-ITS funds? If "yes," then it IS a project. Please contact the Project Management Office.
- Does this task / service use funds from the ITS Technology Fee? If "yes," then it IS a project. Please contact the Project Management Office.
