Project Management updatePeter MosinskisT&C Project SupervisorDecember 2010
Why?•Capacity•Communication•Quality of Service
Goals•Better strategic decisions •Predictable outcomes•Correct problems•Stay limber
Strategies 2010-2011 AY•Business practices•Forms•Communication
▫Web site▫Project repository ▫Project calendar
•Metrics & project data•Self-assessment
Project Process
Intake PlanningExecution
&Monitorin
g
Closure &
Hand-Off
Project Intake
• High-level information• Preliminary
approval• Archive & publish
What is a project?•Temporary•Defined start•Defined end•Measurable results
Step 2. Assign Staff to Request•T&C Manager•Project Lead
Step 3. Project Lead Gathers Data•What needs to be done?•Why is it important?•When does it need to be completed? •Who needs to be involved?•Who will be affected?
S, M, XL Project Requests
Description T&C staff time Project Size / Complexity
Class 1 10 to 30 hours Small / SimpleClass 2 31 to 100 hours Medium / MediumClass 3 100+ hours Large / Complex
Project Charter
Step 4. Review and approval•Class 1: T&C manager•Class 2 & 3: CIO•Review
▫T&C Project Review Board▫ITPPC
Step 5. Archive and publish•Add charter to repository•Update project calendar as necessary
Project Intake Outputs•Project Charter• Initial commitment•Approval to proceed to Project Planning
Intake
Planning
Execution &
MonitoringClosure &Hand-Off
Minimum: scope & timelineClass 2 & 3 = more infoApproval to execute
Where we are now•Business practice development•Forms & templates•Web site: www.csuci.edu/it/projects/•T&C Project Supervisor
Where we are going•Refined business practices•Common templates•Collaboration tools•Metrics
Initial Metrics•# of projects started•# of projects completed•# of projects completed on time•# of Class 1/2/3 projects•Total work hours per project•# of projects in support of T&C strategic
plan
www.csuci.edu/it/projects