Project Discovery

All project requests begin by completing a project intake form.

Next steps:

• Discovery includes a review with technical and functional subject matter experts to fully understand the nature and scope of the request;
• Identification of resource constraints outside the control of the project that may need to be addressed through discussions in the appropriate IT governance forum;
• A scan of the current solution landscape at the institution to determine if there are opportunities to leverage existing offerings to meet the stated need;
• Identification of appropriate project sponsors; and
• Approval by the appropriate IT governance body.

The output of discovery will be a summary document describing the project goals and scope and identifying the project classification determining the IT Governance review.

A project passes from discovery to planning with the appropriate approvals

• Enterprise: Approved by IT Governance Executive Committee
• Standard: Approved by IT Governance Advisory Committee
• Specialized & Operational: Shared with the relevant IT Governance working group

A project may also move from discovery to canceled, pending funding, or pending resources based on the deliberations of the IT governance body.