Involving IT in Projects
Why?
- To adhere to appropriate technology standards.
- To confirm the availability of IT resources.
- To avoid surprise costs or configuration needs.
- To avoid redundant systems and shadow databases.
- To facilitate an efficient IT assessment process and avoid delays in purchasing and implementation.
How?
- Submit a Help Desk ticket when you first start planning to:
- Buy equipment and software
- Follow Purchasing's policy for purchasing IT equipment/software.
- Do something with a space: buy new space, reconfigure an existing space, carve a new space out of an existing one, relocate a person or a function to a different space
- Hold an event
- Instead of contacting the Help Desk, you can request tech support when you make your reservation in 25Live
- Buy equipment and software
- Contact the IT Director when you:
- Begin work on a grant proposal that will include technology purchase or support
- Need a technology solution for a business problem
- Want to implement a new system
- Are unsure if your solution is a “system” or just a technology purchase