Project prioritization identifies which requested projects are the most urgent for the University to implement through a process of ranking and scoring projects based on certain criteria. It helps with selecting initiatives that maximize value with the available resources.
The following high-level themes guide the project prioritization process:
High-level themes:
- Enhanced functionality
- Optimizing systems and services to their best possible state to benefit the University.
- Customer service experience
- Empowering teams with the necessary knowledge and skills for generating better quality levels of customer service.
- Compliance and end of life
- Preventing disruption to day-to-day business operations by planning accordingly for end-of-life systems or to ensure that compliance is met.
- Strategic alignment
- Aligning project goals with UNBC’s long-term vision and mission.
- Improvement of processes and proficiencies
- Enhancing business processes through more effective use of technologies and streamlining steps by reducing waste, inefficiencies, and errors.
- Opportunities and risks associated with completing or not completing a project
- Recognizing and weighing the advantages and disadvantages