Very High Priority
Must-do items that are urgent, broadly impactful, and often tied to external requirements.
Consider when:
- There’s a regulatory or compliance deadline.
- Affects all or most students in critical ways.
- Significantly reduces staff workload or eliminates manual processes.
- ITS is already engaged or coordination is critical.
- Major inefficiencies or errors are present.
High Priority
Important initiatives that improve operations or student experience, but may not be urgent.
Consider when:
- Strong policy driver or internal deadline.
- Broad impact (e.g., college or department level).
- Moderate staff time savings or improved accuracy.
Medium Priority
Useful enhancements or fixes that can wait or be bundled with other work.
Consider when:
- No external pressure but aligns with best practices.
- Limited impact to small groups.
- Modest time savings or incremental improvement.
Low Priority
Nice-to-have items or ideas that may not justify the effort right now.
Consider when:
- No compliance or policy driver.
- Minimal or unclear impact.
- Little time saved or few users benefit.
- Cosmetic or marginal improvement.
