February 2November 22, 2009
Time to Update Project Status
With the start of February, it's time to update the status 2010 Replacing Daptiv is not part of IS&T projects within Daptiv PPM. For a quick tutorial in updating projects, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions section. January 5, 2009 IS&T PM Brown Bag Sessions
These sessions were kicked off in December of 2008 with a discussion on Scope Management. Future sessions will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month from noon until 1:30 in W92 Back Bay A&B. For additional information, please see the IS&T Project Management Brown Bag Sessions section. December 1, 2008
Updated Project Priorities for Winter 2008
The VP Staff has identified it's priority projects for the Winter 2008 (December 1 - February 28) season. The list and supporting information can be found in the Project Reports section. October 23, 2008
Daptiv Winter 09 Release Coming!
The newest release of our Daptiv PPM system (Winter 09) will be coming on Monday, November 10th. Features available within this new release include: - Firefox support -- Daptiv will now be completely Firefox-compatible.
- Improved Gantt charts -- improved look, resource drag-n-drop, multiple baselines, etc.
- Notification enhancements -- you will be able to opt for digest-style Daptiv notifications as well as suspending notifications during prolonged time away.
For additional information on this release, please see the Release Notes.
NOTE: Due to the system upgrade, Daptiv will be unavailable for an extended period over the November 8th - 9th weekend. September 23, 2008
ITWork Database Export is now available
The ITWork database (IS&T's initial portfolio tracking tool) was decomissioned in January 2008. The final export of data from that system can be accessed on the IS&T Project Reports section under the Attachments tab.
September 12, 2008 strategic and operation plan for FY11. The senior staff considered this along with any other projects, and due to resource constraints and funding, this effort has been tabled for future consideration. A copy of the IS&T FY11 Plan can be found here: http://ist.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/about/strategicplan August 23, 2010 IS&T currently is using Daptiv PPM as our main portfolio management tool. Staff should continue to use the tool to capture projects at the snapshot level. This would include project team members, overall budget, risks, issues, milestones/deliverables (tasks), and project status. Going forward, IS&T is not requiring that staff fill out time sheets in Daptiv. Use of Daptiv - Project managers, as assigned by Associate Directors, should enter any work that has a project manager and resources assigned to it (regardless of funding source). This does not include ongoing work, daily support and maintenance tasks
- All projects should be updated on a timely basis (approximately every two weeks)
- The information in Daptiv will be used for project reviews and portfolio management.
Effective Monday, August 16, IS&T discontinued using Projects Requests and any associated workflow within Daptiv.
As part of the FY2011 planning, IS&T is evaluating the future of the project management and resource allocation tools we use, including Daptiv PPM. In the interim, IS&T's Finance Team is currently working with the Associate Directors to develop a process to collect project financials (actual and forecast information) to satisfy quarterly reporting requirementsJuly 8, 2008
Director's Portfolio Report Explained
A detailed explanation of the fields from the Director's Portfolio Summary Report can now be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page or by clicking on the Field Definitions page. |