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Project Management

A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or result. Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.

ITD project managers
ITD Project Managers

 

Service Categories

Project Management as a Contracted Service
Provides customers with experienced project managers that will lead their IT projects.
Project Management Oversight
Monitors information technology projects with a budget in excess of $100,000 in accordance with ND Century Code (Chapters 54-10, 54-35, and 54-59), Senate Bill 2015 (Section 11), and Enterprise Architecture Standard STD009-05.
Project Management Mentoring and Training
Provides knowledge and expertise to people that will be managing IT projects for their agency.
Project Management Tools

Helps with delivering on-time and within budget by providing practical templates and automated processes.

Benefits

Effective IT project management guides the project through a controlled and visible set of activities to achieve project goals while significantly reducing or eliminating risks associated with the project. Additionally, utilizing a professional project manager allows internal staff to continue to concentrate on the business needs of the project without becoming mired in the myriad of management activities required to keep the project on track.

Benefits of properly managed projects

Project management is very important in today's business environment when you consider the risks and potential downsides of poorly executed IT projects. Properly managed projects prepare the organization to mitigate:

  • Missed deadlines
  • Cost overruns
  • Poor quality applications that don't meet end-user expectations
  • Conflicts among project team members
  • Rework, unclear direction and priorities for the project
  • Continuous changes in project scope
  • Key tasks that are overlooked
  • Poor team morale
  • Duplication of effort

Requesting Service

ITD's Work Management System (WMS) may be used to submit a Service Request for "Software Dev/GIS/PM/QA."

Additional Service Information

Related Services

Related Standards and Guidelines

Associated Rates

Title Current Rate Current One Time Fee
Analyst II Rate

Provides analysis, design, coding and implementation of central computer, client server and e-government systems or project management services for implementation of applications being developed by outside contractors. 

 75.00/hr.
Analyst III Rate

Provides analysis, design, coding and implementation of central computer, client server and e-government systems or project management services for implementation of applications being developed by outside contractors. 

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Business Analyst I Rate
 New
Business Analyst II Rate
 New
Business Analyst III Rate
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Project Management Oversight Rate

Project Management Oversight monitors and guides information technology projects with a budget in excess of $250,000. 

 Tiered
Project Manager Rate
 75.00/hr.
Senior Analyst Rate

Provides analysis, design, coding and implementation of central computer, client server and e-government systems or project management services for implementation of applications being developed by outside contractors. 

 86.00/hr.
Senior Project Manager Rate
 86.00/hr.

All rates include 4.9% overhead charge.

 

What Our Customers Are Saying

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Governor's Office
April 9, 2013
 
 

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