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53 <br /> Appendix B: IT Governance 2012 <br /> Project Classification/Criteria <br /> The project classification approach focuses on gauging project complexity and impact to ensure the <br /> appropriate levels of review and stakeholder involvement are undertaken. Under this methodology, a <br /> project charter must be submitted, approved and assessed for funding availability if it meets one or <br /> more of the following criteria: <br /> IT Project Investment Criteria <br /> • The project's development schedule, consisting of the analysis, design, programming, testing and <br /> integration components, is estimated to exceed 4 calendar months. <br /> • The total project cost is estimated to exceed $10,000. If the system is being built in-house, this <br /> would include labor hours. <br /> • The proposed solution will consist of installation of or expansion of software, voice, video <br /> networks facilities or services other than those routinely acquired through the Information <br /> Technology (IT) Department. <br /> • The project will consist of the development, acquisition or installation of technologies not <br /> currently supported by the IT Department. The proposed solution could be enterprise in nature or <br /> consist of the development and/or purchase of a system that involves more than one department. <br /> • Projects that may not rise to these criteria but are mission critical to a particular department may <br /> still be submitted as a IT Project request. <br /> The final approved Project Charter will require both Stakeholder and IT approval. <br />