I’m going to let you in on a tightly held industry secret: you don’t have to buy project templates for university IT. You may be tempted to spend money to ensure that the resources you use for your project are high quality, but there’s usually no need. There are plenty of online libraries and databases that are chock-full of high-quality templates for you to download and modify to fit your own needs—our free project resource library included. Below is a list of the best project template sources directly from Higher Ed IT departments:
- Texas Department of Information Resources: Document Library
- Carnegie Mellon University Planning & Project Management Office: PM Tools & Templates
- University of Virginia: IT Project Management Guidelines, Templates, & Examples
- Loyola University, Chicago: Project Management @ Loyola
- University of Michigan Information and Technology Services
- New York University Manager’s Toolkit
- University of Tasmania: Project Management Methodology
- Optimal Partners’ Blog: Free Resource Library
Although paid services and tools are usually better than their free counterparts, free Higher Ed IT project templates offer way more than you pay for. If you’re looking for other types of resources, like whitepapers, podcasts, webinars, and case studies, make sure to browse our Free Resource Library and check in every Friday for our weekly resource update.
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