{"id":350,"date":"2025-05-20T10:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/in-the-loop\/?p=350"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:27:29","slug":"fy26-project-intake-submission-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/in-the-loop\/2025\/05\/fy26-project-intake-submission-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"FY26 Project Intake Submission Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beginning in FY26, UCM will move from three sprint periods to four each year. This change will reduce the length of time we pause request reviews, helping us avoid backlogs that typically happen at the end of a pause and the start of a new sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s Changing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Project Due Dates<\/strong>: We\u2019ve removed the \u201cproject due\u201d deadlines from each sprint. These often overlapped and caused confusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Guideline<\/strong>: Submit your request <strong>at least two months<\/strong> before your desired due date.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Example<\/em>: If you submit a request on <strong>July 21<\/strong>, the earliest it can be due is <strong>September 22<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/in-the-loop\/files\/2025\/05\/MapOutline-Red.png&apos;);background-position:50% 0;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-on-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbaeae83223e861e66739ec10d371adc\">New Submission Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-text-on-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2d7698b3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-db9edeb8 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fall Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open<\/strong>: July 21-Sept. 19<br><strong>Paused<\/strong>: Sept. 20-Nov. 2<br><strong>Earliest Project Due Date<\/strong>: Sept. 22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-db9edeb8 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winter Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open<\/strong>: Nov. 3-Dec. 12<br><strong>Paused<\/strong>: Dec. 13-Jan. 18<br><strong>Earliest Project Due Date<\/strong>: Jan. 5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-59e203da wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-db9edeb8 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open<\/strong>: Jan. 19-Feb. 27<br><strong>Paused<\/strong>: Feb. 28-April 12<br><strong>Earliest Project Due Date<\/strong>:\u00a0March 23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a50b0daf wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:0;flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer Sprint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Open<\/strong>: April 13-May 22<br><strong>Paused<\/strong>: May 23-July 19<br><strong>Earliest Project Due Date<\/strong>: June 15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:30px;padding-left:30px\"><em>When UCM is on a sprint pause, you can still submit a request during this time; however, we will not review it until the next sprint.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the most up-to-date information, review our <a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/university-communications-marketing\/project-intake-proccess.html\">Project Intake Process<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in FY26, UCM will move from three sprint periods to four each year. 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