Creating a New Demand

PPM Demands begin as ideas. Anyone with Neurons for ITSM credentials can submit an idea.

To create a Demand:

1.Open the Demand workspace.

2.Click New Demand.

3.Enter overview information:

Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk.

Field	Description
Requested By	The person requesting the Demand.
Title	Brief summary of the Demand.
Description	Description of the Demand.
Business Reason	Provide a Business Reason for the Demand.
Status	Status is set to Idea initially.
Requested Start Date	Provide a start date.
Requested End Date	Provide an end date.
Team	Select a team.
Owner	Select an owner.
Demand Score	The Demand Score is generated once the Demand is in the Evaluate phase.
Resource Estimated Effort	Displays the Estimated Effort (Hrs.) you have entered in the Resource Plan tab/workspace provided that the Demand workspace is linked to the Resource Plan.

4.Enter information into the Details tab.

Field	Description
T-Shirt Size	Rough estimate of the Demand size.
Area	Select a Focus Area.
Estimated Total Cost	Enter the Demand's estimated total cost.
Estimated Revenue	Enter the Demand's estimated revenue.
Portfolio	Associate the Demand with an existing Portfolio or create a new one.
Type	Select the Type of Demand.
Strategic Objective	Select a Strategic Objective or create a new one.

5.If you selected a Portfolio in the Details tab, it appears in the Portfolio tab, along with the other Projects in the selected Portfolio.

6.When the Demand is ready to be evaluated by a Demand Manager, change the status from Idea to Evaluate.