Create demand form

Create a demand for your application or capability.

Table 1. Create demand form fields

Field	Description
Assumptions	Assumptions made for the demand. Assumptions help to define scope and risks, and fine-tune the estimates for time and cost.
Approved end date	The approved date for completing the demand.
Approved start date	The approved date for starting the demand.
Action	Course of action for the demand.
Barriers	Major barriers to the demand.
Business capabilities	One or more capabilities to associate the demand with.
Impacted business applications	Business applications that are impacted by the demand.
Capital budget	Total capital budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years. The value is rolled up from the Capital expenditure (Capex) budget of the demand.
Category	Category of the demand. The available options are: Strategic Operational
Business unit	Business unit to which the demand submitter belongs.
Capital expense	Capital expenditure (Capex) for the demand.
Business case	Business arguments that support the demand.
Collaborators	Users who can edit or contribute to the demand. A demand requester can select any user as a collaborator.
Demand manager	Name of the demand manager.
Demand	The name of the demand.
Enablers	Key enablers of the demand.
Demand actual cost	Total cost incurred while working on a demand and demand tasks. Note: To populate this field, you must run the Update Demand Actual Cost and Actual Effort schedule job.
Demand actual effort	Time accrued or spent by a resource while working on a demand or a demand task. Note: To populate this field, you must run the Update Demand Actual Cost and Actual Effort schedule job.
Financial return	Result is calculated based on values in the Total costs and Financial benefit fields.
Risk level	The level of risk associated with the demand. The available options are: Critical High Moderate Low Planning
Financial benefit	Estimate of revenue if the demand is approved. This value is rolled up from the benefit breakdown of the demand. You can also enter the value manually. Select a currency icon and enter a value.
ROI %	Assesses demand return on investment (ROI) compared to other demands.
Impacted business units	Business unit that is impacted by the demand.
Labor costs	Expenses associated with the manpower required to work on the demand.
In scope	Scope of the demand. It’s the set of boundaries that define the extent of a demand.
Operating budget	Total operational budget allocated to the demand across all fiscal years. The value is rolled up from the Operational expenditure (Opex) budget of the demand.
Related records	Records associated with the demand.
Risk of not performing	Risks if the demand is not approved, for example, risk of loss of opportunity.
Due date	Requested completion date of the demand.
Risk of performing	Risks if the demand is approved and implemented.
Operating expense	Operational expenditure (Opex) for the demand.
Other costs	Other miscellaneous costs associated with the demand.
Out of scope	Activities or deliverables that aren’t in the scope of the demand. Anything which isn’t defined in the scope is out of scope.
Cost	Total cost associated with the demand.
Score	Demand score is calculated based on Risk, Value, and Size attributes in the base system. When the Risk and Size are high, the score of the demand is low. When the Value is high, the score of the demand is high.
Risk	Risk value calculated from the demand assessment.
Strategic Alignment	A value to assess how closely the demand aligns with the strategic goals of the organization.
Value	Business value of the demand.
Type	Type of the demand. The available options are: Project Change The Category field selection determines the options available in the Type field.
Size	Size of the demand.
T-shirt size	Categorizing the demand into different sizes, to give a quick understanding of the relative complexity of the demand and the effort required for its completion. The available sizes are: S- Small M- Medium L- Large XL- Extra Large XXL- Extra Extra Large
Stage	The current state of progression of the demand.
Start date	Start date of the demand.
Submitted on	Date on which the demand was submitted for approval.
Total planned cost	Result is calculated based on values in the Capital expense and Operating expense fields.
Visited states	The different states through which the demand has passed through. For example, the demand has gone through the states of Open and Closed. The visited state number in this scenario will be 2.
Primary goal	The primary goal behind the creation of the demand
Digital integration	Digital integration associated with the demand.

Related concepts

• Exploring demands

Related tasks

• Add or edit a demand