Advancing U-M’s mission through strategic capital investments

The University of Michigan undertakes significant financial planning for its capital projects, ensuring the appropriate allocation of resources is available for maintaining and operating its facilities. This process balances limited resources with strategic, mission-driven investments and requires partnerships between all university units.

How does the Capital Council evaluate projects?

The Capital Council drives impact assessment of capital projects by leveraging qualitative and quantitative metrics to ensure key impact areas and university commitments are embedded in the delivery of all major capital projects. 

Scorecard and rubric
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Planning process

The majority of projects go through five distinct planning stages.
See the Planning Process
1
Identify needs at the unit level
2
Assess project against key criteria
3
Work with units to refine project evaluations
4
Review project in Capital Council
5
Begin the project