Case Study: Ferris State University achieves improved project visibility and efficiency with Innotas

Visibility and process improvements to support a fast-growing university

Ferris State University (FSU), the ninth largest and fastest-growing university in Michigan with more than 15,000 students across 19 locations, faced mounting strain on its 65-person IT staff as enrollment and campus sites expanded. Without a single project owner or centralized repository, IT lacked transparency into resources, costs and timelines, resulting in duplicate work, unclear oversight and inefficiencies that hindered strategic initiatives.

FSU selected Innotas Project Portfolio Management after evaluating six PPM solutions; Innotas delivered resource management, a project workbench, request management and visual dashboards. Centralizing project data reduced administrative meetings to a single monthly review, improved resource visibility and communication, and increased confidence in budgeting and forecasting—driving measurable process efficiency and productivity gains.

Ferris State University

Jim Cook

IT, Project Manager