Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers about the product, our data handling and what happens next.

The product

  • How is this different from a general project management tool?

    General tools model tasks, owners and dates. IT projects also depend on approvals, maintenance windows, rollback plans, hardware lead times and engineers who are simultaneously carrying support load. yourKEYtoIT treats those as first-class parts of the plan rather than notes attached to a task.
  • Is this a replacement for our service desk or ticketing system?

    No. A service desk handles incidents and day-to-day requests. yourKEYtoIT handles project work — the migrations, rollouts, refreshes and builds that run for weeks or months. The two are complementary, and the platform is designed to account for the support load your service desk generates when planning project capacity.
  • Do we have to adopt a particular methodology?

    No. The platform supports phased delivery with stage gates, and it does not require you to run ceremonies or artifacts you do not already use. Approvals and RAID discipline are available when you want them and can be kept light when you do not.
  • Can external contractors or clients be given access?

    Yes. Role-based access lets you scope what a contractor, vendor or client contact can see down to the project and the field, so an external party sees their workstream without seeing the rest of your portfolio.

Getting started

  • What does a demo involve?

    A working session rather than a slide deck. Bring a project you are running now — ideally a messy one — and we will walk it through intake, planning, change and reporting so you can judge the fit against real work.
  • Can we bring existing projects across?

    Most teams arrive with project data in spreadsheets. Talk to us about what you have and we will tell you honestly what imports cleanly, what needs restructuring, and what is easier to start fresh.
  • How long does it take to get a team running?

    That depends on how much of your process needs configuring — approval routes, roles and templates — and we would rather scope it with you than quote a number that turns out to be wrong. It is part of the conversation on the demo.

Data, security and privacy

  • Who owns the data we put in?

    You do. We process it to run the service for you. Export is available on every plan and your data is not held hostage if you decide to leave. The detail is in the privacy policy.
  • Do you hold any security certifications?

    We do not currently hold a third-party security certification, and we will not imply otherwise. Our security page sets out the controls that are actually in place. If your procurement process requires a specific certification, tell us early so nobody wastes time.
  • How do we report a security issue?

    Email security@yourkeytoit.com. We would rather hear about a problem from you than read about it later. See the security page for what to include and what to expect.
  • Do you sell or share our data?

    No. We do not sell personal data or project data, and we do not share it with advertisers. Questions about data handling go to privacy@yourkeytoit.com.
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