Reduce duplicate intake across departments

Needs Clarification Medium

Summary

Similar needs are submitted through multiple channels, making reporting and prioritization harder.

Problem Statement

Departments may describe the same issue differently, so duplicates are hard to identify early.

Who is affected?

Administrators and department leads

Current Workaround

Reviewers manually compare submissions and merge topics informally.

Desired Outcome

A cleaner intake process with duplicate detection, linking, and shared review queues.

Constraints

Should avoid incorrectly merging distinct but related needs.

Sponsor

Administration

Deadline

2026-12-13

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