Strategic Projects & Portfolios

Led by Jeanne Marie Isola, Associate Vice Provost, this division:

Supports project portfolio management to achieve the right mix of tactical and strategic projects
Supports the University's IT governance process
Oversees enterprise-wide projects throughout the project lifecycle, working in close partnership with key stakeholders across the university
Provides project services and quality assurance
Coordinates project intake and prioritization

The staff of Strategic Projects & Portfolios work to bridge the gap between technology and business. The group manages, supports, and/or facilitates projects, from large to small, that affect the entire campus.

2009-2010 Project Priorities

Project Management Office

The Strategic Projects and Portfolios division of OIM has established a Project Management Office (PMO), a resource for project managers and other staff leading information technology projects. Its primary objective is to provide project management best practices, project transparency, standardization, outreach, and mentoring services to project managers working on IT projects.

The objectives of the PMO are to:

Provide examples, templates, and best practices for project documentation.
Increase project management skills and usage departmentally and individually through mentoring, educational programs, brown-bags, mini-training sessions, group discussions, study groups, Web pages, and tool kits.
Create and report metrics that benefit project planning and that provide transparency to administrative systems stakeholders.
Implement project portfolio processes and tools.

SPP Ongoing Priorities:

Develop a "culture of quality" by broadly implementing Quality Assurance methodology throughout projects
Develop a set of "project services" such as content development, usability, and project management tools

Contact:

Jeanne Marie Isola
Associate Vice Provost
E-mail | 206 685-0903