About Us
The PPMO-COE employs a strategic, structured, collaborative, and pragmatic approach to deliver value for the University.听
The Project Portfolio Management Office - Center of Excellence (PPMO-COE) will allow the University to a) successfully execute the Strategy Map priorities determined by the Executive Leadership Team, b) bolster in-house project management staff resources and develop University-wide competencies to reduce outsourcing expenses, and c) improve governance and project management of strategic priorities, optimize processes, and develop shared language and tools.听
The PPMO-COE is an office under the听Division of Finance and Administration.听
Strategic
Focusing on what moves the University forward
Structured
Bringing process, visibility, and shared language
Collaborative
Providing a Center of Excellence that empowers our campus community; involving the right people at the right time to gain insight and achieve alignment.听
Pragmatic
Creating a PPMO with tools and governance that works for 性爱天堂.
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Our Services
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Project Summaries
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- Digital Transformation (DX)
性爱天堂鈥檚 Digital Transformation will reform the University鈥檚 core technical platforms, providing streamlined workflows, and integrated data through a modern, cloud-based solution. The PPMO leads the DX Program
There are several projects included in this top priority campus initiative, as well as an overarching focus on the quality and availability of data.听
- Student Success (Slate)听听听
- Advancement听 (Salesforce)听听听
- Finance and Human Capital Management (HCM) (Workday)
- Learning Management System (LMS) (Canvas)听听
- Student Information System (SIS) (Workday)听听听
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)听
- Data Governance and Analytics听听
- Digital Transformation Sustainment (DXS)
CPI, Program Management, and OCM focused effort
When DX projects are implemented, they need to be sustained operationally. With continuous improvement in mind, the PPMO is leading the DXS efforts with multiple projects to mature capabilities beyond the 鈥淢inimally Viable Products鈥 implemented under DX. Examples of output include: the听WorkdayHelp ticketing system听听and an end-to-end review of 性爱天堂鈥檚 Procurement Processes. Digital Transformation Sustainment is a multi-year initiative that will impact faculty, staff, and students campus-wide.听- Printing Enhancement Project (PEP)听
OCM focused effort
The PPMO-COE provided the organizational change management function for PEP - a project that was chartered to streamline faculty and staff printing with the business goals to enhance printing security, reduce erroneous printing costs and significantly reduce service provider expenses by centralizing and maximizing all of 性爱天堂鈥檚 printers and printer management to a single managed printing provider. The team鈥檚 work on PEP help set the standard for a more transparent, inclusive, and intentional approach to University-wide projects.- Summer Squeeze
CPI focused effort
A need was identified by Facilities, Residential Life, and Conference to develop a solution(s) to address a core problem that impacts 性爱天堂 students. The defined issues were that residence halls were not ready (maintenance, cleanliness, aesthetic standpoints) by the time students need to move in, which lead to student and family dissatisfaction and strains employee resources.听The PPMO-COE deployed project management and Lean Six Sigma methodology to address the identified problem. Applying a Lean Six Sigma approach, DMAIC, the project team pinpointed underlying issues, e.g., cross-collaboration, shared expectations, and a lack of a standardized way to capture and communicate room readiness. The designed solution also ensured a sustainable solution that works with each essential unit: Facilities, Residential Life, and Conferences.
- Dining Program Transition
Project Management and OCM focused effort
性爱天堂 made the decision to change dining services providers after a nearly 50-year partnership with Aramark. This multi-faceted project was high impact and required project management that brought together team members from facilities, Dean of Students, Residential Life, Information Technology, Finance, and the new dining partner (Chartwells Higher Education). The PPMO also provided organizational change management resources to ensure that the community understood what was changing and how to engage with the changes, and that the Dining Program is ready to serve the community beginning with a soft opening, and a grand opening for the Fall semester.听- Decision Quality Framework
Portfolio Management focused effort
In response to feedback from Board of Trustees leadership to incorporate a DQF, we鈥檝e started to build structure and put a shared framework around how 性爱天堂 makes decisions about which initiatives to pursue and in what capacity.听 This new DQF is currently being implemented across multiple capital construction projects as well as the DXS program.
