EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Project Management

Building the Right Project Portfolio for Your Institution

drupal — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:04:26 -0600

In 2005, Georgia State University implemented a project management office to review the projects being requested of the IT staff and to prioritize and forecast resources needed to complete them. This presentation will offer lessons learned to date.

IT Project Management Methodology: How Much Is Too Much? It Depends!

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:17 -0600

With focus from leadership and commitment across IT, the University of Rochester has developed and implemented a flexible project management strategy. It helps align projects into manageable programs that support the university's strategic mission. This presentation will highlight the development process, challenges, and implementation of a successful project management methodology.

Project Prioritization Score Sheet: Aligning IT Activities with Client Priorities

drupal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:04:19 -0600

Zane State College has implemented a project prioritization model for aligning limited IT resources and funding with institutional goals and objectives and client priorities. This presentation will describe the process and the project prioritization score sheet used to determine priority based on a holistic assessment of standard, client-focused impact criteria.

Project Management

drupal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:56:43 -0500

This meeting will discuss issues technical project managers face in higher education. Participant-driven discussions may include identifying best practices and tools, promoting a project management culture within IT organizations, managing cross-functional groups, training project managers, developing strategies for terminating failing projects, and meeting client expectations.

Engaging Executives in Technology Portfolios

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:39 -0500

At EDUCAUSE 2003, ACU presented a session dealing with the difficulties of implementing a programming prioritization process and the benefits of doing so. Since that time, we have continued to keep our President's Cabinet engaged, but in much different ways than when we began. We will discuss where we started and how the process has evolved.

Wiki and Project Management

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:40 -0500

This session will introduce wiki concepts and explore their use in project management and in supporting IT systems in higher education. JHU's implementation of a new student information system extensively uses an enterprise wiki, which will be highlighted, along with use cases, examples, and lessons learned.

Developing Collaborative Project Managers in IT

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0500

Hosted by UConn's IT PM Office and at least one other institution, we will share how to develop collaborative IT project managers. We will focus on changing from a traditional organization of technical project managers to an organization with well-rounded project managers who have additional leadership, administrative, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

ITIL in the Real World: NYU Leverages ITIL Best Practices to Enhance IT Organizational Processes

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:49 -0500

Underdefined IT processes may compromise product development, service delivery, organizational agility, and efficiency. Without well-developed IT processes, service partners may find it difficult to prioritize, plan, manage, and deliver services effectively. The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) offers a broad-reaching and sophisticated framework for best practices for technology organizations.

Project Portfolio Management: Prioritization to Implementation Tools for Success

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:42 -0500

MIT launched a portfolio selection and project management methodology that addresses the full life cycle of a project from inception through implementation. This poster session will present data from our administrative computing portfolio evaluation and selection process and will also share information about the central IT project management methodology.

Developing Effective Production Turnover Procedures

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:26 -0600

The University of Connecticut Information Technology Services department has implemented new production turnover procedures in the areas of testing, notification, documentation, and support. This presentation will discuss the new procedures, the process used in developing these procedures, their implementation, and the metrics used in evaluating their effectiveness.