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Kelly Block

Kelly Block
Director, Application Portfolio Management
University of Illinois Central Administration
Champaign, Illinois
UNITED STATES

Kelly Block

Biography

Education
University High School, Normal, Illinois
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; B.S. Accountancy

Experience
2007 to Present Director, Application Portfolio Management, University of Illinois
2004-2007 Application Portfolio Coordinator, University of Illinois
2002-2004 Project Planning Specialist, University of Illinois
1998-2002 Project Manager, Best Consulting
1997-1998 Senior Internal Auditor, Ameritech Inc.
1994-1998 Auditor / Consultant, Crowe Chizek, LLP
1987-1991 Soldier, United States Army

Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)

Kelly leads the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) for Administrative Information Technology Services (AITS) at the University of Illinois. The AITS Portfolio Management Office provides financial, technical, and management personnel with a knowledge and understanding of the theories, concepts, and disciplines of portfolio management. The service also includes training and support for the use of the Clarity Portfolio Management software tool in order to improve the planning, budgeting, and management of IT, especially IT investments.

The PMO facilitates IT Governance via the Information Technology Priorities Committee (ITPC) process through which projects are submitted for consideration, reviewed, approved/rejected, scheduled and monitored throughout execution. The PMO reports on project status across the portfolio of all projects. The PMO also acts as a clearinghouse for performance measurement by reporting on organizational metrics, project portfolio metrics and progress toward strategic goals.

Previously, Kelly worked in a project planning role on the university's ERP implementation. Kelly also has previous experience in project management, software development, accounting, auditing and consulting.

Presentations

Upcoming Presentations
EventSessionDate
EDUCAUSE 2009 Face-to-Face ConferenceRevisiting Your IT Governance Model11/04/2009
Recent Presentations
EventSessionDate
Enterprise Technology Conference 2009Time for an Upgrade of IT Governance05/07/2009
Midwest Regional Conference 2009Time for an Upgrade of IT Governance03/25/2009

Interests

Tags
Project Management
IT Governance
Portfolio Management
Resource Management
Administrative Systems

Membership Information

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