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This EDUCAUSE constituent group focuses on issues faced by project managers of technical projects within higher education. Discussions include best practices and tools, promotion of project management culture in IT organizations, managing cross–functional groups, the introduction of new technologies, and meeting client expectations. This group meets at the EDUCAUSE annual conference and uses the electronic discussion list to discuss issues throughout the year.
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Hello,
We’re embarking on a transition to VoIP, and would appreciate examples of RFPs for such projects, from anyone who is willing to share. I’ll be discreet about keeping any institutional specifics private, as you please.
Boilerplate sections from RFPs – VoIP-related or not – would also be welcome, such as “General Conditions” types of sections.
Thanks, Jeff
Jeff Overholtzer
Strategic Planning and Communication
Information Technology Services
Washington and Lee University
...Hello,
Do any of your PM departments provide training/education in project management to the institution or to your clients?
If so, is it required?
Do you provide any internal certification thru your training?
Do you have any materials that could be shared for training.
Do you provide any marketing presentations on why Project Management is important to the organization?
If so, can you share any presentation material?
Thank so much for any assistance,
Martha Ash
Director, IT
Technical...
I’m looking to fill 2 open position for my Project Management Office. The first one is a Business Analyst role and the second is a Project Manager role. If there is any interest in the positions, feel free to review the position description and requirements. All candidates should apply through Barnard’s website and not contact me directly. I will be reviewing resumes as they come in.
https://careers.barnard.edu/postings/search
Michael G. Abelaj
Director, Project Management Office
Barnard College, Columbia University
3009 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
www.barnard.edu/...
All,
I am beginning to embark on the process of creating some project schedule templates. I thought I would ask around and see if anyone had some they would be willing to share.
Specifically I’m thinking of Software/Product Selection and Software/Product Implementation.
Thanks in advance!
Cathy
Cathy Eatherton
Director of Project Management and Information Security
Columbia College
1001 Rogers St.
Columbia, MO
P: 573.875.7581
F: 573.875.7320
...I echo Richard’s comments … a “PM Lite” and an Agile overview would be helpful.
Thanks …
AJS
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Anthony J. Santucci, IT Project Manager
Office of the CIO
Information Technology Services
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Hello,
We are a Banner school looking to augment our Degree Auditing capability and one of the products we are looking at is CollegeSource’s u.achieve suite. Has anyone had experience with a recent u.achieve implementation?
Thanks
David
David Norman Director of Administrative Computing, Bentley University
175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, W: 781.891.3498 M: 781.697.6239
Email: dnorman@bentley.edu
Hello,
Is anyone familiar with the 4-up format for project status reporting? I have tried searching for images on layouts but haven’t had much success. Thanks.
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Irene T. Rojas, PMP
Information Resources and Planning
UNWE Lower Level
(915)747-8984
We use HigherOne CashNet for our electronic credit card payment processing. http://www.higherone.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=81. It’s used by most (if not all) campuses within the California State University system.
Happy to discuss further off-list.
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Peter Mosinskis
Director of IT Strategy
Division of Technology & Communication (T&C)
California State University Channel Islands (CI)
One University Drive
Camarillo CA 93012 USA
...
Hello,
I work for the Office of Information Technology (OIT) which provides centralized IT services for CU-Boulder, a large research university serving approximately 30,000 students. We have 190 staff members and no dedicated QA group. While testing (as a function of QA) does occur in projects, it’s not in a standardized or comprehensive way. What does QA look like at other, similar institutions in terms of processes or organization structure? How have PMOs integrated QA into your projects? Thanks!
Melinda Easter
Office of Information Technology
University of Colorado – Boulder
Melinda.Easter@colorado.edu | 303-735-2752
I got some great ideas this afternoon on both marketing project management as well as issues around ‘sharing’ resources.
Thanks to all of you for sharing. And thank you Sherri for serving as hostess.
Paula J Wedemeyer, MSIM
Manager, ITS Project Management Office
Information Technology Services
Ithaca College
953 Danby Rd. | Ithaca, NY 14850
607.274.5111 office | 607-793-0136 mobile
pwedemeyer@ithaca.edu | http://www.ithaca.edu/its/pmo
"Plans are nothing...
Hello,
We are currently researching vendors for room and event scheduling software for the Registrar’s Office, Event Management Office, Facilities, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and Students. What are others using and does it meet your institutional needs?
Does anyone have RFP’s that we could refer to?
Top software products I have seen thus far are:
· EMS
· Ad Astra
· R25
· 25Live
· Ad Astra as a room scheduling solution integrated with Banner...
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Miguel A. Morales, MBA, MIS
ITS Manager of Applications Services
Houston Baptist University
7502 Fondren Rd.
Houston, TX 77074
281-649-3049 (w)
713-256-3571 (c)
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I have been asked to do a little research to find out how other universities handle their CCTV service. Basically, where their CCTV is run from (onsite/offsite) and who manages it (contracted, university IT, public safety, etc.). I didn’t really know where to start, so I thought I would ask you all. I imagine this might turn into a project, so maybe it’s not totally random for this list. :o)
Any responses would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Thelma
Thelma Simons | Project & Process Management Office | KU Information Technology
The University of Kansas | 1001 Sunnyside Drive | Lawrence KS 66045
Phone: 785.864.0269...
Hi All,
We are in the process of reviewing various Project Management applications and are considering Microsoft Project Server 2010. We are utilizing Project 2010 to some degree but would love to talk to some schools about their 2010 server environment, including a demo. Would anyone be willing to provide a demo of your environment to us? Other items we’d like to talk about are lessons learned, would you choose Project again if you had the choice, etc?
I’ve heard Project is not the most intuitive and difficult to set up correctly. I’d like to hear if most people feel this way.
Thanks,
Cathy
Hi All,
I’m wondering if anyone can recommend a vendor to help with our Lync Implementation?
Cathy
Cathy Eatherton, CAPM
Director of Project Management and Information Security
Columbia College Technology Services
Phone: 573-875-7581
Email: cceatherton@ccis.edu
I have learned a great deal from watching this list and I am hoping you can give me some direction on how you have your staff track and report their time against assignments/projects. We have never tracked staff time, but want to when we move to our new project management system. Will you share with me, and the others on the on the list how you do this? Do you track in time increments and update time daily or just have a person provide approximations at the end of the week? Do you track administrative time as well as project and operational time? Is it worth tracking time? Any information and guidance you can share will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Michael Little
Director, Information Systems and Database Administration
Old Dominion University
4305 E&CS Building...
Hello!
I’m on the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference Planning Committee and we’re including Project Management on our program. We want to address those project management issues that the conference attendees would feel most relevant and beneficial to them. To that end, please let me know what aspects of Project Management you would like to see and in what format(s), such as sessions, round table talks, etc.
Thank you!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth A. Thomas | Roosevelt University | Assistant Vice President - Project Management Office, ITS | 430 South Michigan Avenue | Chicago, Illinois 60605
From: The EDUCAUSE Project Management Constituent Group [mailto:...
I’m doing a studying for our CIO on outsourcing email, and wondered what email systems you use?
Also, would be interested in talking with anyone who’s outsourced email or researched and decided NOT to outsource their email.
Suzanne
Suzanne L. Romano
Manager of ITS Projects
B.S. Computer Science
M.A. Business Administration, Information Management Concentration
Information Technology Services
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Campus Box 1068
Founders Hall, Room 2323
Edwardsville, IL 62026
Email: ...
Hello All,
I would like to find out the average number of projects you and/or the PMs in your department manage per year. I realized this could vary due to the size of project, but I’m just looking for a ballpark number.
Cathy
Cathy Eatherton, CAPM
Director of Project Management and Information Security
Technology Services
Columbia College
Phone: 573.875.7581
Fax: 573.875.7320
Email: cceatherton@ccis.edu
Hi Folks,
Our Facilities group is looking at several specific vendors for capital project management software. Is anyone using AssetWorks, e-builder, Skire or ProjectMates?
Thanks for your help.
Chuck
Chuck Greulich
ITS PMO
Boston College
617-552-1130
One of our current projects is implementing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology to support a campus initiative to increase enrollment and retention. (See http://cfe.ku.edu/enrollment/ if you want details on the initiative.) We are interested in connecting with other universities that have implemented CRM. If you have CRM in place, please reply with the following information:
· What CRM solution are you using, for how long and who can we contact for more information?
· Is your CRM solution for students only, or are you also using it to increase corporate/industry contacts too?
Thanks!
...
I am reviewing TeamDynamix. It seems to be a nice, simple tool. The Agile module sounds impressive. Does anyone have any feedback on the use or problems with this tool?
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Dale Norwood
IT Project Manager
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
361-825-2758
6300 Ocean Dr. Unit 5748
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-2758
www.tamucc.edu
All,
It is time for everyone to start thinking about the National EDUCAUSE conference meeting if you have not already made plans to attend. The conference is a great way to meet other colleagues and discuss issues that faces everyone. Again this year we will have our Project Management Constituent Group Meeting. Right now the meeting is scheduled for November 8th from 5:30 – 6:20 PM. I have asked for an earlier slot so watch your program guide in case the time does change.
Also this year EDUCAUSE is trying something new:
We’re writing to tell you of an exciting new opportunity to showcase your...
Hello All,
We are starting a process of reviewing requirements for a project and portfolio management tool for our central IT department with a view to having something in production within the next year.
If possible, could you please share what tool your organization is currently using, your over-all experience and whether or not you would recommend it?
Thanks so much & have a great weekend,
~Viki
Viki Mueller
(319) 384-0968 office
(309) 781-9973 cell
The University of Iowa
ITS - Project Manager
Hello all,
Does anyone have any current recommendations for IT project management software? We have tested a few that have been suggested by this list in the past, but we haven’t found the right mix of functionality and price.
Thanks,
Troy
Troy Thomason
Manager, Networks and Communications
Rollins College
Department of Information Technology
Winter Park, FL 32789
...
All,
I am beginning to embark on the process of creating some project schedule templates. I thought I would ask around and see if anyone had some they would be willing to share.
Specifically I’m thinking of Software/Product Selection and Software/Product Implementation.
Thanks in advance!
Cathy
Cathy Eatherton
Director of Project Management and Information Security
Columbia College
1001 Rogers St.
Columbia, MO
P: 573.875.7581
F: 573.875.7320
...Has anyone ever attended the Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit in the past? http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/program-management/
The overview, agenda, and purpose seems like it would certainly bring value for me attend, but I’m wondering if anyone has ever attended and if so, could please share their experience.
Thanks,
Michael G. Abelaj
Director, Project Management Office
Barnard College, Columbia University
3009 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
212-851-9694
mabelaj@barnard.edu
...
Hi all,
Do any of you have policy management software implemented at your school? We’re looking for software that supports management of the full policy lifecycle – writing a policy, approvals and workflow, storage, dissemination, end user reading/review of the policy, possibly even taking some quiz questions at the end, change notifications, etc.
Just wondering what you all are using for such a thing, as we are looking to kick off a project to implement software for this purpose. Looking to understand the vendors out there.
Thanks!
Robyn
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Robyn Betts
Director,...
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EDUCAUSE Institute
Leadership/Management Programs
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Explore EDUCAUSE professional development opportunities that match your career aspirations and desired level of time investment through our interactive online guide.
Employees of EDUCAUSE member institutions and organizations are invited to create individual profiles.
