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PPMO CoE Purpose and Mission

The Project Portfolio Management Office Center of Excellence (PPMO-CoE) delivers a strategic organizational structure designed to maximize the value derived from the IT project portfolio through shared values and frameworks, transparent and effective governance, and resource optimization. This ensures that every project delivers the intended business value and contributes significantly to the university’s goals.

The primary purpose of establishing a PPMO-CoE is to provide a consistent approach to managing projects and programs that align with WashU’s strategic objectives. The PPMO-CoE provides clear standards, shared tools, expert guidance, and governance frameworks to help practitioners deliver successful projects and help resource managers allocate capacity effectively and transparently.

The mission of the PPMO CoE is to continuously improve service and project delivery to the university using best-practice frameworks and transparent, inclusive IT governance structures.

PPMO Services and Activities

The following list of activities and services collectively provides our project practitioners and project stakeholders with a flexible, tiered service model:

Activities include, but may not be limited to:

  • Communities of Practice
  • Workshops, Seminars, and Training Programs
  • Open Office Hours
  • Consulting and Advisory Services
  • Research and Development into industry trends and best practices
  • Knowledge Management such as templates, how-to guides, micro-learnings
  • Cross CoE collaboration and sharing

Engaging the PPMO CoE

Inclusion and membership in PPMO-CoE and its associated CoPs are open to all WashU IT and IT@WashU team members. Participation is encouraged for all related roles, including business analysts, project coordinators, project managers, program managers, portfolio analysts, resource managers, and any other interested team members.

A successful center of excellence is based on collaboration, member feedback, and a team approach to continuous improvement. To get connected with the center of excellence, its associated communities of practices, and utilize CoE services, please contact Tim Brooks, Executive Director, PPMO (timbrooks@wustl.edu) or Jennie Franke, Senior Director, Project Standards and Delivery (jennie.franke@wustl.edu).

Continuous improvement suggestions may be shared at associated community of practice meetings or submitted to ppmo@wustl.edu. More information is available on the WashU IT CoE/CoP website: here.

Requests for allocated resources or an assigned CoE consulting SME may be submitted via ServiceNow and triaged based on complexity, risk, skills requirements, and capacity.

For more information on the PPMO CoE, the scope of its services, included practices, standards, governance, roles, and responsibilities, please refer to the PPMO CoE Charter.