UI Healthcare Information Systems
Project Management Office
"Achieving business solutions through
Project & Portfolio Management"

Greetings!

Fiscal Year 18/19 was another year of continued growth for the PMO, leading strategic and organizational change initiatives, partnering with senior leadership, and executing our business strategy through portfolio and project management. Project benefits management and realization is an area of continuous focus for the PMO where requesters of our services are now including the project benefits to the organization as part of the intake process. We have updated the PMO project request/project initiation document (PID), status report and project closure templates to include the project benefits to ensure that projects are creating and sustaining lasting value to the organization. This past fiscal year we have continued our process improvement efforts. This includes fine-tuning our project request process, PM time tracking, workload and utilization management. These items helped support PMO resource management due to the demand for our services.

We are now supporting 7 departments/portfolios, (HCIS, Hospital Administration, UIP, Marketing & Communications, Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Capital Management and recently added, Finance supporting their strategic initiatives and projects. Currently, the PMO team consists of 12 project managers providing full project management support for 89 projects and mentoring 6 UI Health Care staff, 1 administrative fellow, and 2 interns. Once again, we thank you for your support, and we look forward to our continued partnership with you and your team, executing the UI Health Care strategic plan.

PMO Project & Portfolio Management Services

The PMO is a group of seasoned project management professionals who lead a variety of UI Health Care initiatives, projects, and programs. The scope of services provided depends on the business needs and may include project consultation, mentorship, and full project management support and leadership.

Submit a Request for Project Management Support

This includes requesting certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) to lead, manage, direct and facilitate UI Health Care strategic initiatives.

Click HERE to submit a request

Recommended Readings

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More project management office (PMO) are getting involved with strategic planners and higher-level management to assure that organizational goals are met. Article

You Versus The Clock

One of the biggest aspects of project management is time management. There are many techniques and tools that we use to organize our day to focus on what is important. Article

The Power of Dignity in the Workplace

Imagine that you’ve been working in your job for a while. You enjoy your work, know how to do it well, and take pride in the results you produce. And then one day things change. Perhaps a new boss is hired from the outside, who doesn’t talk to you or your colleagues in sufficient depth to under-stand what works well and what challenges you face. Article

International Project Management Day 2019

Mark your calendar: this year's International Project Management Day is Thursday, November 7th, 2019. Please take the opportunity to acknowledge and thank your project managers for their contributions to enhancing the value of project management through knowledge sharing, professional networking and excellence in executing projects. See below for more information.

The IPM Online Conference Is November 7th, 2019

The annual International Project Management Day online conference brings together professionals from around the word that are passionate about change, our future, and the important role of those in the project management profession.

Click below for more information on the IMP Online Conference:

IPM Online Conference

UIHC PMO Business & Strategic Plan FY 19/20

New to the PMO!

We are very excited to welcome four new members to the UIHC PMO!

Curtis Chung, PMP, ITILv3 PMO Director Jeff began his project management career in the nuclear power industry and has applied the principles of project management to initiatives in various industries including coal utilities, video and film production and finance. Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Northern Iowa in 1988 and he is a certified PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2020. Prior to joining UIHC, Jeff worked as a Project Manager for Linn Area Credit Union respon-sible for bringing the successful implementation of their core Financial Processing system, Online banking and Mobile banking.	Marleine Burmeister, MBA, PMP OBGYN Project Manager Marleine has more than 13 years of experience working in the Project Management profession within the Aero-space and Defense, Educa-tion Assessment, and Global Financial Services and Investment industries. Mar-leine received her Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Market-ing from the University of Iowa, and a Master of Busi-ness Administration (MBA) from Mount Mercy University. She is a certified PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2019. Prior to join UIHC, Marleine worked for Rockwell Collins, Pearson and Aegon Asset Manage-ment.	Grant Trentz Undergraduate Student Intern Grant Trentz is a junior at the University of Iowa pursuing his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. Grant began working at the HCIS Project Management Office in March 2023. Prior to working at UIHC, Grant worked for Progressive Communications creating custom AV systems for various government facilities.	Heather Kramer, MHA, PMP Finance Project Manager Heather has over 10 years of healthcare experience in several areas including orthopedics, physical therapy, DME, revenue cycle, accounts receivable, insur-ance/prior authorization, clinic management, and project management. Prior to joining UIHC’s Project Management Office, Heather served as a Project Associate at MediRevv. Heather received a Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training/Integrative Physiology from the Universi-ty of Iowa and a Master’s of Healthcare Administration from Des Moines University. Heather is a Certified Associ-ate in Project Management (CAPM), holds a green belt certification in Lean Six Sigma, and is currently studying for her PMI Project Management Professional (PMP).

Project Manager Achievements FY 19/20

Logan Hood Achieves PMI CAPM Certification Marketing and com-munications project manager, Logan Hood has achieved his Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification. CAPM is a program given through the Project Management Institute. Logan plans to pursue his PMP (Project Management Professional) next.learn more about CAPM	Catherine Radzewich Executive Leadership Academy Graduate Every year, UI Health Care staff members get the opportunity to partici-pate in the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) program. Through-out the year, participants actively work their full-time jobs, while at the same time managing a capstone project re-quired for their ELA coursework. We congrat-ulate Catherine and all the ELA participants for completing this program	Bridget Toomey Graduate with Masters of Health Care Management Bridget graduated with a Master of Science in health care management at a commencement ceremony at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School in August and she was 1 of 6 indi-viduals from across the nation, selected as the ACS Can 2019 Gen2End Am-bassadors. She will attend the annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day Sep-tember 8-11, 2019 in Washington, DC.

PMO Mentorship and Consultation

Project Management Mentorship and consultation is the partnership with UI Health Care departments, supporting their business through our project management consultative services to ensure that industry standards and best practices are being adopted and to help provide a sustainable business model when deploying new processes, procedures, and practices. This type of personalized knowledge transfer from our experienced project management team encourages the development of project management competencies through examples, guided learning, and hands-on experience and practice.

We welcome these staff members to the PMO Mentorship Program:

Going The Extra Mile

Our very own Stephen Hamilton participated in the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital team for the Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). RAGBRAI is an annual bicycle ride, to bring awareness to preventable injuries which are the number one killer of children in the U.S and to also get out the message about bike safety.

The University of Iowa team takes the win at the Corridor Corporate Games Track and Field event

Our very own director, Curtis Chungand HCIS, Jean Hegland, competed in the Corridor Corporate Games, Track and Field. Curtis of UI Health CARE won the gold medal for the University of Iowa in the 100m, 400m, and anchored the winning 4x100 and 4x400 teams at the CCG Track & Field Meet. Congratulations Curtis, Jean and, all who compet-ed or volunteered helping @UIowa win their division!

UI Healthcare Information Systems
Project Management Office
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