"Facilitating organizational success with each initiative"
Mission Statement
The Enterprise Program Management Office provides project and program management, portfolio management, and business systems analysis services and support to executive and central office to: improve staff’s ability to select, prioritize, successfully execute, and realize the benefits of the initiatives and projects which best fulfill Master Plan objectives given available staff and funding resources. The department also improves the district’s efficiency and effectiveness by documenting, streamlining and otherwise improving business processes.
Department Goals
- Establish and implement a portfolio management model to support district leadership in the selection
and prioritization of strategically-aligned initiatives to achieve maximum results within resource
constraints.
- Provide project management oversight and executive reporting of the district’s portfolio of high-priority
initiatives.
- Mentor, train and guide the organization’s project sponsors, project managers and teams as they adopt
project management best practices.
- Evaluate, select, and implement project management training, tools, and standards to maximize project
management effectiveness.
Below is a brief description of our Core Services:
| Core Service |
Description |
| Project Management and Support |
Provide
project and program management consulting, education and oversight to support
Sponsors and Functional Project Managers in executing major system initiatives
- and other projects - to successful closure.
Manage system-wide projects and programs, as directed. |
| Portfolio Management |
Support
PGCPS’ senior leadership team in selecting and prioritizing proposed
initiatives which best support the objectives of the system’s Strategic
Goals. Maintain the PGCPS Portfolio of
Initiatives. Coordinate Initiative and
Portfolio Status Reporting. |
| Performance Improvement & Business Process Analysis |
Manage
the Central Office PMAPP Process. Analyze and document business processes and
workflows. Provide actionable
recommendations for improving and/or streamlining current business processes
and workflows. Collaborate with
functional staff to develop standard operating procedures. Support project managers and teams. |
| Grant Management |
Provide
grant management services and support to PGCPS departments, Program Managers
and Sponsors throughout the lifecycle of an awarded grant to increase the
accountability and effective management of grants and to ensure program
compliance. Oversee grants status and regularly provide
summary reports and updates to senior leadership and sponsors. Review applicable grants documentation to
ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely submission to funding agencies. |