Project Management Office

Portfolio Management

“Selecting and ensuring delivery of the right projects.”

School of Medicine IT Portfolio Management ensures that resources are optimized to deliver the highest priority projects in support of key drivers including the SOM Forward Together Strategic Plan, SOM IT Strategic Plan, system-wide initiatives such as Carolina Value, Portfolio Prioritization Criteria, and Regulatory Compliance (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA, FISMA). Typically, projects are executed within the organizational verticals of Medical Education, Medical Research, and Administration.

Project Management

“Delivering projects right.”

Standardized tools, templates, and guidelines enable reliable project delivery and ensure the appropriate level of coordination, planning, and oversight based on the size and complexity of each project.

Success Stories

The portfolio of projects that the PMO has successfully delivered for School of Medicine clients includes:

Implemented the EAB Navigate system with the intent of augmenting and consolidating the School of Medicine’s student advising and coordinated care structure from matriculation to graduation. Read more in the Newsroom.

The intent of the training is to improve the collaboration and empathetic communication skills of medical professionals.The training content will be incorporated into the medical curriculum as part of the surgery clerkship.

Approximately 1,700 SOM devices were migrated to Windows 10 to ensure compliance and satisfy IT security requirements while minimizing disruption to the users’ devices.