Updates from DoIT’s Project Management Office

Latest Project Report:We are excited to share our latest project report, which covers key projects completed from September 2024 to January 2025. This bi-annual report provides an overview of the progress made across multiple projects and the contributions of DoIT teams and campus partners. This report includes more information about myUMBC Answers, the new AI-powered search bar in myUMBC, New High Performance Computing Capabilities, and more! 

Click here to view the full Project Report.

About the DoIT Project Management Office:DoIT established a Project Management Office (PMO) in the fall of 2023 to ensure consistent project management processes, align project objectives with divisional and university strategic goals, and improve stakeholder communication. The PMO has made significant strides in building a project management framework in DoIT to better support our campus partners in critical IT projects. 

Initial activities to establish the office included defining and streamlining project management processes for consistency and efficiency, introducing portfolio reporting for real-time project progress tracking for stakeholders and IT committees, and launching a new project management tool, Smartsheet, to improve team collaboration and tracking. In the coming year, the PMO team plans to increase its capacity to support projects across campus, continue developing reporting and project management capabilities, and expand project management practices throughout campus. Read more about the PMO in the annual report, and if you have feedback or thoughts, please contact Ally Hepp at ahepp@umbc.edu.

Do you have an idea or an upcoming initiative involving IT? Let us know by submitting an Idea Form so we can assist. Click here to submit the Idea Form and read more about the project process.

Thank you for your continued support and collaboration with DoIT! 

If you have questions about the DoIT Project Management Office or the projects listed above, please contact Ally Hepp, IT Project Manager, at ahepp@umbc.edu.