Community of Practice

​This Community of Practice (CoP) is for you─and for anyone on your team at OSU who loves to learn about strategies for organizational innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

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What are the benefits of joining the Project Management and Business Analysis Community of Practice?

Our community is dedicated to helping you:

  • Learn: Acquire the tools, tactics, and strategies needed to make your projects successful.
  • Grow: Enhance your capacity and confidence to lead large projects effectively from start to finish.
  • Connect: Build meaningful connections with colleagues that strengthen your professional development and network.
  • Advise: Draw on insights from university and industry experts to navigate project challenges.
  • Collaborate: Create new, supportive partnerships that accelerate your project's goals.

By participating in this community of practice, you’ll also contribute to the priorities of the PWS Strategic Framework and make a positive impact on the university at large. This means you’ll help to:

  • Increase Productivity: Boost performance and foster creative problem-solving.
  • Develop Professionally: Open new paths for professional growth, helping to retain top talent.
  • Collaborate Strategically: Use institutional resources more collaboratively, strategically, and sustainably.
  • Share Knowledge: Discover and disseminate best practices to shape project methodologies across campus.
  • Innovate: Elevate OSU’s commitment to organizational innovation and continuous improvement

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Feedback from CoP Participants: 

"Excellent networking opportunity!"

"Great links to resources. Well facilitated and designed. Informative with a variety of perspectives. I appreciated the safe-space chat."

"Clear overview, goals, resources, and next steps. It was all great - thank you!"

"I was very happy with all of the resource links, especially training. Thank you!"

"I valued the breakout sessions and opportunities to provide feedback about future agendas. Thank you for creating an inclusive and welcoming environment!"

"I appreciated the chance to meet people from around the University doing similar work, a community that is much broader than I understood it to be."

"The most valuable thing to me was the case study and learning about other's experiences as a PM. I think shared experience is important when talking about project management."


Community of Practice Flyer: 

 

April 10th, 2025 Community of Practice Event #3

 

Agenda
  • Networking (10 AM-10:15 AM)
  • Welcome (10:15 AM-10:25 AM)
  • How to get a project back on track (10:25 AM-10:50 AM)
  • How to manage stakeholders (10:50 AM - 11:35 AM)
  • The Art of asking questions (11:35 AM-11:55 AM)
  • Closure and additional networking (11:55 AM-12:00 PM)

 

Materials:

Slide Deck: COP 3 Presentation

Recording: COP 3 Zoom Recording

Survey Results: COP 3 Engagement Results

Register for EPPMO Office Hours: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/cUkBqupZS9qgMsoWoWe2Dg

 

January 16th, 2025 Community of Practice Event #2

 

Agenda
  • Networking and refreshments 
  • Welcome & Introductions 
  • Review of Kick-Off Insights
  • PRAx Case Study
  • Process Improvement Group Activity
  • Stakeholder Management Discussion
  • Q&A and Open Discussion 
  • Allow time for any additional questions or informal networking.
Materials

Slide Deck: COP2 Slides

Recording: COP-2 Recording

Survey Results: COP-2 Summary Feedback

 

 

October 10, 2024 - Community of Practice Kickoff Event

 

Agenda 
  • Networking and refreshments 
  • Welcome & Introductions 
  • Overview of the CoP 
  • CoP Website Walkthrough 
  • Establishing Ground Rules
  • Discussion on Topics of Interest
  • Next Steps & Action Items
  • Q&A and Open Discussion 
  • Allow time for any additional questions or informal networking.
Materials

Slide Deck: COP Kickoff Slides

Recording: COP-Kickoff Zoom Recording

Survey Results: COP- Engagement Results