We are your trusted partner for executing your strategy.
The Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Office (EPPMO) serves as a unified strategy execution office with responsibilities extending across the entire university. We oversee Oregon State University's project portfolio, supporting mission fulfillment and adapting to the institution's dynamic growth.
We provide comprehensive services to the university through:
- Strategic Prioritization: Aligning project requests with Prosperity Widely Shared to achieve strategic goals.
- Roadmap Development: Creating short and long-term roadmaps to optimize resource capacity and allocation.
- Project Intake and Risk Assessment: Evaluating potential projects through business case justification and thorough risk assessment.
- Project Oversight and Delivery: Managing scope, schedule, budget, and customer requirements for successful outcomes, with clear decision-making authority and stakeholder alignment.
- Benefits Tracking and Reporting: Conducting post go-live assessments and providing comprehensive reports to measure project success.
Our guiding principles:
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Generate effective results through structured and inclusive decision-making.
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Convey and confirm intent and respect for all OSU community members through communication and engagement that is responsive, clear and transparent.
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Improve effectiveness and efficiency through process consistency balanced with flexibility.
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Provide for OSU community members’ success through community safety, support for well-being and respect for all.
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Ensure the long-term success of the university through proactive stewardship of resources in alignment with OSU’s Strategic Plan.
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Balance innovation and compliance through active assessment and management of risk.
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Remove barriers to success and expand access to services through clearly defined and integrated policies, standards and processes.
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Improve the satisfaction of OSU community members through empowering employees with appropriately delegated decision-making authority.
A message from EPPMO's Executive Director, Tami Aders:
"EPPMO's goal is to strategically align project investments with the organization's long-term vision and operational priorities. We use a data-driven project selection framework that balances strategic alignment, operational impact, feasibility, and financial return. By assessing each project against clear criteria—such as strategic importance, resource requirements, potential impact, and risk—we ensure that we focus our resources on initiatives that deliver the highest value. This approach enables us to optimize the project portfolio, drive sustainable growth, and support our teams in achieving their goals efficiently. In short, we prioritize the right projects, at the right time, with the right resources, to maximize outcomes and accelerate our organization’s success."
We add value to university projects through:
Consistency
- Offering a consistent approach and tools for effective project management that align with industry best practices.
- Providing resources and support for the broader project management community of practice at OSU.
- Training on and enhanced project management processes, procedures and standards.
Integration
- Coordinating project activities across the university to prevent overlapping and duplicated efforts.
- Striving for comprehensive processes, such as risk and scope management.
- Providing a support framework that promotes leadership support and stakeholder participation for projects.
Optimization
- Active use of business cases and project charters to clarify projected return on investment and stakeholder roles.
- Making certain that opportunities are capitalized on in a responsive fashion.
- Ensuring projects have appropriate time and specialized skill sets allocated to optimize efficiency and resource management from outset to completion.