Project Community of Practice Content Schedule
- Erin Kilburn
- Shawn Pappelbaum
Audience:
Project team members; why do we do what we do
PMs (or those wearing the PM hat); tips and tricks
Service owners, since PM skills are part of their day job, and sometime moonlight as PMs
Objective:
Build shared understanding, culture, happy adoption of project standards and best-practices
Answers, and builds confidence and skills: what does a PM need to consider for a project?
What are the groups we need to contact?
What does a good project look like?
How to anticipate and mitigate risks associated with this particular project?
Who | Date | Topic | Desired Participant Takeaway | Reports and Data | PMPT or BECOP invite | ITS onboarding |
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@Stewart McMaken | Jan 21, 2025 | Reqs and tech specs best practices |
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Shawn, @Brian Smith , John | Feb+ for Brian | Building an OTL and schedule Object and task best practices and standards Applying allocations to derive schedule (use data) Milestones and releases deep dive and best practices
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@Jbonetti | Mar 18, 2025 | Change Management | What is it, when, how and why? What considerations are needed from a project standpoint? Processes for change requests, emergency change requests, etc. How do I learn more about this topic (training, sessions, Collab)? |
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@Nathalie Gholmieh @Sweetman, Bill | Apr 15, 2025 | SDLC - development standards, standard task list for integrations TAC and process for new software |
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@Justin Clow @Paul Yellin | Jun 17, 2025 | Go-Live, Hypercare and Sustainment SNOW team | What considerations are needed for a new launch and when to start to think about these items? For example:
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@Zach Herman | May 20, 2025 | WAgile | How can agile be applied to higher ed? What works and what doesnt? |
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Erin |
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@Charles Davis | flexible | QA |
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@Chuck Rose | Aug 19, 2025 | Go-Live, Hypercare and Sustainment UCSD Support Desk | When, why and how to involve UCSD support desk in your project planning and prior to your project go-lives?
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@Prachi Raheja | Sep 16, 2025 | LSS and problem statements | Understand the why and issue before jumping into solution and build Why we do current state on projects |
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Izabella |
| OCM |
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| PMPT, BECOP | x - managers and SOs |
Shawn and/or @Brian Smith | Feb+ for Brian | Project reporting and updates, risk and management best practices |
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Ranglas |
| Jira Automation |
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Andreas Ericzen |
| ITS Hypercare and Sustainment | Planning for Hypercare and Sustainment (Technical)- What, when and how to involve service owner and related team in planning, etc. |
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Erin, Vince? |
| SPM Overview and Jeopardy | What is SPM and why do we use it? Why do we track time? |
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Zach |
| PMLite |
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Andrew Bunker, Daniel Quach |
| New software procurement process, security standards |
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| Collab best practices and tips and tricks |
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