CSSR, IIR, & PSA Spring 2024 Professional Development Series
Project Management Series Module 1: Setting Up Your Project for Success
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Horizon Hall, #6325
Project Management Series Module 1: Setting Up Your Project for Success
presented by
University Business Consulting (UBC)
- What is project management?
- Creating a business case for your project
- Project Scoping (including resources, budget, and identifying tasks)
- How to create a project plan with milestones
- Identifying project deliverables
- Identifying key stakeholders
- Setting SMART goals
Presenters:
Whitney Owen, PMP is the Executive Director of UBC, where she leads a team of seasoned consultants to identify and capitalize on opportunities for innovation, planned and structured growth, and increased effectiveness across George Mason University. Whitney was the lead project manager for Mason’s Safe Return to Campus effort during the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring that critical voices across Mason came together to plan for public health and operational needs on tight timelines. She is currently overseeing the implementation of Mason’s FY23-FY27 Strategic Plan. Prior to joining Mason, Whitney was the Director of the Health & Human Services Market at LMI, where she led a $40M portfolio and a 150-person team supporting healthcare clients across the federal government. She holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University and a B.S. in International Affairs from Georgia Tech. Whitney is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and ScrumMaster, and was certified in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being through George Mason University. In her free time, she enjoys watching her boys play baseball, volunteering with local organizations, and playing with her family’s black lab puppy, Peyton.
Pam Promisel joined Mason in early 2021 and is a Consultant Manager within UBC. Pam has extensive program and project management expertise with a strong focus on relationship building, change management, and stakeholder buy-in. Pam is currently helping the “new” Mason Capital Strategy and Planning (CS&P) department develop the Capital Planning Framework and define and implement a staffing plan. Before joining Mason, Pam was part of George Washington (GW) University’s internal management consultant team. Higher education consulting projects managed by Pam include Fall 2020 Reopening Planning, GW’s High-Quality Undergraduate Education Strategic Plan, the GW Student Experience Strategic Initiative, the Board of Trustees Annual Dashboard and an assortment of other process improvement and cost evaluation projects. During her 16-year career at American Management Systems, Inc. (AMS), Pam worked with civilian government agencies such as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Social Security Administration (SSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and US Customs. Pam received her Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Brown University. In her free time, she volunteers at the National Park Service Manassas Battlefield in their mounted patrol program.
Sponsored by Center for Social Science Research, Institute for Immigration Research, & Public Sociology Association.
