Tacoma School District Project Management Office Objective: Introduce and promote a culture that supports project implementation success using world- class standards and best practices in a practical, efficient, and innovative way. Vision: Tacoma School District will follow continuously improved standard project processes and best practices for implementing change. Mission: Empower and inform all District staff, parents, and students with project management processes, tools, and techniques to adopt and move through change.

Project Management Organization We are a team of project managers, business analysts, innovation facilitators, and benchmarking report developers. Our home is at the Professional Development Center and we support initiatives across the District. Our mission extends from guidance from the Board, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and Cabinet.

Responsibilities Prioritize and successfully implement projects that have the most positive impact on District approved benchmarks. Provide visibility and transparency to project health. Using project management philosophies and methodologies, for District staff, parents, and students: – Coach and mentor, – Train and teach, – Manage, facilitate, coordinate, and expedite.

Project Management Training Offerings A.Meetings, Bloody Meetings B.Project Management 101 – 6 hrs C.Project Management Bootcamp – 4 – 6 hr classes D.Getting Started with MS Project – 4 hrs E.Getting Started with MS Visio – 2 hrs F.Stakeholders – Your Champions – 4 hrs G.Watch out for the RISK! – 4 hrs H.Giving Impactful Presentations – 4 hrs I.Communicate so they LISTEN! – 2 hrs J.Conflicts: Handling Uncomfortable Situations – 4 hrs

Organizational Charts Hierarchical 6 Project Manager DeveloperPrincipal Quality Assurance Trainer Project Coordinator SchoolsC&ISISSPMO ESP PMBA 1IF 1IF 2BA2 FinancePayrollPMO TIP PM PR B Finance A PR APrin Matrix Prin 1 Teach 1

Pre- Implementation Post- Implementation Market Analysis Stakeholder Identificaton Strategy Business Review High Level Estimate - Order of Magnitude Project Management Approach Business Requirements Analysis Project Planning: Scope, Budget, Time Functional Requirements Technical Requirements As-Is Business Process Reengineering Architecture and Systems Planning To-Be Business Process Definition Gap Analysis System Build Development Use Cases Vetted Integration Testing Benchmarking Performance Tuning User Interface Development Technical User Training End User Training Data Migration Validation Post-GoLive Support Formal Handoff Rejoin ITIL Operations Cycle