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The University Project Management Office (PMO) exists to enable student, faculty, and staff success by serving as UVM's central hub for project management, change leadership, and process innovation. We serve as a catalyst for innovation, continuous improvement, and resiliency.

Through structured delivery, governance, and capability-building, the University PMO helps UVM:

  • Successfully execute strategic initiatives
  • Realize measurable project benefits
  • Build long-term organizational capacity

UPMO Mission

UPMO Mission

We organize and drive strategic projects to successful outcomes while helping the University realize and sustain the benefits of its investments. 

We achieve this by:

  • Identifying, planning, and managing high-priority, high-impact, multi-stakeholder initiatives
  • Facilitating change and improving processes across units
  • Building standardized practices, tools, and capabilities across the institution

UPMO Services and Activities

UPMO Services and Activities

The University PMO Service Catalog defines the suite of services provided to support the successful planning, prioritization, and delivery of initiatives across the University. We operate as a service-oriented partner, focusing on enabling, not owning, work across UVM.

Types of Projects

Business Improvement
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Streamlining processes, reducing costs, and increasing operational efficiency across university units.

Service Development
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Building or enhancing services for students, faculty, or staff to improve the UVM experience

Product/Resource Development
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Creating new tools, resources, or capabilities that advance university goals

IT/System Infrastructure Improvement
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Technology implementations, upgrades, and integrations that modernize UVM's digital infrastructure

Suggest a Project

Suggest a Project

Our Focus

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Project Management

We bring structure, discipline, and accountability to UVM's most complex, cross-functional initiatives.
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Change Management

We use the Prosci® ADKAR model — and complementary frameworks — to guide people through transitions, because even great projects fail without adoption.
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Process Improvement

We identify opportunities to streamline how UVM works, eliminating friction and improving the experience for students, faculty, and staff.

What We're Working On

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Contact the University PMO Team

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Please contact us at UPMO@uvm.edu

University Project Management Office, 339 Waterman

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Warick PondDirector, Program Management
Matt SayreAssociate Director
Anne MarcoeProject Manager
Claire WrightProject Manager
 Business Process Improvement Analyst