The HMS IT Project and Portfolio Management Office develops and implements processes to ensure IT programs and projects meet organizational goals and requirements. The office partners with business units across Harvard Medical School to provide project management support for IT initiatives and works with HMS governance groups to identify, define, prioritize and execute strategic IT projects.

People

Lauren Reed

Lauren Hostetter Reed

Director of Project and Portfolio Management

Michelle Ballard

Michelle Ballard

Program Manager for Digital Transformation

Photo of a woman smiling, with short brown hair, wearing a light pink shirt, a colorful scarf, and small earrings.

Simone Biver-LeBlanc

Program Manager for Enterprise Technologies

Head shot of Rob Campbell

Rob Campbell

Project Manager for Cloud Services

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a striped collared shirt, smiling at the camera against a gray background.

Judith Cantlin

Senior Project Manager

A middle-aged man with short, light-colored hair, wearing a suit jacket, white shirt, and a burgundy tie, posing against a light gray background.

Parker Hammer

Program Manager for Infrastructure

Stella Isiuwa Image

Stella Isiuwa

Program Manager for Research Technologies

LinkedIn

Head shot of Andre Livingston

Andre Livingston

Project Manager for Data & Enterprise Architecture

Smiling man with short brown hair, black-rimmed glasses, and a light blue shirt, outdoors with green foliage in the background.

Ross Lagoy

Senior Project Manager For Research Technologies

Maureen Galbraith

Program Manager for Secure Research Computing

Robin Bram

Senior IAM Business Systems Analyst

Nuno Couto

Senior Project Manager for Networking and Storage Infrastructure

Resources

HMS IT PMO Templates

Project Definition Sizing

Assess the size and potential impact of a new project.

Project Vision

A well-crafted vision statement becomes the common starting point for discussion about more specific activities and outcomes.

Initiative Concept Document

Present your concept or idea in a format that is accessible to senior leadership and potential stakeholders.

Project Planning

Communications Plan

Provides clarity on the type of info to share, how often to share it, and to whom to share it with.

Risk Management Plan

Minimize surprises and prevent problems from occurring or intensifying. 

Large Project Plan

A single, user-friendly "jumping off point" for stakeholders and project leadership.

Affinity Groups

Project Managers' Working Group

Ongoing, informal working group comprised of members of the HMS IT PMO and other project managers from around HMS. 

Harvard University IT PMO

Responsible for improving the effectiveness of project management across Harvard University IT.