Norton Healthcare Named 2007 Project Management Office of the Year Winner by the Center for Business Practices.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Each year, the Center for Business Practices (CBP CBP competitive protein binding. ), the research and publications arm of project management consultancy PM Solutions, distinguishes a project management office (PMO PMO Prime Minister's Office PMO Premier Oil Plc (stock symbol) PMO Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (USA Milk Industry) PMO Provost Marshal's Office PMO Postmenopausal Osteoporosis ) for its success and impact within an organization's overall business strategy. This year, at the 2007 CBP Summit in Scottsdale (Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, June 28-29,) the CBP recognized Louisville, Kentucky-based Norton Healthcare Norton Healthcare is Kentucky's largest healthcare system with 40 locations in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 1886, Norton's current major products include pediatrics; women's services; orthopedics; cardiac care; stroke care; advanced surgical services; cancer as the 2007 PMO of the Year winner for their Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO EPMO Enterprise Program Management Office EPMO Estes Park Memorial Observatory (Estes Park, CO, USA) EPMO electronic Program Management Office EPMO Enterprise Program Modernization Office ). Norton Healthcare's EPMO team supports various projects, programs, and portfolios throughout its organization, including four hospitals, medical centers, and the corporate office. Following a defined methodology, Norton Healthcare's office has implemented projects of all scopes, from human resources to construction. Specifically, Norton Healthcare's EPMO demonstrated the following award-winning qualities: * Project and portfolio focus * Formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. project management career ladder * Guidelines for single project management * Methods for prioritization of the projects within the portfolio "Norton Healthcare's EPMO team provides tangible benefits that resonate throughout, and are lauded by, its entire organization," said Jim Pennypacker, director of the Center for Business Practices. "The organization's practical approach to project and portfolio management generates impressively consistent results enterprise-wide." "Thanks to our EPMO, we haven't had to sell the organization on project management; we've been able to demonstrate its value through practical use with the backing of the CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. ," said Janet Yackey, Director or Enterprise Program Management for Norton Healthcare. "Successful project management is a high priority at Norton Healthcare, and we're proud to have our efforts recognized publicly by the CBP." Nominations for PMO of the Year were judged on a number of criteria, including: * Demonstration of vision and business acumen in implementing new ideas, methods, or processes * Meeting organizational challenges * Positive impact on project success * Positive impact on organizational success * Realization of tangible business benefits * Building a project management culture * Effective use of resources * Improved organizational project management Organizational project management addresses the factors involved in successfully delivering projects within an organization. Project management addresses the factors involved in initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing individual projects. maturity * Improved project manager capability Award finalists also recognized at the CBP Summit included EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. Applications Program Office, National Council on Compensation Insurance The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is a U.S. insurance rating and data collection bureau specializing in workers' compensation. Operating with a not-for-profit philosophy and owned by its member insurers, NCCI annually collects data covering more than four , and New York City Housing Authority The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) provides housing for low and moderate income residents throughout the five boroughs of New York City. NYCHA also administers a citywide Section 8 Leased Housing Program in rental apartments. . To view complete case studies on the 2007 PMO of the Year Award winner and finalists, visit www.cbponline.com. About Norton Healthcare For more than a century, Norton Healthcare's faith heritage has guided its mission to provide quality health care to all those served. Today, Norton Healthcare is the Louisville area's leading hospital and health care system (45 percent market share) and second largest private employer. The not-for-profit system - the largest in Kentucky and rated one of the top 100 integrated health care integrated health care, n healthcare services combining the best of conventional and complementary health care. delivery systems in the country - includes four large hospitals in Louisville, eight Norton Immediate Care Centers, 9,500 employees, more than 200 employed medical providers at some 50 locations, and nearly 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. Norton Healthcare serves the Greater Louisville metro area, including Southern Indiana and patients throughout Kentucky. About the Center for Business Practices[R] The Center for Business Practices (www.cbponline.com) is the research and publishing arm of the management consulting and training organization PM Solutions. The CBP promotes effective strategy execution through sound portfolio, program, project, and performance management by capturing best practice knowledge and integrating it into actionable, fact-based information available through research reports, books, and benchmarking events. For more information, visit http://www.cbponline.com/. Editor's Note: Members of the media interested in profiling Norton Healthcare can contact Megan Maguire Kelly at 610-269-2100, ext. 225 or mkelly@schubert.com. |
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