Project Management Office (PMO)
A centre of expertise, the Project Management Office (PMO) provides project
management skills to SIMS and oversees project tracking and approval
functions
to ensure all project implementation efforts are timely, appropriate and
financially responsible.
SIMS’ PMO is currently working on more than 70 projects across our partner sites. The partnership has also been selected by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to carry out many provincial initiatives that PMO staff partake in, such as the Emergency Department – General Internal Medicine Transformation Project, Critical Care Information System and the Emergency Department Information System.
Our Team
The largest health care project management office of its kind in Canada,
PMO staff come from various educational backgrounds and have diverse
professional training in fields such as health sciences, engineering,
health informatics, computer science and business. SIMS’ PMO positions
include Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Senior Project Analysts, Project Analysts and
Co-op students to allow for flexibility, exposure to projects and accelerated
staff development.
Our Current Work
PMO staff are responsible for:
- Project design and solution selection;
- Workflow mapping and process redesign;
- Oversight of the project schedule, project reporting and documentation in accordance with project management methodology;
- System and application design, requirements gathering and acceptance testing;
- Clinician and end-user engagement including training, change management and support;
- Evaluation of project outcomes and benefits realization analysis;
- Investigation of industry best practices, market analysis, GAP analysis and business case development.
Our services span across the acute, rehabilitation, complex continuing, long-term and community care sectors. The type of work conducted in these sectors include:
- Access to Information
- Clinical Best Practice and Patient Safety
- Integration with the community
- Electronic Health Record (EHR)
- Health System Integration
- Access to the Electronic Rehab Patient Record (ERPR)
- Infrastructure and Wait Time Reduction