Jane Huynh

I’m currently project managing the redesign of the Campus Life Services website. It’s a multi-phase, multi-year project requiring the collaboration of teammates with varying areas of expertise – web development, design, communications, programming, and business applications – from our Documents and Media, Marketing, and Technology Solutions units. We are also working closely with stakeholders across the Campus Life Services department to ensure a smooth rollout. The new Campus Life Services homepage recently launched, and we are working on launching the rest of phase one soon. This redesign is a major transition for us. In addition to a UI redesign, we are moving from the Expression Engine content management system to Drupal and overhauling the content to improve navigation. As project manager, my greatest challenge is keeping all the people and pieces aligned. I’m in constant communication with members of the team and rely on them as experts in their fields. What I love most about project management is developing the cross-functional relationships that are essential in producing the most effective end results. You need a team that can communicate with each other, rely on each other, and trust one another for a large project like this. Over the years, I’ve worked with Documents and Media on various other projects, and this is the first time that I’ve worked on something so complex with them. I truly appreciate how they have embraced this project and are meeting the development and design needs head on. They are doing a lot of research and implementing tools that are new to us. Having such enthusiasm and drive on the team allows me to focus on managing the project, rather than my team’s individual tasks.