IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Chief Data Officer

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Jeffrey Pomerantz
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Report
ParentTopics:
Administrative and Business Services Analytics Business Intelligence (BI) Data Administration and Management Data Management Planning Data Security Enterprise IT IT Organization IT Workforce Development Leadership and Management Organizational Structure

Abstract

As part of its series of studies of the IT workforce in higher education, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) conducted a survey of chief data officers. This study sought to identify the characteristics and functions of CDOs: What background and training do these individuals possess, what is their scope of work and responsibilities, and what personal and professional characteristics contribute to their success? The audiences for this report are CDOs themselves, those who aspire to be CDOs, and those to whom CDOs report. This report can help all of these stakeholder groups understand the job of the CDO—at their local institution and elsewhere—and compare it with a higher education–wide “baseline.”

 

For more information see the The IT Workforce in Higher Education, 2016 hub. 

 

Citation for this Work: Pomerantz, Jeffrey. IT Leadership in Higher Education, 2016: The Chief Data Officer. Research report. Louisville, CO: ECAR, August 2017.

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