IT Governance

2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:19:08 Z

The 2026 EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Horizon Report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping instructional practice and institutional strategy.

Higher Education Generative AI Readiness Assessment

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:07:42 Z

The Higher Education Generative AI Readiness Assessment is designed to provide a sense of your institution’s preparedness for strategic AI initiatives.

Abstract: Third-Party Integrations: Governance and Process Guide

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:06:55 Z

EDUCAUSE convened a group of campus IT administrators and professionals to define a framework and generate a toolkit that institutions can use to develop a systematic process to evaluate and make decisions about allowing integrations or add-ons.

IT Risk Register

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:05 Z

This IT Risk Register was created to help institutional IT departments get their strategic IT risk-management programs off the ground.

Architecting the IT Organization

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:06:04 Z

IT organizations are pursuing growth in three fundamental practice areas to direct the development and delivery of IT services that maximize value to the institution and ensure alignment with its goals.

Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2017

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:34:36 Z

Using data from EDUCAUSE Core Data Service maturity and deployment indices, the Digital Capabilities in Higher Education report is designed to provide a view into the current status of digital capabilities within higher education.

Higher Education’s 2019 Trend Watch & Top 10 Strategic Technologies

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 19:18:18 Z

This research examines technological investments institutions will spend the most time implementing, planning, and tracking in 2019, as well as the related trends that could influence institutional IT strategy.

2018 ACUHO-I State of ResNet Report

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:56:57 Z

This research, which includes data from over 312 higher education institutions, is designed to help administrators and business officers address such issues as the unprecedented growth in bandwidth and connectivity demands, budget restrictions, policy considerations, staffing, and support.

Project Management Constituent Group Online Meeting March 2018

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:19:43 Z

Question and answer session regarding Project Portfolio Management and project prioritization.

Higher Education's Top 10 Strategic Technologies and Trends for 2018

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 20:00:11 Z

The technologies and trends report provides a snapshot of the relatively new technological investments colleges and universities will be spending the most time implementing, planning, and tracking in 2018, and summarizes the influence of related trends on institutional IT strategy.

IT Governance Toolkit

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:09:16 Z

This toolkit leads you through the process of understanding IT governance, the benefits that you can expect from a successful governance deployment, and the building blocks to consider as you design a governance framework. Resources are included at each step of the way.

Trend Watch 2017: Which IT Trends Is Higher Education Responding To?

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:30:10 Z

EDUCAUSE is in its third year of identifying the influence of major trends on the IT strategy of colleges and universities. This year’s list included 36 trends in the management and delivery of IT services, personal devices and personalized environments, data and analytics, teaching and learning, security and risk, and the Internet of Things

Cross-Enterprise Partnerships: Serving and Succeeding Together

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:55:16 Z

Leaders from higher education information technology (IT), business, and finance met in Phoenix in March 2017 to discuss how cross-enterprise relationships can address institutional challenges and what college and university leaders can do to foster those relationships.

Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016

Thu, 11 May 2017 19:21:29 Z

Technology is key to the future of higher education. Digital capabilities describe the application of technology to the core functions of an enterprise.

2017 Trends and Technologies: Security, Identity, Privacy, and GRC

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:04:02 Z

This report covers the 20 technologies and 9 trends included in the security, identity, privacy, and GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) domain.

Higher Education IT Governance Checklist

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 18:26:32 Z

IT governance is an essential organizational process that allows an organization to successfully realize its IT strategy. Establishing a higher education institutional IT governance program doesn’t have to be cumbersome, but the importance of thoughtful design should not be underestimated. This document provides a high-level checklist of the items to consider when creating an IT governance program.

Service Design and Transition Toolkit

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:15:53 Z

This toolkit has been created to help organizations both design and transition successful services.

Building Institutional Technology Alignment through IT Governance

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:28:25 Z

Loyola University Chicago includes several campuses with different academic programs, complicating institutional efforts to align technology planning and investment across the various programs.

Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016: IT Service Management

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:36:06 Z

IT service management (ITSM) is a strategic approach to IT service delivery that can work to improve IT service quality and balance the benefits, risk, and value of IT.

Digital Capabilities in Higher Education, 2016: IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:57:42 Z

This report examines the status of IT GRC maturity and deployment in higher education. The maturity and deployment indices are based on contributions to the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service.