IT Strategic Planning

The Higher Education Reference Models

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:11:20 Z

The Higher Education Reference Models provide standardized business and data architectures that communicate a generalized view of how higher education institutions are organized and the information they use.

Abstract: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Toolkit

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:34:16 Z

Use the guidance and templates in this toolkit to prepare for disruptive events before they happen.

2024 EDUCAUSE Action Plan: AI Policies and Guidelines

Tue, 21 May 2024 17:22:02 Z

This Action Plan explores a policy framework that spans institutional governance, operations, and pedagogy regarding AI policies and guidelines.

2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Action Plan: Generative AI

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:39:55 Z

This report describes an ideal future for generative AI in higher education, drawing on the insights of a small panel of teaching and learning higher education experts, focusing on a 10-year timescale.

The Technology Workforce in Higher Education, 2022

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 16:21:11 Z

One of the most salient consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education has been a reduction and reorganization of the workforce.

After the Pivot: Strategic Evolution of Online Education in the Research University

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:37:53 Z

This discussion paper was designed as a resource to assist academic leadership in Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions in evaluating strategic decisions related to the future role of online learning activities at their universities.

Project Management Community Group Meeting: December 2020

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:23:32 Z

John Prette shows how simple it is to create a process for prioritizing projects using the method he used for prioritizing topics for next year's round of community group meetings.

The Higher Education IT Service Catalog: A Working Model for Comparison and Collaboration, Second Edition

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:43:16 Z

This paper provides specific guidance regarding the necessary components of an effective IT service catalog, such as the taxonomy, terminology, attributes, and descriptions for common IT services. It is a revision of the 2015 document and uses feedback from earlier implementations and the people who created them to address gaps and changes in the landscape of information technology.

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.

Strategic Planning & Execution at Fairfield University

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:08:13 Z

This is the third strategic planning webinar for the EDUCAUSE Strategic Planning Community Group of 2019.

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.

ACUHO-I State of ResNet 2019 Report

Tue, 09 Jul 2019 21:46:30 Z

The 2019 research findings, with 351 responding higher education administrators, bring light to the adversities, strategies, and solutions of providing high-performance net-works in residence halls and campus-wide.

Benchmarking IT: A Global Approach

Mon, 20 May 2019 17:25:24 Z

In order to facilitate cross-border comparisons appropriate for the global higher education business, it is necessary to have a way of comparing individual institutions with peers to start a conversation about how services are provisioned, identify areas where performance isn’t as effective as other institutions, and share best practices to develop more effective and efficient IT services.

EDUCAUSE IT Communications Community Group Coffee Shop: IT Annual Reports, from Video Reviews to Online Magazines

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:33:19 Z

In this IT Community Group "coffee shop," five IT communications pros will discuss their annual reports. We'll discuss the variety of ways these are produced, and we'll explore related issues, such as developing a focus for the report, sourcing content, and methods of distribution.

2017 EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) Benchmarking Report

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:08:25 Z

The 2017 Core Data Service (CDS) Benchmarking Report summarizes key findings from the CDS 2017 survey, provides a glimpse into the breadth of CDS data, and ultimately provides you with an opportunity to conduct your own benchmarking assessment. The customizable graphs contained within this report are meant to be used to assess your IT operation compared to that at peer institutions of similar size, control, or Carnegie Classification.

IT Service Ownership in Higher Education: Definitions, Applications, and Benefits

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:34:22 Z

This paper presents a model for organizing service ownership and management responsibilities to improve higher education IT organizational effectiveness.

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.

Abstract : Accelerating Organizational Agility and IT Velocity with DevOps and Change Enabled Release Teams

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:28:23 Z

Leveraging ITIL Change Enablement with DevOps, your organization can become more competitive by supporting your digital transformation program.

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.

Strategic Planning in Your Organization

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:39:03 Z