Academic Technology (AT) and Information Technology Services (ITS) started collaborating on a campus-wide, shared technology governance body in early 2022. This effort improves alignment between campus technology and the University's strategic priorities in support of student success.
Why Shared Technology Governance?
Awareness
- Raise awareness of campus technology portfolio of services and solutions
- Identify opportunities for collaboration and areas of duplication
Alignment
- Link investments to strategic priorities
- Prioritize within and across technology portfolios
- Manage risk and return
Accountability
- Provide feedback on technology services and solutions
- Measure and evaluate outcomes of major projects
- Foster alignment across campus technology providers in support of strategic goals
- Encourage confidence in the process through transparency and consistency
Adoption
- Sponsor projects
- Enable change management strategies
- Promote technology strategies
Shared Technology Governance powerpoint presentation for stakeholders (select the link to download).
Timeline
Spring 2022
Broad Engagements
- Present the governance framework
- Answer Questions
- Demonstrate Value
Summer 2022
First Committee Meeting
- Assemble the committee
- Committee defines schedule & commitment
- Draft and finalize the charge
Fall 2022
Subcommittees Organize
- Subcommittees form and organize around committee charge
- Standardize processes and communications
- Communicate processes to University community
Ongoing
Normalize Processes
- Review existing project work
- Begin accepting project requests
- Evaluate process effectiveness and adjust