Coordinated Autonomy: Central ERP in the Decentralized Institution

Date: August 21, 2012

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET (UTC-4); convert to your time zone

Moderator: Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor and CIO, North Carolina State University

Speakers: Geoffrey Corb, Senior Director, Enterprise Applications, Johns Hopkins University
Jason Shaffner, Director, Financial Systems Solutions, Harvard University

Summary

The challenges of higher education ERP are daunting: consensus decision making, varied stakeholders, and unique requirements that stretch vendor solutions to the limit. Harvard and Johns Hopkins must also tackle extreme decentralization and the varying prevalence and effectiveness of top-down mandates. Join us to learn about the practical techniques we’ve used to implement transformative information systems.

Related EDUCAUSE Resources

• "Coordinated Autonomy: Central ERP in the Decentralized Institution," EDUCAUSE 2011 presentation
• "Implementing an ERP on Time and on Budget: An Innovative, Inclusive Approach," ECAR research bulletin 2009
• "Breaking All the Rules: Ten Independent ERP Implementations in One System," EDUCAUSE 2006 presentation

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