Planning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Planning

Making Time for the Strategic Initiatives: Exploring Ways to Obtain a Better Balance

April 18, 2013 | A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013

An IT organization must adjust the services it offers and how it provides them so that it can have the ability to focus on initiatives that help the institution address its strategic objectives and…

Doing IT: The Reflective Practitioner - Sponsored by SNtial Technologies

March 20, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Disruption. Uncertainty. Volatility. The higher ed IT organization is buffeted daily by external forces beyond our control and internally by accelerating expectations for cheaper, faster, and bette…

Implementing Scrum and Agile Techniques in Higher Ed

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Higher education institutions have the unique challenges of multiple missions, academic traditions, and shared decision making structures. As an IT organization, how do you conceive of introducing …

Seminar 09A - Creating Agile Organizations PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 18, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

This workshop will provide a practical dialogue and exercises supporting practitioners interested in or currently engaged in developing an agile organization. Facilitators will present a working ma…

A Conversation with CIOs on Current Campus IT Initiatives and Trends

August 9, 2011

Join leading CIOs in a conversation about their current campus IT issues and initiatives. Hear and discuss the institutional challenges CIO and Senior IT Leaders are facing related to administ…

Culture, Collaboration, and Context: Forging Strategic Library/IT Partnerships in Times of Change

October 20, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

As institutions face increasing challenges concerning efficiency and effectiveness, substantive collaborative relationships become essential. An area with enormous potential that supports both inst…

Seminar 01A - Discussing the Big Questions for CIOs and Enterprise IT Leaders PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 18, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Join fellow established and emerging thought leaders for a summit conversation on the critical challenges and opportunities facing us. Specifically, we'll discuss the unique challenges of lead…

Improving Processes Through the Use of Lean

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Several individuals at St. Cloud State University have been trained in lean process improvement. Following the training, they have been assigned lean projects designed to improve processes. The pre…

Leadership Transitions: Research and Experience

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Today changing leaders is commonplace, yet there is little emphasis in professional development on processes for smooth leadership transitions. Each organization needs to understand its culture and…

CIOs in Wonderland: Transformational Leadership for Interesting Times

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Facing unprecedented financial challenges, IT leaders at campuses of the California State University collaborated to identify and implement transformational initiatives that could save several mill…