Planning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Planning

Gain Control and Improve Results by Effectively Coordinating Projects, Portfolios, Resources, Support, and Services

April 17, 2013 | A session at the Enterprise IT Leadership Conference 2013

Institutions are being called on to do more with less, managing tight resource constraints and slashed budgets across projects, change management, and service desk work all while just keeping the l…

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…

Project Management Lollapalooza

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

Join us for a whirlwind tour of project management. We'll cover the basics you need to know from getting started to cost containment and we'll allot significant time for smaller group in…

Restructuring Your Application Portfolio for Speed - Sponsored by Presidio

November 8, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2012

IT organizations in all industries are challenged to maintain their significant systems of record while at the same time quickly satisfying new demands from the organizations they serve. This ses…

The Road Ahead: What the IT Leaders of the Future Need to Know

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

IT executives must make decisions regarding three very distinct and interrelated "time zones": the realities of "now" (current fiscal year); the problems and possibilities of &q…

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…

Finding Your "Secret Sauce" for Strategy, Governance, and Portfolio Management

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

Many organizations experience a struggle when trying to align adoption and use of information technology with the strategic mission and objectives of the organization. Presenters from four universi…

It's Not the Plan, It's the Planning

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

Strategic planning for an information systems organization in the higher education environment is uniquely challenging. Developing and socializing the strategy throughout the academic, research, ad…

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…