Planning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Planning

Lessons Learned from Superstorm Sandy

January 17, 2013 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

This interactive session will be based on valuable learnings gleaned from Wednesday's "Stories from Superstorm Sandy" session. Join us for a wrap-up session that will share a pract…

Approach to Deploying Virtualized Computing in Learning Environments

March 12, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference

As Quinnipiac University has deployed virtualized computing in learning spaces and administrative offices, a number of organizational changes have facilitated this paradigm shift. In this session, …

"This Place is Awesome!": Program, Service, and Staff Planning for the Center for Science and Social Science Information

March 12, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference

This session will address how new services, staffing models, and a renovated space were created to support today's interdisciplinary and technology-dependent scholarship. The Yale Science Libr…

Building a Shared Database of Products Used at the ACI Schools of Illinois

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

We all face similar issues and challenges at our schools, and they don't have to be technology-based. From admissions to catalogs, we all apply the same practices and procedures. Wouldn't…

Aligning IT with Institutional Strategy: Learning to Think in a New Language

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

Aligning technology with institutional strategy is about technologists learning to think and act in the language of the institution's success. That means they need to understand how to measure…

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…

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 …

Connecting IT with Academics: It's Not Just about the Technology

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

Have you ever experienced a disconnect between technology and academics at your institution? In this session, we will start with an interactive exercise that will allow participants to experience d…

Using BI to Identify Revenue and Resource Reallocation

March 18, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Like most institutions of higher education, Miami University is facing increasing financial pressures and demands. Miami University has decided to develop a new budget model that will result in the…