Strategic Planning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Strategic Planning

Making the Case for the Information Strategy

September 6, 2011

Whether improving access to learning resources and research collections, developing management information systems to support decision making, or facilitating better communication, the informa…

Facing Education’s Mounting Challenges with Collaboration and IT

April 12, 2011

This ECAR research bulletin offers higher education executives and their IT leaders reasons and recipes for joining together to decrease the lag time from technological to organizational innovat…

Strategic Outsourcing and Cloud Computing: Reality Is a Sober Adversary

June 16, 2009

This research bulletin examines outsourcing and cloud computing through the lens of strategic decision making for higher education. Strategic decisions have long-term impact, create institutional…

Reflections on a Career as a Four-Time CIO

October 11, 2005

This research bulletin is a personal account of the career of James Penrod, who served as chief information officer at four higher education institutions for over 25 years. Well known as an exper…

Alignment Based on Strategic Priorities at the University of Delaware

June 14, 2004

This case study explores how the University of Delaware has achieved a high degree of alignment between information technology and institution-wide priorities. It describes how an institutional c…

Achieving Alignment Through Strategic Information Technology Management at The University of Memphis

April 26, 2004

This case study explores the processes and structures put in place by the first chief information officer of The University of Memphis in order to align its information technology organization wi…

Public Accountability and Higher Education: Soul Mates or Strange Bedfellows?

April 30, 2002

Colleges and universities, as well as IT organizations, are being asked to be accountable for funds and for results. This Research Bulletin explores several types of accountability and how they a…