The Higher Education IT Service Catalog: A Working Model for Comparison and Collaboration, Second Edition

Appendix

The catalog categories and service areas were reviewed and updated. A detailed description of the updates is shown in this table.

2015 Service Categories and Service Areas Revision Changes

Administrative and Business

  • Alumni and Advancement
  • Athletics
  • Auxiliary Systems
  • Document Imaging and Management
  • Faculty Information Systems
  • Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement Systems
  • Library Systems
  • Medical and Health Systems
  • Reporting and Analytics
  • Research Administration Systems
  • Student Information Systems

Administrative and Business

  • Alumni and Advancement: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Athletics: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Auxiliary Systems: Description completely revised to provide more guidance and direction about what should be in this service area.
  • Business Capability and Process Automation: New service area.
  • Document Imaging and Management: Removed; merged into new service area "Business Capability and Process Automation."
  • Facilities Management: New service area.
  • Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement Systems: Divided into two service areas, "Financial and Procurement Systems" and "Human Resource Systems."
  • Library Systems: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Reporting and Analytics: Renamed "Data, Reporting, and Analytics," and description updated accordingly.
  • Research Administration Systems: Moved to the "Research" category and description updated with minor edits for clarity.
  • Student Information Systems: Minor edits for clarity.

Communication and Collaboration

  • Collaboration
  • Conferencing
  • E-Mail and Calendaring
  • Emergency Notification
  • Telephony
  • Television
  • Websites

Communication and Collaboration

  • Collaboration: Moved into new service area, "Email and Collaboration Services."
  • Conferencing and Telephones: New service area; replaces "Conferencing" and "Telephony."
  • E-mail and Calendaring: Renamed "Email and Collaboration Services" and description updated accordingly.
  • Emergency Notification: Renamed "Mass Communications and Emergency Notifications" and description updated accordingly.
  • Telephony: Merged into the new "Conferencing and Telephones" service area.
  • Television: Renamed "Media and A/V" and description updated accordingly.
  • Websites: Renamed "Web Services" and description updated accordingly.

End-Point Computing

  • Network Access
  • End-Point Support (Desktops, Mobile Devices, etc.)
  • Printing
  • Software Distribution

Desktop and Mobile Computing (new category name)

  • Network Access: Moved under "Network and Connectivity Management" in the Infrastructure category.
  • End-Point Support: Renamed "Desktop and Mobile Device Support" and description updated accordingly.
  • Hardware Lifecycle Services: New service area.
  • Printing: Renamed "Printing and Related Services" and description updated accordingly.
  • Software Distribution: Renamed "Software and Applications Distribution" and description updated accordingly.

Infrastructure

  • Data Center
  • Database
  • Middleware
  • Monitoring
  • Network
  • Server Infrastructure
  • Storage

Infrastructure

  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Service area was originally under the "IT Professional Services" category; moved here. Minor edits for clarity.
  • Data Center: Renamed "Data Center Services" and description updated accordingly.
  • Database: Renamed "Database Management"; minor edits for clarity.
  • Integration Services: New service area.
  • Middleware: Service area removed.
  • Monitoring: Renamed "Monitoring and Alert Management"; minor edits for clarity.
  • Network: Renamed "Network and Connectivity Management" and description updated accordingly.
  • Server Infrastructure: Renamed "Server and Storage Management"; incorporates the original "Storage" service area. Description updated accordingly.
  • Storage: Removed; merged into the new "Server and Storage Management" service area. Description updated accordingly.

IT Professional Services

  • Application Development
  • Consulting and Advising
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
  • Enterprise Licensing
  • IT Service Management
  • Portfolio and Project Management
  • Training

IT Professional Services

  • Continuous Improvement and Innovation: New service area.
  • Application Development: Service area removed and shifted to the corresponding technical service instead, consistent with the overall approach of combining consulting with base service.
  • Consulting and Advising: Service area removed (see "How to Use This Model" for more information about consulting services).
  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Service area moved to "Infrastructure" category.
  • Digital Accessibility: New service area.
  • Enterprise Licensing: Service area removed and shifted to the corresponding technical service instead, consistent with the overall approach of combining consulting with base service.
  • IT Communications and Documentation: New service area.
  • IT Service Delivery and Support: New service area.
  • IT Service Management: Removed; merged into "Business Capability and Process Automation" service area in the "Administrative and Business" category.
  • IT Strategy, Governance, and Enterprise Architecture: New service area.
  • Portfolio and Project Management: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Training: Renamed "Training and Outreach" and description updated accordingly.

Research

  • Advanced Applications
  • Lab-Management Systems
  • Research Computing
  • Visualization

Research

  • Advanced Applications: Removed and merged into "Research Computing and Advanced Support" service area.
  • Lab-Management Systems: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Research Administration Systems: New category (previously located under the "Administrative and Business" category.
  • Research Computing: Renamed "Research Computing and Advanced Support" and comprises the original "Advanced Applications," "Research Computing," and "Visualization" service areas.
  • Research Data Services: New service area.
  • Research Software: New service area.
  • Visualization: Removed and merged into "Research Computing and Advanced Support" service area.

Security

  • Identity and Access Management
  • Secure Computing
  • Security Consulting
  • Security Incident Response and Investigation
  • Security Policy and Compliance

Information Security (new category name)

  • Identity and Access Management: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Secure Computing: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Security Consulting: Renamed "Security Consulting and Education" and description updated accordingly.
  • Security Incident Response and Investigation: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Security Policy and Compliance: Minor edits for clarity.

Teaching and Learning

  • Assessment Systems
  • Classroom Technology and Support
  • Educational Technology Consulting and Training
  • E-Portfolio Sites
  • Learning Management Systems
  • Lecture Capture
  • Technology-Enhanced Spaces

Teaching and Learning

  • Assessment Systems: Renamed "Assessment Systems and Learning Analytics" and description updated accordingly.
  • Classroom Technology and Support: Renamed "Academic Technology and Support" and description updated accordingly.
  • Educational Technology Consulting and Training: Service area removed (see "How to Use This Model" for more information about consulting services).
  • E-Portfolio Sites: Renamed "E-Portfolio Management" and description updated accordingly.
  • Learning Management Systems: Renamed "Learning Management" and description updated accordingly.
  • Lecture Capture: Minor edits for clarity.
  • Polling and Surveys: New service area.
  • Technology-Enhanced Spaces: Removed; merged under "Academic Technology and Support."