Documents Contributed by ECAR, Leadership, and Presentations

Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. Higher education IT organizations have become increasingly aware of the need for governance processes that sit above day-to-day management and address strategic alignment and the political realities of satisfying IT's many constituencies. But how should -and do- higher education institutions govern IT? This presentation uses the results of an ECAR study of IT governance to frame an interactive session on how to mix good structural governance practices with practical politics.

How to Cite This Work: Yanosky, Ronald, and John W. McCredie. "IT Governance: Solid Structures and Practical Politics." Presentation at the ECAR Symposium, Boca Raton, FL, December 5-7, 2007, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. What are the essential skills for an IT leader? How do rising IT leaders perceive the CIO role, and are we doing enough to cultivate them? Are generational differences and demographics reshaping the IT workforce? This session presents preliminary findings from ECAR's research of IT leadership and workforce, including data from a 2007 survey of higher education IT leaders and IT professionals.

How to Cite This Work: Goldstein, Philip J. "Leading the IT Workforce." Presentation at the ECAR Symposium, Boca Raton, FL, December 5-7, 2007, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. In June 2007 EDUCAUSE Vice President Richard Katz began a personal and organizational voyage of discovery. Katz and University of British Columbia CIO Ted Dodds visited 10 European countries and dozens of universities in four months. This talk summarizes a portion of their findings, both personal and professional.

How to Cite This Work: Katz, Richard N. "IT's a Small World - Observations of a Global Community." Presentation at the ECAR Symposium, Boca Raton, FL, December 5-7, 2007, available from http://www.educause.edu/ecar.

This session will present findings from two recent studies that investigated the relationship between leadership style and IT leadership in higher education. The studies provide evidence that leadership style does matter. Implications for the hiring and professional development of IT leaders will be discussed.