Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Organizational Structure, and IT Governance

A Flotilla of Crafts: Organizing to Maximize IT

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Title:A Flotilla of Crafts: Organizing to Maximize IT (ID: E08_47596)
Author(s):Joseph R. Salwach (DePaul University) and Vince Kellen (Cutter Consortium)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/30/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Traditional IT organizational designs tend to emphasize hierarchical career progression, budgetary control, and individual accountability. DePaul University adopted a structure that is best described as a flexible flotilla of knowledge-intensive crafts arranged nonhierarchically. This session explains how this structure came to be and how it delivered major benefits to the institution.

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Getting Engaged: Renewing the IT Organization and Its Management in Large Universities

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Title:Getting Engaged: Renewing the IT Organization and Its Management in Large Universities (ID: EDU0213)
Author(s):Neil Thelander (Queensland University of Technology)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2002)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This presentation will describe the radical internal reform process that commenced in 1998 and continues through the present to bring about governance and resourcing changes at Queensland University of Technology, one of Australia's largest universities.
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