Change Management and Staffing

Recent resources tagged with Change Management and Staffing.

Top-Ten IT Issues, 2008

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Title:Top-Ten IT Issues, 2008 (ID: ERM0831)
Author(s):Debra H. Allison (Miami University) and Peter B. DeBlois (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (05/07/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

EDUCAUSE presents the top-ten IT-related issues in terms of strategic importance to the institution, as revealed by the ninth annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey. This year, Security moves back to the top of the list.

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Current Issues Survey Report, 2008

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Title:Current Issues Survey Report, 2008 (ID: EQM0823)
Author(s):Debra H. Allison (Miami University) and Peter B. DeBlois (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (05/05/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Security and ERP Systems are numbers 1 and 2; Infrastructure rises; Change Management, E-Learning, and Staffing move into top ten.

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Architecting Change from the Inside Out

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Title:Architecting Change from the Inside Out (ID: EDU07326)
Author(s):Alison D. Cruess (University of North Florida)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Those of us in the world of higher education technology services find ourselves entwined with change. Our role usually involves facilitating change across the campus community. We force change on others, but do we embrace it ourselves? This presentation will propose fundamental strategies IT departments can employ to improve their employee climate.

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Taking the Risk

Created by Susan Miltenberger (Maryland Institute College of Art) on April 16, 2007
As the technology department of a higher education institution, it is our responsibility to lead and set examples of how technology can help all areas of the college do business better.  And this no longer is just about new hardware and software – it’s now about how we work together.

And sometimes this is about how we don't work together.  We are constantly challenged to determine where the line is drawn regarding tools and policy.  The email policy has changed:  does Technology deliver the message or does Academics?

Our notion of training has changed (with help from our trainer who accepted a two year job with the Peace Corps in Africa --- go Rick!):  do we fill jobs because they are vacant; or stop to determine if the jobs we define meet our needs? 

Do we dare to take the time to discuss whether the needs are legitimate or hold-overs from a different point in time?

In short do the risks we take pay off?  How do we help our community understand that change is a good thing?  And how do we help our technology staff understand that being challenged is one of the most thrilling aspects of