IT Governance and Presentations/Speeches

Effective IT governance is based on strong theoretical models, but the real keys to success are understanding organizational culture and political climates and creating enduring relationships. Being able to put these insights into action will mark the difference between transformational IT governance and just another decision bureaucracy.

Cornell Information Technologies has launched an initiative to mature the technology-driven organization to one that is both process-oriented and service-oriented. Significant improvements in several process areas have resulted from referencing the ITIL framework as a guide and leveraging and optimizing existing business knowledge.

George Mason University has implemented a new governance structure and portfolio management procedures to provide more effective ERP guidance, direction, and support in a large, distributed campus environment. This presentation will review the process employed to implement these new measures, summarize the results to date, and discuss lessons learned.

As demand and cost for resources grow and we look to technology for solutions, it is imperative that we use technology resources on campuses wisely. Technology projects spring up here, there, and everywhere! Hear how Cal State Northridge has implemented a process to effectively identify and manage our technology projects.

Cal State East Bay has designed and implemented an innovative IT management and service delivery model in collaboration with the deans, vice presidents, the IT advisory committee, and the academic senate. This process included yearlong pilots for two colleges and one administrative division. IT@CSUEB is now guided by a shared governance model, baseline SLAs, and coordination teams.

Enterprise architecture can't succeed unless it leverages change across silos, systems, and time. Without direct authority or resources, what are the tools of architecture? This presentation will review how Saint Louis University advanced its architectural vision in the first year, returning value and hard-dollar savings while setting the stage for the future.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed a process for the life cycle of institutional IT policy that emphasizes the involvement of governance bodies, functional offices, campus departments, and technologists. This session will present the process and how it was developed to fit the institutional culture.

Going from a group of advisory committees with no relationship structure to a formal governance structure with decision rights requires a significant amount of work. This presentation will cover the process and results of creating the recommended structure at the University of Houston from 2006 to 2007.

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. 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.