technology planning primer for nonprofits

Technology PlanningPrimer for Nonprofits

Cindy LeonardEmail: leonard@rmu.eduTwitter: @cindy_leonard

Plan for Today’s Session• Discuss

–What is a technology plan?–Why do technology planning?–Getting started–Components of a technology plan

• Open Q&A

What is a technology plan?

•Technology Plan

•Strategic•Goal

Alignment

•What & How

Why do technology planning?

•

Mission

& Goa

ls•Tools & Apps

•Infrastructure

The Technology Planning PyramidMission & goals drive the selection of tools & infrastructure

Tools & infrastructure

support the mission &

goals

(From Wired for Good by Jodi Podolsky, p. 4)

Getting Started

Team

Getting Started

Meetings

Team

Getting Started

Meetings

Team Task List

Getting Started

Meetings

Timeline

Team Task List

Getting Started

Meetings

PrioritiesTimeline

Team Task List

Timeline

Getting Started

Meetings

Priorities

Team

Roles

Task List

Timeline

Business / Information Flow Analysis

Components for Building a Written Technology Plan

Equip-ment Network Network

Services Security OtherTech

Infrastructure Planning

Software

Info MgmtPlanning

Tech Support Plan& Technology Policies User/Skill

Analysis

TrainingPlan

Budget Development & Implementation Plan/Timeline

Evaluation Process

What do we need?

What do we have?

What are our next steps?

How will we support it?

How will we fund &implement it?

How will we evaluateits success?

Implementation: What’s Next?

•Project Management• Create projects • Communication

•Phased Approach

• Less cost • Less stress•Get it Done

• Solutions • Measurements

Managing Change & Resistance

RESISTANCE

What you mean by

not done?

Evaluation of the Technology Plan

Q&A