it strategic framework presentation ppt4160

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UC Merced Information Technology Department

October 31, 2006

IT Vision/StrategyFramework


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IT Planning Goals

Provide cohesive blueprint for ITorganization

Document strategies and priorities in areadily assimilable manner, enablingdialogue with and requirementsgathering from stakeholders

Ensure alignment of IT plan with overallUniversity strategy and needs


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Planning Model

ActivePlan

Spans from vision to project portfolio

managementIntegrates short- and long-term

planning

Designed for continuous revisionAssigns ongoing responsibility for

planning around key goals


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Planning Model Elements

Vision capsule description of definingcharacteristics of over-arching objectives

Strategic principles

high-level guidance forpursuing the vision

Initiatives unifying points of focus foridentifying needs and proposing actions

related to key goals Projects well-defined actions that achieve

goals


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IT Vision

With the aim of supporting all members of

the University of California, Merced

community in their efforts to realize theirmaximum potentials, employ the best of

current and evolving technologies and

practices to provide access to information

and services informed by the perspective of

each individual user.


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Strategic Principles (1)

User-oriented perspective emphasize the userexperience in the design of services, including singlesign-on, consistent interfaces, self-service, role-based

navigation, and allow choice among desktop platformalternatives. Deploy support services based on userneeds rather than on IT organizational convenience.

Ubiquitous access provide secure access to allapplications and data from residence/office, campus,

and wide-area locations, supporting the evolvingpanoply of mobile computing, telecommunications,and personal assistant devices.


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Strategic Principles (2)

Best practices implement technologies andservices proven by our peers to be effective,open, and scalable.

Higher Education community participation commit resources towards open-source andmulti-campus initiatives; prefer solutionsemanating from these.

On-campus partnerships

provide leadershipand flexible collaborative support for campusapplications to create an integrated andtechnologically appropriate environment.


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Project Definitions

Formal definition of scope and

relationship to strategic

principles and initiatives Identifies costs, risks, time lines,

project team, etc.

Input to formal approval process


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Initiative Definitions

Formal definition of scope andrelationship to vision and

strategic principles Documents 4 sets of projects:

Proposed

ActiveRejected

Completed


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IT Resource Allocation

Operational

Tactical Projects

Strategic Projects


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Current Initiatives

Identity management & provisioning

Portal / Web

User Services

User Empowerment

Collaboration and Learning Environment

Instructional environment

Research computing

Administrative applications

Network infrastructure & security

Unified communications Production environment maintenance & remediation

IT practices, efficiency & effectiveness


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Active & Planned Projects (sampler)

Web/portal content management

Software acquisition (portal)

Cell phone ordering (portal)

Single sign-on (student appls)

Web-based storage access Improved directory/search & MSO tools

UCTrust/UC Anywhere (portal)

Mac address registration

Laptop data encryption

SIS Operational Data Store

Webmail upgrades Sakai new release

Video capture/streaming

Digital signage next steps


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Identity Management & Provisioning

Federated ID management

(UCTrust)

ID claiming enhancements

Group and role management


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Portal / Web

SSO expansion

Inclusion of PTR in portal / SSO

IT channel / presence plan

Starbak interface & integration

Portal upgrade to currentversion

SIS portal channels


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User Services

Encrypted PC storage

Webmail enhancements

Web file access (remote)

Digital signage management


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User Empowerment

Software channel (portal)

Cell phone channel (portal)

Directory 2.0

Touch-screens in classrooms

PC ordering channel (portal) IT Knowledgebase


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Collaboration & LearningEnvironment

UCMCROPS version upgrade

ePortfolio (OSPI)

Other Sakai tools


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Instructional Environment

HITT implementation

Campus card printing

Complete classroom AV

Drop-in computer lab &

finalization of instructional labs

Video/audio capture &

streaming


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Research Computing

HPR connection (CENIC)


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Administrative Applications

SIS Operational Data Store

PAWS AA/EOP


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Network Infrastructure & Security

MAC address registration

Bandwidth limiting/shaping

Network host integrity

802.1 wired authentication


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Unified Communications

Asterisk pilot


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Production Environment

Production documentation

remediation

Application security audit

Network/Application monitoring

Windows server 2000 upgrades

Capacity management


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IT Practices

Planning & project management

framework

Track-IT 7.0 upgrade

Recharge centers creation

Centralized source code

Staff back-ups/cross-training

strategy