Forrester Top 15 Technology Trends – Webinar Notes
Gene Leganza (@gleganza) VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research Inc discusses and presents on Technology Trends. Gene used the following criteria (Impact, Newness, Complexity) to help describe...
View ArticleMicrosoft Canadian Colleges Exec Briefing – Institutional Effectiveness
David Raney MD, CEO Nuventive How do you achieve Institutional Effectiveness? What questions do you need to answer? are your core learning outcomes improving? how do you assess institutional...
View ArticleOur Students: Products or Customers?
I was in a great session at SGHE Summit Conference facilitated by my good friend Brian Knotts (@brian_knotts) titled the Future of ERP. The discussion began with a suggestion from me that our higher...
View ArticleHigher Ed CIO Challenges 3 – Cloud Computing Services
The third Higher Education CIO challenge focuses on cloud computing services. These offerings allow higher education CIOs to radically re-think their enterprise architectures. “In the 2011 CIO agenda,...
View ArticleImplementing Structure and Focus with Team Leaders
When I joined the IT Department at the American University of Sharjah as the Director, I found out that I had 21 direct reports! I had just come from being the Manager, Business Application Services...
View ArticleNotes from Gartner IT Sourcing Forum – Dubai May 2014
I had the opportunity to attend a Gartner briefing on IT Sourcing in Dubai in May 2014. I found the session very valuable and it has made me think about some new approaches as we continue to be...
View ArticleWhere should IT be in the reporting structure?
Where do we place IT in the reporting structure of an organization? The topic of reporting structure and IT’s placement has nagged me for years. The typical answer for IT reporting structure is “it...
View ArticleISACA Revamps COBIT 5 Core Principles
A month ago, I saw the announcement from ISACA about their work revamping the COBIT 5 Core Principles. These 5 principles provide a good foundation for structuring an IT strategic plan. It is good to...
View ArticleMore on IT Reporting Structure
I posted earlier on “Where should IT sit in the reporting structure?” I did more research and found this very interesting paper: CIO Reporting Structure, Strategic Positioning, and Firm Performance:...
View ArticleMy New EA Opportunity
I am taking on a new opportunity on Sept 14, 2015 that gets me back to working on Enterprise Architecture! After 23 years working in higher education IT, I decided to accept an opportunity to work for...
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