Community & Partnership Development

Led by Jim Loter, Associate Vice Provost, the OIM Community & Partnership Development division supports and develops an active and collaborative information management community by identifying partnership opportunities, common resources, and existing solutions to support information systems and projects.

Defining Community and Partnerships

Community – All staff at the UW who engage in information management, especially those who are actively developing information systems that interact with university data.

Partnerships – Collaborative relationships with members of the OIM community who are not simply "customers" but are solution providers who have knowledge and expertise that can help the UW achieve our information management goals.

Objectives and Services

Develop A Strong IS/IM Community – Bring staff with similar interests and needs together, and provide support to further develop their skills and expertise.

Maintain Presence and Visibility – Remain constantly engaged in the broader UW IS/IM community in both formal and informal venues, and listen for and proactively seek out new and innovative ideas.

Analyze Projects and Processes – Assist with analyzing and aligning business processes, determining requirements and needs, and assessing the feasibility of proposed projects.

Enable Community Innovation – Advocate for community-developed solutions and work with OIM and C&C technical divisions to support a distributed development environment for the UW.

Coordinate Community Resources – Help partners by identifying community resources that might be made available to assist with information systems development projects.

Identify Existing Solutions – Introducing partners to existing tools, applications, projects, and services that meet their needs.

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