UW Strategic Roadmap Update: March/April 2008
Greetings Strategic Roadmap Team!
This is the third in a series of email progress updates we're sending to everyone involved with the Roadmap effort. We've reached a major Roadmap milestone by completing the initial plan, and we want to share some of the highlights with you.
Highlights in this issue:- Roadmap Working Team recommends five initiatives
- Initial plan discussed with key stakeholders
- Next steps on the Strategic Roadmap
Roadmap Working Team recommends five initiatives
The Strategic Roadmap Working Team wrapped up their recommendations on the Roadmap Action Plan and identified five strategic initiatives to implement over the next 8-10 years. Each of these initiatives reflects discussion and input from both the task groups and the Roadmap Working Team. The five initiatives are as follows:
- Information for Decision Making:
Do the work necessary to enhance data management, develop infrastructure and tools, and provide standards and training for users across the UW. - Replace the Base:
Replace our aging legacy systems with flexible business systems to provide better information for decision making and improve operational efficiency. - Redesign Processes:
Redesign business processes in conjunction with legacy system replacement efforts to ensure that we streamline our existing processes to take full advantage of systems replacement opportunities. - Enhance and Renew Systems:
Invest in ongoing enhancement and technology renewal of administrative systems since we need ongoing resources to keep up with changing business needs. - Stakeholder Success:
Develop a transparent decision-making process and a mature portfolio management framework; enable collaborative projects across units.
Initial plan discussed with key stakeholders
The plan was presented to the Information Management Advisory Committee (I-MAC) on March 24. I-MAC is the steering committee for the Roadmap. Discussions with other key stakeholders are continuing, including with the University Technology Advisory Committee (U-TAC) on March 25 and the Board of Deans and Chancellors on April 16. These discussions will continue over the next few months.
Timelines: The recommended timelines for each of these initiatives can be viewed in the presentation given to the I-MAC on March 24. See: http://www.washington.edu/president/tacs/imac/meetings/2007-08/materials/03.24.roadmap.action.plan.pdf
Next steps on the Strategic Roadmap
- Complete a formal report and Web site about the Strategic Roadmap
- Communicate about the Strategic Roadmap to the university community
- Identify funding options to implement the five initiatives
- Begin detailed planning for governance and project intake