Introduction
UW-IT’s strategic plan, IT Strategies for Discovery, identifies seven key goals to support UW-IT’s mission and meet the University’s current and future information technology needs. Connecting UW-IT’s priority projects to our strategic goals is key to ensuring that our organization is focused on the right priorities in support of the University. This section shows how current UW-IT projects support our seven strategic goals.
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FY 2012: Project Alignment With UW-IT Strategic Goals
The graph below shows the percent of UW-IT priority projects that support each key strategic goal. The projects included are active, approved or completed projects for Fiscal Year 2012.
FY 2012: Specific Projects That Support UW-IT’s Strategic Goals
The table below shows the specific UW-IT priority projects that support each key strategic goal. The projects included are active, approved or completed projects for Fiscal Year 2012.
| Strategic Goal |
Supporting Projects |
| 1. Excellent Foundation Services and Infrastructure |
|
F5 Enterprise Load Balancer |
| UW Telecommunications Upgrade & Pilot |
| Vitcos Migration Scoping Study |
| Implement Big Fix Application Server |
| UW Campus Voicemail Migration |
| Wi-Fi Capacity/Coverage Enhancements for UW Medicine |
| 2. Improved Collaboration and Productivity Tools |
|
Microsoft Licensing Agreement for Students |
| Microsoft Licensing Agreement for the Institution |
| Microsoft Office 365 |
| IT Connect Redesign (Planning Phase) |
| Student UW Email Decommissioning |
| UW Exchange 2010 Upgrade |
| Central Web Servers Upgrade |
| 3. Advanced Global Research Support |
|
eScience Collaboration Phase 3 |
| 4. Innovative Teaching and Learning Tools |
|
Canvas LMS Pilot and Evaluation |
| Retirement of Faculty Opscan Grade Report |
| Virtual Lab Desktop Access (VIDA) |
| 5. Information for Decision Making |
|
Planning & Budgeting Database Migration - Academic Release |
| EDW Hardware and Storage Implementation (Phase 1) |
| 6. Modern Business Information Systems |
|
Document Imaging and Management (DIMS) Pilot |
| U-PASS to ORCA Transition |
| Kuali Organizational Management (KOM) Evaluation |
| HR/Payroll Web Service Development (HRPWS) |
| Data Load Utility |
| MS Dynamics CRM Proof of Concept |
| Supplier Registration (SURF) LEAN Project |
| 7. Business Continuity, Security, Privacy Protection |
|
2011 Geographic Redundancy |
| Student Data Encryption |
| ADA Improvements for Outdoor Alert Towers |
UW-IT Strategic Plan: Key Goals
- Excellent foundation services and infrastructure: Deliver highly functional, reliable and invisible infrastructure that just works—and doesn’t get in the way
- Improved collaboration and productivity tools: Enable easy, secure collaboration with partners at the UW and beyond
- Advanced global research support: Support UW research with up-to-date tools and resources
- Innovative teaching and learning tools: Provide technology to support and improve the learning experience
- Information for decision making: Provide access to better business information for planning and analysis
- Modern business information systems: Provide modern, flexible and integrated business information systems to support a complex, global research institution
- Business continuity, security and privacy protection: Support UW’s risk management and compliance objectives
For details see: IT Strategies for Discovery: UW-IT Strategic Plan FY 2012.
Strategy Map
This strategy map shows how UW-IT’s vision, mission and strategic goals support the mission of the University.
