Metrics: Support for Strategic Goals

Introduction

UW-IT’s strategic plan, IT Strategies for Discovery, identifies 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 strategic goals.

Metrics: FY 2013

FY 2013: 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 2013, as of January 2013.


Project Alignment with Goals

FY 2013: 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 2013, as of January 2013.

Strategic Goal Supporting Projects
1.Excellent infrastructure and foundation services
Centralized Address Translation and Firewall Services
K-20 Operations Expansion
Telecom Core Refresh
TSM Reconfiguration Service
Upgrade Enterprise SAN Storage (EMC refresh)
UW Medicine Switch Technology Refresh FY 2013 (HMC)
UW Medicine Switch Technology Refresh FY 2013 (UWMC)
UW-IT Data Center Consolidation Project
Vitcos Migration Project
Wi-Fi Technology Refresh FY 2013
Facilities Network Phase 2 (Smart Grid) (Complete)
UW Campus IPv6 Deployment (Complete)
2. Advanced productivity and collaboration tools
IT Connect Redesign - Design and Deploy
Office 365
UW Event Calendar Replacement Project
Mobilizing UW (Complete)
MyUW Mobile App for Students (Complete)
3. Improved global research support
PNWGP OOI-CI Network Build
PNWGP ARI Grant Implementation (Complete)
4. Improved student experience
ACA Service Metrics Scoping Study
Course Availability Notifications
Curriculum Management Implementation - Phase 1
Deployment of Canvas LMS Phase 2
eTexts Pilot
MyPlan, Year 2
Deployment of Canvas LMS Phase 1 (Complete)
5. Modern information management and business systems
DynAX/FP: Additional Fields in Fastrans Fixed Format Record Layouts
EDMS Procurement Project
EDW Infrastructure Renewal
HRP Replacement System Procurement & Contract Negotiations
Kronos Implementation - Medical Centers
Kuali Rice Development
Kuali Student Consortium Project
MS Dynamics CRM Proof of Concept
Recruiter 2.0 Deployment
Student Course Enrollment
Tableau Business Intelligence Tools Enterprise Pilot
UW-IT Financial Management System Implementation
Build TFS 2010 (Team Foundation Server) Infrastructure (Complete)
Course Enrollment EDA (Complete)
Electronic Faculty Effort and Cost Sharing (eFECS) - Online Certification (Complete)
HRP Program - Feasibility Assessment (Complete)
JDE Upgrade 2012 - Hardware/Software/Middleware (Complete)
MyPlan (Complete)
PEM Research Awards (Complete)
6. Business continuity, security and privacy
FY13 Geographic Redundancy
UW NetID Password Policy Foundations Project
7. An exemplary organization
ITSM Toolset Selection
EDB B&F Enhancements Project (Complete)
Request Fulfillment Implementation - Phase 2 (Complete)
8. Strong strategic partnerships
PNWGP WA 40G Network
9. A culture of exploration and sharing

UW-IT Strategic Plan: Key Goals


  1. Excellent infrastructure and foundation services: Deliver highly functional, reliable and invisible infrastructure that just works—and doesn’t get in the way
  2. Advanced productivity and collaboration tools: Enable easy, secure collaboration with partners at the UW and beyond
  3. Improved global research support: Support UW research with up-to-date tools and resources
  4. Improved student experience: Provide technology to support and improve the learning experience
  5. Modern information management and business systems: Provide modern, flexible and integrated business information systems; access to better business information for planning and analysis
  6. Business continuity, security and privacy: Support UW’s risk management and compliance objectives
  7. An exemplary organization: Strive for operational and organizational excellence via best practice methodologies (e.g., ITIL, LEAN, Agile), and a culture of service
  8. Strong strategic partnerships: Nurture deep partnerships with key vendors, regulators, stakeholders, and national collaborators
  9. A culture of exploration and sharing: Demonstrate that curiosity, innovation, and giving back to the community are valued by the organization

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.

UW-IT Strategy Map FY 2013