May 7, 2012 | 9:00 – 9:30 am | Wasserstein Hall

Ivy Plus Opening Remarks

Agenda

Ivy Plus Opening Remarks

• HUIT Introduction

• Strategic Plan

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Introduction to HUIT

Mission

To assure Harvard’s leadership in IT, we strive to:

Make it easier for faculty, students, and staff to teach, research, learn, and work through the effective use of information technology.

Vision

We aspire to build an organization with:

• Committed and skilled people accountable to Harvard’s mission and serving faculty and students;

• Simple processes making it easy to work with us, do our jobs, and deliver results;

• Innovative technology that is the right technology for the right reasons, including prudent experimentation.

HUIT

A new mission and vision

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HUIT

A new organization structure

Current UCIO Organization1

Current FAS IT Organization1

1. Details of org charts are as of August 2010.

Our New High-level IT Organization

Fast Flexible Flat

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HUIT Goals

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Data centers

• Storage

• Network

• Telecom

• Video

ADMINISTRATIVE IT

• Enterprise apps

• FAS admin

• Email

• Identity management

• Web

ACADEMIC IT

• Classroom technology

• Web-assisted instruction

• Student apps

• Innovative pedagogy

SECURITY

• Enterprise info security policies

• Security technologies

CLIENT SERVICES

• Desktop/LAN support

• Helpdesk

• Desktop HW/SW procurement

• Instructional technology support

• Local applications

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FINANCE

HUMAN RESOURCES

PROGRAM COMMUNICATIONS

KEY GOALS• Enable strategic investment and use of IT

• Redirect resources to highest and best purpose

• Elevate level of service excellence

Strategic Plan

• Communicates the preliminary vision for IT at Harvard 3-5 years out from 2011

Future State > Broad Vision

Vision

We aspire to build a secure Harvard technology environment that enables:

• Unencumbered access to data, information, and knowledge

• Innovation in teaching, learning, and research

• Collaboration across communities and disciplines

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Plan Components

Roadmap > Key Initiatives Summary

Teaching and Learning

1. Online Education

2. Learning Management Systems

3. Classroom Technology

Research

4. Research Computing

5. Open Data & Tools for Access

6. Library Systems & Open Access

Administration

7. Enterprise Administrative Systems

8. Student Information Systems

Common Platforms

9. Computing-on-Demand10. Enterprise Integration

11. Video 12. Unified Communications & Collaboration

13. Identity & Access Management

Foundational Strategies

14. Technology Architecture 15. Information Security

Applications

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16. Mobile Technology

Current State > School IT Plans

• Summarizes the IT-related priorities from each school to highlight linkages to the University-wide strategic IT plan.

University-wide IT strategic plan

HLS

HKS

HBS

FAS

GSD

CA

Library

HMS

SEAS

HDS

HSPH

GSE

Example Summary:

Mission:

With collaborative leadership, innovative technology, and excellent customer service, we will contribute to the school’s mission to prepare leaders and improve opportunity, achievement, and success.

Vision: Enable partnerships within the community to develop leadership and research.

Long-term strategic approach:

Focus on people, process, and key technology projects to achieve the vision and support mission .

Short-term IT projects:

1. Develop online course evaluations

2. Replace student information systems

3. Enhance identity and access management process

4. Implement new learning management system

Resources• $6.5 million

• 43 staff

Community Served

Faculty: 250Students: 2,200Staff: 750

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