Background and Overview

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) are collaborating on an IT Services Review and Planning initiative that will help the College make future IT budget and staffing decisions in the context of the College’s strategic goals. The result of this collaborative effort will help us to:

  • Define the types of IT services need to propel the College towards it strategic goals
  • Prioritize critical infrastructure and IT security/compliance risks that need to be addressed
  • Explore options to optimize the delivery of IT services
  • Develop a 3-5 year IT roadmap and investment plan

The IT Services Review and Planning initiative kicked off in March of 2017. OCIO is working closely with Graham Cochran, Matt DeVore, other CFAES leaders, IT staff, and key stakeholders to understand the College’s current IT services and infrastructure. Together we are exploring what is working well and where there might be opportunities for improvement. We are also discussing the College’s vision and goals with respect to teaching, research and extension and identifying strategies that College could pursue that would strengthen its IT capabilities in specific areas in order to achieve those goals.

IT leaders from the largest college and VP unites, including CFAES, have identified seven investment areas that all IT leaders feel are important to co-invest in, including Mobile First, Analytics, Empowering Teaching Innovation, Advancing Research, Lean IT, Effective Risk Management, and Developing Talent. The roadmap and investment plan developed as a result of the CFAES IT Services Review will take into account these larger IT initiatives. More information on the University IT Strategy can be found at https://u.osu.edu/itstrategy/.

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