As part of this initiative, teams have conducted focus groups and assessments to evaluate technology services, discuss trends and gaps, and what is working well and not so well today.
You are able to review the results and recommendations: CFAES IT Services Review and Planning Initiative Final-1py0nd7
We welcome your feedback on this initiative. In addition to conducting focus groups with the CFAES community, we have a survey available with the following questions.
Q1: What will be the most important trends or emerging issues involving technology in the next 2-5 years? (e.g., These could be in your work, teaching and learning, program delivery, research).
Q2: When you think about your knowledge and experience with any aspects of information technology in your role (your office, your lab, your department, etc.), what is working well?
Q2a: Not so well?
Q3: Let’s dream a little… Imagine you fell asleep and woke up in 5 years to the ideal environment with technology that supports and enhances all aspects of our mission and your work. You might consider your work/daily productivity, teaching and learning, program delivery, and research. What if key University IT priorities including mobile first, empowering teaching innovation, and advancing research were fully realized? Describe the most important characteristics of your ideal IT environment.
Q4: If you could pick one thing to change, improve, or enhance about IT services, what would it be?
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:
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/.