Loyola University Maryland
Office of the CIO

11. Collaboration Tool Enhancements

Strategic Roadmap

  1. Organizational Refocusing
  2. Teaching and Learning Strategy
  3. Infrastructure Assessment and Refresh
  4. Training Assessment and Strategy
  5. IT Governance, Policy and Portfolio Management
  6. Business Process Management
  7. Integrated Administrative Information Strategy
  8. Business Continuity Strategy
  9. Emerging Technologies Forum
  10. Cloud Computing Capitalization
  11. Collaboration Tool Enhancements
  12. Social Networking Integration

Risk Qualifications

  • RED - High
  • YELLOW - Moderate
  • GREEN - Low

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Establish an enterprise set of collaboration tools that service multiple channels of digital communication including text, video, voice, and data

Description:

  • Establish an enterprise set of collaboration tools that service multiple channels including text, video, voice, and data and can be used by staff, faculty, students, alumni, and external stakeholders
  • These tools will enable collaboration across departments and all three campuses

Value and Organizational Implications:

  • Collaboration tools are critical in establishing “living and learning communities” for undergraduate students
  • Collaboration tools will build stronger graduate student and alumni communities and connect study-abroad students

Risks:
RATING: YELLOW

  • Requires cooperation and input from various Loyola groups
  • Rejection by one or more sectors of the campus community on favor of current tools
  • Effective training and adoption by users
StartFinishDuration
8/3/20097/30/201052 weeks
Timeline

Detail:

  • 12 Months and Ongoing
  • Contractors and procurement are optional
  • Step 1- Collaboration Tool Assessment
  • Step 2- Gather Tool Requirements
  • Step 3- Conduct Market Research
  • Step 4- Recommend Tools for Adoption
  • Step 5- Adopt Tools
  • Step 6- Train Users