Loyola University Maryland
Office of the CIO

9. Emerging Technologies Forum

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

Differentiated ServiceDifferentiated Service Operational ExcellenceOperational Excellence

Engage the Loyola user community to evaluate business applications and strategic impacts of new technology adoption

Description:

  • Maintaining Loyola’s status as one of PC Magazine’s “Top Wired Colleges” in America 2008
  • Remain abreast of emerging technologies
  • Regularly engage the Loyola user community to evaluate viability of new teaching and learning applications and strategic impacts of adoption
  • Leverage FISH Lab and in-house expertise

Value and Organizational Implications:

  • Builds collaborative relationships with faculty
  • Maintains focus on providing strategically differentiated services
  • Engagement of faculty
  • Loyola recognized at national level

Risks:
RATING: YELLOW

  • Acceptances of Loyola IT Strategy by user communities and executive leadership
  • Willingness of users to proactively participate
  • Ability of Technology Services to effectively facilitate ongoing discussions
StartFinishDuration
1/5/20096/26/200925 weeks
Timeline

Detail:

  • 6 Months and Ongoing Operations
  • Requires no contractors or procurement
  • Step 1- Collaboratively establish regular forums/experimentation lab 6/09
  • Step 2- Identify/solicit topic areas
  • Step 3-Facilitate meetings
  • Step 4- Facilitate meetings