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Buy and Build Strategy

Buy and Build Strategy. Buy Build Layer Improve, distinguish, consolidate Collaborate Open Source is both “build” and “buy” Portal, portfolio, CMS, Fin Aid…. Web “Lens”. 1- Institutional Presentation Image, Brand, Appearance 2- Resolve Disparity System, Hardware, Software, Era

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Buy and Build Strategy

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  1. Buy and Build Strategy • Buy • Build • Layer • Improve, distinguish, consolidate • Collaborate • Open Source is both “build” and “buy” • Portal, portfolio, CMS, Fin Aid…

  2. Web “Lens” • 1- Institutional Presentation • Image, Brand, Appearance • 2- Resolve Disparity • System, Hardware, Software, Era • 3- Change Business Practices • Quickly, Cheaply, Creatively Vendors see Web as a user interface and market requirement.

  3. Compound “Lens” • The Institution, System Integration • UD Presentation • Resolve Disparity • Change Business Practices • The Customer, The User Experience • Personalize • Customize Resolution, Differentiation

  4. Why a Portal • Resolve disparity • Adopt person-centric user interface • Keep pace with changing expectations • Adopt transformation technology • Provide framework for application development

  5. uPortal Open Source Project • 2 ½ years • $770,000 Mellon Foundation Grant • Contributed effort: Dozen core developers • 100 Implementations • Hundreds of Thousands of Users • 11 Countries • 7 Commercial Vendors

  6. Original Motivation • Combat “Free” Portals • Provide and Share Experience • Build Community • Promote Standards • Come Together • “For Education, By Education”

  7. uPortal • Dozen Developer Institutions • One Hundred Implementations • Hundreds of thousands of users • Eleven Countries • Seven Commercial Partners • Various Spin-offs • Engaged with other efforts.

  8. CSG Participation • Yale • Princeton • Columbia • Delaware • Cornell • Virginia • Colorado • Brown, Washington, Wisconsin, Georgetown

  9. Model for Open Source • uPortal Success Factors • Collaboration • Community • Cash • Commercial Partnership • Community Source

  10. Community • For Education by Education • Contribute Effort • Provide Support • Community vs Vendor Relations • “Membership” • Spinoffs

  11. Community Source • Open? • Bounded • Market-Driven • Undirected • Community Target • Value of Community • Community Behavior

  12. Cash (Funding) • Seed Efforts • Enable Commercial Partnership • Ensure Progress • Stamp of Approval • Self-Sustaining Plan • $800k, $3m, Free

  13. Commerical Partners • Dedicated Resources • Long-term Support • Long-term Development • Potential Contributors • Marketing

  14. CampusPipeline/SCT UNICON/IBS im&m Sigma Systems Datatel LAT RSmart iAssessment Channels WebCT Blackboard Successful Commercialization

  15. Good OSS • Lower Costs • Higher Quality • Better Support • Lower Risk • User Driven • Flexible • Standards

  16. Open SourceLimitations • Less financial backing • Non-existent marketing budgets • Depends on community interest • “Open” vs “Managed” conflict • No one to litigate • Limit to size and complexity

  17. Open Source Software • Free? • Open? • Collaborative? • Risky? • Non-Commercial? • Influence the Marketplace

  18. More Information • JA-SIG uPortal Conference • Denver- June 2004 • JA-SIG and uPortal • www.ja-sig.org • Delaware’s UD&me demo • uportal.udel.edu • Open Source Portfolio Initiative • www.theospi.org • carlj@udel.edu

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