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Strategic Role for IS Departments in Business Schools

Strategic Role for IS Departments in Business Schools. Or… how to avoid being downsized in the 21 st century Blaize Horner Reich, SFU, Canada. What’s the Problem?. Declining enrolments leading to Loss of status for IS unit Loss of control over courses and curriculum

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Strategic Role for IS Departments in Business Schools

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  1. Strategic Role for IS Departments in Business Schools Or… how to avoid being downsized in the 21st century Blaize Horner Reich, SFU, Canada

  2. What’s the Problem? • Declining enrolments leading to • Loss of status for IS unit • Loss of control over courses and curriculum • Need to teach other disciplinary courses • Tenure denials, shrinking units, merged units, elimination of IS unit. • Externally • Students not ready for a tech-heavy world • Business innovation and competitiveness declines

  3. Solutions SFU has tried • Innovating in curriculum • Early courses in emerging topics – BPR, Internet, computer based decision making • Innovating with technology • E.g. deep IS website from 1997 – first in Faculty • Using Web 2.0 tools to advertise • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UhR0tGbsPo • Speaking to students with their own media

  4. Solutions partially implemented • Partnering with other disciplines • Creating multi-disciplinary pgms to become integral • e.g. web marketing, IS audit, social networking with HR • Partnering with external agencies • To give students external credentials • e.g. PMI, IIBA, SAP, CIOsetc • Supporting U-level IT initiatives • Steering committees for IT implementation and strategy

  5. What’s Wrong? • Acting like “techies” • Didn’t mentor, promote… just did • Not stepping up to the tough jobs • CIO in the Faculty, leadership at the U level • Lacking leadership in the community • “think tanks” on IT, innovation We aren’t prepared or willing to act politically

  6. What’s Possible? • CTO role in the faculty • Helping make IT strategic for the faculty, University • Chief Innovator role • The “go to” people to develop new courses, programs • Wide view of IT • As project, process leaders as well as IS • Deep connection with CIO, PMO, BPO units

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