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Embracing a value-focused data culture and building a decision support services team to support data informed decisions vision at Virginia Tech. ABHAY JOSHI. JULY 29, 2019. 01. Motivation. Motivation. Beyond Boundaries – 2047 Vision New funding model to
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Embracing a value-focused data culture and building a decision support services team to support data informed decisions vision at Virginia Tech ABHAY JOSHI JULY 29, 2019
01 Motivation
Motivation • Beyond Boundaries – 2047 Vision • New funding model to • Offset the public disinvestment in higher education • Make investments in new initiatives • Incremental Budgeting Performance and Incentive Based Budget (PIBB)
02 Approach
Approach - Purpose • Generate business value • Promote transparency • Mid to Long-term • Information consumers: All types • Service: Strategic and self-service needs • Aligned with Institutional goals and strategies
Approach - Data Strategy • Business value focused • Integrate data and eliminate silos - VT Data Lake • Standardized definitions, business catalog, and formal data governance structures • Actionable information and insights made easily accessible – University DataCommons (UDC)
Approach - Operationalization • Collaborative • In-house development • Agile development (Iterative) • Open source tools • Development platform that supports agility, reliability, scalability, efficiency, and security needs – AWS Cloud
Approach - Organization/People • Integrate Decision Support Services , IR, and A&E • Invest in building analytic capacity in-house • Add new talent with advanced analytics skills • Upskill the exiting talent • Data liaison model • Create an Agile working culture
Progress so far University DataCommons (UDC) Resource Management - Budget Enrollment Management Strategic Planning Metrics Source: Maturity Model for Data and Analytics, 2017 Gartner, Inc
03 Enterprise Data Platform
UDC 3.0 VT - University DataCommons (UDC) https://udc.ads.vt.edu/