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Collaboration in administrative systems development

Collaboration in administrative systems development. Why Iowa State University Chose Solutions by Higher Education for Higher Education Presented by Carla R. Espinoza. Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO) 100 TH Annual Meeting

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Collaboration in administrative systems development

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  1. Collaboration in administrative systems development Why Iowa State University Chose Solutions by Higher Education for Higher Education Presented by Carla R. Espinoza • Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO) • 100TH Annual Meeting • September 30 - October 2, 2012 Tucson, AZ • “Reflect, Refresh, Renew”

  2. Introductions of speakers • Carla R. Espinoza, Associate Vice President , Emeritus – Iowa State University • 40 years HR/EO experience • 30 years management experience • 30 years in higher education

  3. Learning objectives:Understanding how One university … • Shared best practices through community design • Served multiple audiences • Used functional variances to build comprehensive functionality • Used the collaborative process to build understanding and enhanced design

  4. Share best practices • Background and Research: • http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/print/14436.html • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2006/jun06/06-05VerizonBusinessCollaborationPR.aspx • The Collaborative Organization by Jacob Morgan • Rationale • Efficiencies • Cost effectiveness • Timeliness • Collaborative Process • Communication/Dialogue • Consultation • Buy in • Follow-up

  5. Serving multiple audiences • Functional users * • HR • Payroll • IT • Beneficiaries • Executives • Faculty/researcher • Employees • Students • Retirees • Government *Central and decentralized organizations

  6. Use functional variances to build comprehensive functionality • Bringing together differences • Different priorities and needs • Different resources • Different competencies and skills • Dialogue • Executive buy in • Subject matter experts • The Champion • Deployment and re- deployment • Direction • Change of direction

  7. Use the collaborative process to build understanding and enhance design • The stakeholders • The users • The beneficiaries • Other processes and peripherals • Limitations and possibilities

  8. The Isu strategy • The research: • Options and possibilities • Open-source or commercial • The resources : human capital and investment capital • Subject-matter experts, functional designers, developers • Partnerships • The need: unsustainable legacy system • Business rationale • Operational priority • Organizing the project: modules, interface, timelines • Due diligence and follow-up: communication at every level • Designing and developing: ongoing

  9. summary • Identifying the challenges and conflicts • Keeping the vision and Staying the course • Current status – https://kuali.org/KPME

  10. Conclusion and review of learning objectives • Share best practices through community design • Serve multiple audiences • Use functional variances to build comprehensive functionality • Use the collaborative process to build understanding and enhanced design

  11. Questions and comments – please!

  12. “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” Theodore Levitt a professor at the Harvard Business School, who coined the phrase “globalization” (2006) Innovation by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires 'courageous patience'. Theodore Bennis, Pioneer in contemporary Leadership Studies

  13. Howard Hathaway Aiken (March 8, 1900 – March 14, 1973) was a pioneer in computing, being the original conceptual designer behind IBM's Harvard Mark I computer.

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