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Re-organizing Information Technology
University at Buffalo
Achieving Service Excellence
Teaching &
Learning
Outreach
& Public
Service
Campus
Services
Research
Executive Technology Advisory Group (ETAG)
Dennis Black
David Dunn
Elias Eldayrie
Marsha Henderson
Scott Nostaja (facilitator)
Steve Roberts
Natalie Simpson
Nancy Smyth
Harvey Stenger
Provost Tripathi
James Willis
Troy Wood
Guiding Principles for Restructuring IT
1. Organize IT around the service portfolio driven by UB needs,
priorities and maturity of technology
2. Leverage UB 2020 ITST initiatives and investments
3. Design a model that supports diversity needs and innovation
4. Ensure that the process is transparent, inclusive and addresses
local IT support
Goals for Delivering and Improving IT Services
1. Ensure continued alignment with UB’s goals
2. Align IT service level with available resources
3. Leverage all IT resources across UB while reducing costs
4. Strategically deploy IT to advance innovation in teaching/learning,
research and reduce administrative burden on faculty, staff and
students
Overall Management Model
• Governance
• Decision making responsibilities
• Resource management
• Organizational structure
• Service level agreements
Governance
• Governance:
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ETAG continues as the UB-wide IT governance structure
Enterprise Systems Advisory Committee (ESAC)
Information Security committees
IT leaders monthly coordination meeting
Decision Matrix as approved by ETAG: Input Rights, Decision Rights
CIO one-on-one quarterly meetings with Deans and VPs
• Priority management:
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Units continue and or develop priority setting structures
IT resources will be aligned with Unit and UB priorities
Project prioritization process for all projects
Portfolio management tools to provide transparency (Clarity)
Resource Management
• Common IT infrastructure & applications delivered enterprise-wide
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New services will be considered based on available resources
and University priority
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Additional consolidation opportunities will be explored to
provide reallocation opportunities
• Development of staffing, funding, and service levels will be informed
by recent IT data collection as a baseline
• Leverage economies of scale where possible
• PSR of IT staff will be transferred to the CIO organization
Resource Management - Continued
• Focus resources on supporting the diversity of needs:
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Research
Teaching and Learning
Unique Administrative applications
• OTPS and TS funds remain at the unit level
• Unit service maintained at current levels as a minimum
• Transparency of resource allocations & services
Organization Structure
• Enterprise-wide service organization
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Infrastructure
IT Management
Applications Development and Data Management
Information Security
Client Services
IT Administrative Office
• CIO will be responsible and accountable for
managing all IT resources
Current IT Functional Organization
CIO
Information
Security
IT Policy
Operational
Support Services
Administrative
Computing Services
Academic Computing
Services
CIO
Administrative
Office
ERCS
Enterprise
Infrastructure
Client Technologies
Unit Support 1
Dean or
VP
Unit Support n
Dean or
VP
Proposed CIO/IT Organization – Enterprise Technology Services
CIO
Strategic Planning
Information Security & Policy
Information Security Operations
Policy
Privacy
Access Management
Compliance
IT Management
Portfolio Management
Service Management/Quality
Change Management
Project Management
Resource Management
IT Architecture & Standards
Applications Development
Enterprise-wide Applications Selection
& Development
Data Modeling and Mining
Operational Data Store and Warehouse
Critical Administrative Competency
Centers
Departmental Applications
Information Security
IT Management
Applications
Development
R&D
IT Administrative Office
Budget
Expenditure Management
Personnel
Space
Retail Sales
IT Administrative
Office
Infrastructure and Operations
System Administration
Network Administration
Database Administration
Monitoring & Operations
Facilities Management
Scheduling & Applications Support
Foundation Technology (file, print, e-mail, messaging, etc.)
Enterprise
Infrastructure
Support
Operational Services
Support
Client Services
Client Services
Service Desk
New User Setup
Service Provisioning
Workstation Services
Customer Break Fix Support
Classroom Technology Support
Enterprise-wide Application
Support
Video/Audio Services
Mobile Worker Support
Business Analysis
Solution Development
Technology Integration
Discipline Specific Expertise
Client Services
• Common IT services
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(Shared Service Desk, Instructional Support, Classrooms, Training..etc)
• Four Clusters around common attributes and similar needs
 Professional Schools
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CAS , SENS and special academic programs
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Academic Health Sciences
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Administrative
Next Steps
• Develop a process for:
 Prioritization of IT needs
 Resource allocation
 Communication
 New/additional investments
 Migration process
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 Identify areas to pilot processes
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Service Catalog
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Service Level Agreement
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Metrics to measure
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Prioritization Process
Next Steps
 Endorsement by ETAG (6/9/2009)
 Endorsement by VPs and Deans
 Endorsement by the Provost and the Executive Vice President
 Charge CIO to:
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Build the processes
Develop detailed transition plan and time line
Implement the reorganization in the next 12 months
• Report back to ETAG, Senior Leadership and the campus on the
progress of the reorganization
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