At the IT Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, September 28, Jessie Minton, CIO, received support for her IT governance development plan. The IT governance plan is important to Transform IT because it answers the question, “Who will advise the provost, CIO, and project teams on decisions generated by Transform IT?”
IT governance provides user and domain input and guidance on campus IT services, and it also identifies the groups of stakeholders responsible for advising the CIO and IT Steering Committee on different topics. For a high-level overview of the IT governance structure and more, see IT Governance on the Information Services website.
Transform IT, as a program, will require input, guidance, and recommendations on a range of IT-related topics. Rather than creating a separate advisory system for Transform IT, it will use this new governance structure.
Projects that are part of the Transform IT program will engage with service advisory boards and domain subcommittees as work on Transform IT progresses.
In addition to the IT governance roles noted in the diagram, Transform IT will also use roles from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to plan and execute the set of projects that comprise the Transform IT program:
- Executive Sponsor: source of funding and authorization for the project
- Stakeholder: May be actively involved in the project, or interests positively or negatively impacted by execution
- Project Manager: The person assigned to achieve the project’s objectives
- Project Steering Committee: Consists of executive level representation from the various stakeholder groups.
The IT governance plan was developed in conjunction with a broad set of stakeholders during a September IT governance retreat. For more information on that process, see CIO leads discussion to develop IT governance.