Over the past few weeks, the Enterprise University Applications (EUA) Project team has gathered data to create a catalog of applications in use at the university. Team members have also been evaluating the range of software used at the university. In groups of two or three, they have been reviewing applications on a category-by-category basis, in categories such as finance and business processing, project management, and forms and surveys.
As of May 20, the subteams had identified application categories with the potential for efficiency gains and cost savings related to purchasing, hosting, management, and support. Project Manager Tony Saxman is compiling those recommendations into a draft report for the full team to review.
The team then plans to choose four or five projects to recommend as the initial priorities for further focused analysis and implementation.
Team members are also working to develop recommendations about the delivery of custom application development as a service and associated potential organizational changes.