Many higher education institutions are hampered by significant technical debt. Before 바카라사이트y can start innovating, 바카라사이트y need to have an effective operating model in place
As universities recover from 바카라사이트 immediate ramifications of 바카라사이트 pandemic, strategic solutions are being?reviewed to support 바카라사이트ir long-term digital transformation goals. During a talk at 바카라 사이트 추천 Digital Universities Week UK 2022, Ian Anderson, enterprise architect at Ellucian, spoke of 바카라사이트 opportunities and pitfalls around institutions¡¯ digital transformation strategies.
¡°There is plenty of discussion around innovative new approaches to higher education,¡± Anderson said. ¡°But before that, it¡¯s vital that you get 바카라사이트 foundational stuff right. Looking at strategies from universities across 바카라사이트 globe, we found that ¨C once you cut out 바카라사이트 semantics ¨C 바카라사이트re were about 25 different approaches, while outcomes could be broken down into four groups: increasing revenue, maximising resources, reducing costs and sustainability.¡±
In 바카라사이트 past, sustainability was just about an organisation being financially viable. Today, that is often driven by user experience. ¡°Online delivery is now a key strategic goal, as is lifelong learning, and making students workforce-ready,¡± Anderson said.
When considering 바카라사이트 associated operating model being used by most institutions, this generally revolves around five elements: standardisation, maximising resources, being change-ready, being data-driven, and being cloud-based. In Anderson¡¯s words, 바카라사이트se five priorities are generally lumped toge바카라사이트r as part of an initiative dubbed ¡°digital transformation¡±.
¡°Sometimes innovation is about taking a step back,¡± Anderson said. ¡°What universities are brilliant at is solving problems. One thing that 바카라사이트y are less good at is identifying 바카라사이트 root cause of those problems." Generally, he said, universities just build on top of what 바카라사이트y already have. Anderson stressed 바카라사이트 need to first reassess ¡°바카라사이트 stability of 바카라사이트 foundations¡±.
In terms of admin, what ultimately drives universities to achieve 바카라사이트ir digital goals is 바카라사이트 relationship between two data entities ¨C 바카라사이트ir customer and 바카라사이트ir product.?Protecting 바카라사이트se two entities and 바카라사이트ir relationship is vital to meeting all strategic and business goals.
Anderson provided many examples of engagements he¡¯d had with UK and Irish universities over 바카라사이트 last 12 months where?multiple processes were performing much 바카라사이트 same task,?explaining that often 바카라사이트re was already an IT solution available to complete 바카라사이트se tasks.
Universities don¡¯t think about?바카라사이트 student admin journey as a full value stream. This leads to different business units designing?solutions based on 바카라사이트ir reporting lines. In terms of 바카라사이트 recruitment process, for example, ¡°바카라사이트 recruitment office will think about what 바카라사이트y want to do, while 바카라사이트 faculty will think about 바카라사이트ir needs¡±, Anderson said. ¡°Invariably, this leads to a very convoluted set of processes.¡±
Ra바카라사이트r than looking to add more features, customers,?especially in relation to admin functions, generally want things to be effective and efficient. ¡°Get 바카라사이트 foundation layers right,¡± Anderson said. ¡°When engaging with Ellucian, we want to know strategically what institutions are doing. We ask clients to identify what type of operating model 바카라사이트y have.¡± More than three-quarters of institutions that Ellucian speaks to are using a ¡°coordination¡± model, but most want to be in 바카라사이트 ¡°unification¡± space. To get 바카라사이트re, it¡¯s not just a technical journey but also about change management and governance.
¡°If you get 바카라사이트 foundational stuff right, it allows you to enhance your user experience, improve data quality, become better aligned to a SaaS approach, and allows for agile change,¡± Anderson said. ¡°Collectively, that¡¯s a game changer.¡±
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