







Every institution’s modernization journey is different, but the goal is the same—to reach its Future Campus™. It’s the place where innovation and cutting-edge technology converge to create a sustainable, leading higher education institution. Tambellini’s higher education expertise, backed by unbiased, fact-based research and resources, make us the right partner to get you there.
The Framework, driven by the 10 Future Campus Workspaces, is a core tenant of the Tambellini research methodology. The Framework is based on the top 10 problem and opportunity areas facing higher education today.
Offer programs with proven employment outcomes
Attract and enroll the right students aligned to values and culture
Retain and graduate students with a focus on success and well-being
Recruit and retain top talent aligned to mission and goals
Grow alumni support and endowment through engagement and fundraising
Modernize operations and right-size technical debt
Focus on building and maintaining revenue resilience
Align strategy, governance, and culture
Practice agile risk management with responsive threat handling
Adopt a continuous innovation strategy to meet future opportunities
Tambellini Group’s custom-designed subscriptions allow clients to choose services at a level that supports their current and future strategies. As a client, you will have access to a base of services at no additional charge with the option to add supplemental services to meet more advanced needs.
The Tambellini Group’s analysts and advisors have direct IT leadership experience and a unique insight and understanding of your needs and how to successfully navigate the complex higher education landscape.
How our experts partner with clients:
Subscriptions include Premium Service Credits, which are extremely flexible “credits” that institution can exchange
for custom reports, marketing collateral, or other services. Additional credits can be purchased at any time.
The Tambellini Group understands that building a modern technology environment is more than a project with a pre-determined timeline. In addition to the exclusive benefits received as a client, the Tambellini Group offers advisory services to help clients create a technology strategy designed to meet the changing needs of a future campus.
With unbiased research reports and data on more than 104,000 technology selections from 21,000 higher education institutions, you’ll have ready access to credible third-party data to make informed decisions, build a successful business case, and gain internal buy-in. Plus, you’ll have a dedicated analyst to help you make sense of the research and apply findings to your institution’s needs, evolving priorities, and goals so you work smarter, faster.
The Tambellini Group’s analysts and advisors have direct IT leadership experience and a unique insight and
understanding of your needs and how to successfully navigate the complex higher education landscape.
How our experts partner with clients:
Subscriptions include Premium Service Credits, which are extremely flexible “credits” that institution can exchange
for custom reports, marketing collateral, or other services. Additional credits can be purchased at any time.
The Tambellini Group understands that building a modern technology environment is more than a project with
a pre-determined timeline. In addition to the exclusive benefits received as a client, the Tambellini Group offers
advisory services to help clients create a technology strategy designed to meet the changing needs of a future
campus.
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Since 2001, we’ve helped hundreds of institutions navigate a changing higher education technology landscape,
overcome obstacles across their institution, and build resiliency. With our various flexible service offerings, you can get custom support at a level and depth that best meets your institution’s needs.

Through our Future Campus Framework, you’ll be able to align on and execute a holistic, long-term technology strategy to remain agile and strong. With a focus on people, processes, data, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll achieve cross-institutional alignment on how technology is and will continue to support business outcomes.
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Michael joined Workday in 2013 seeding the Student project team and contributing to its initial architecture and design. Michael led the Product Management team as they designed the core student product and facilitated a three-year customer design partner program. Today, Michael leads the Product Strategy team responsible for determining market fit, competitive market intelligence, and overall product direction. Prior to joining Workday, Michael worked 16 years at Peoplesoft and Oracle in support of the Campus Solutions product in Product Management, Development, and Support. Michael has committed his professional career to the improvement of higher education management through the design and development of Student Information Systems.
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