Building Alliances That Drive Change in Higher Education
Table of contents 12 Questions to Answer Before Building Campus Alliances Powerful Traits for Effective Change Allies Essential Top-Level Alliances for CIOs in Higher Education Conclusion You Might Also Like Building partnerships and alliances that drive strategic change at colleges and universities is a crucial aspect of effective leadership, especially for a CIO leading innovation […]
Preparing for the Sunset: How to Approach End-of-Life Deadlines for Legacy Solutions
In an ideal world, every college and university would have three to seven years to implement a new core modern system, starting with one to two years of planning and preparation. But in reality, institutions are not always afforded the luxury of setting their own timelines. The earlier an institution starts to prepare for modernization […]
The Human Element of AI—A Key Obstacle to Adoption
A primary obstacle to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is not the availability of the technology but rather the human aspect of it. To realize AI’s potential, people need to understand, accept, trust, and embrace it as an extension of their work and processes. With the relative newness of the technology and its rate of product […]
Educause 2023 Takeaways Part I: Generative AI & More Importantly, Everything Else
Educause’s annual conference in Chicago attracted more than 7,000 attendees and 300 vendors from far and wide across the country and globe. Given the vast spectrum of higher education leaders presenting on a broad array of topics, trying to succinctly summarize the breadth and depth of noteworthy issues covered at an event of this scope […]
6 Tips to Ensure Shared Services Success at Your Institution
What has changed in shared services for higher education institutions over the last few decades? The need to create a financially viable, stable, and successful shared services organization (SSO). Institutions need to be highly strategic and deliberate with their approach to shared services to see a return on their investment. This blog post will outline […]
Webinar: How to Lead Change Initiatives at Your Institution
To ensure the adoption of new systems, technology, and business processes that support transformation efforts, you must lead your institution’s change. Join Tambellini Group analysts Paul O’Brien and Mary Beth Cahill for an interactive webinar that will cover: Discover how you can lead the way in supporting your institution’s strategic initiatives, including new technology readiness […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Higher Education
The pace of mergers and acquisitions has rapidly accelerated in higher education in recent years as institutions adapt to a changing market. But what happens behind the scenes when two institutions decide to join forces? Northeastern University’s CIO, Cole Camplese knows firsthand from his experience building a unified technology operation for his institution’s recent partnership […]
Oracle and Workday Implementation Partner Considerations
In higher education, some enterprise administrative vendors choose to handle their own implementations, such as Anthology, Ellucian, and Jenzabar. However, Oracle and Workday, in addition to providing implementation services for their products, also support a broad network of certified implementation partners. Thus, institutions that select Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications (Oracle Cloud) or Workday solutions must […]
Modern Integration Strategy Is a Must for Modernization
As higher education institutions’ application portfolios have exploded in size during the last decade, data integration between those applications has evolved from a necessary evil to a competitive advantage when it’s done well. Institutions that struggle with modern integration methods and tools may find their journey toward modernization frustrating. Modern strategies and tools have matured […]
Making Technology Career Transitions
When is the right time for an IT leader to move on to a new role at a new institution? How much should location matter versus potential for career growth? Aisha Jackson answers these questions and shares insights from her experience navigating the first year as a new technology leader since joining the University of […]
