Five Priorities for the Higher Ed CIO’s 2021 Agenda
If I were to say one thing about 2020, it would be this: Thank goodness that it’s almost over. Despite the many difficult challenges of the year, however, one really important shift occurred in higher education. Institutions realized, perhaps for the first time, the importance and value of technology in their environments. When the whole […]
Is a COVID-19 Pivot Needed in Higher Education (and For Those Who Serve It)?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks thinking about what, if any, long-term impact the COVID-19 experience will have on our lives and expectations, broadly, and on higher education, specifically. I suspect many of us have. How long will this pandemic continue? Will we return to ‘normal’ at some point, or […]
#DearVendor: Those Cold Calls, Though
A couple of weeks ago, I had plans to write about cold calls as my next #DearVendor post. Then COVID-19 hit and those plans—and seemingly all plans—flew right out the window. So I turned my attention instead to writing about how technology companies could best support their higher education constituents during this unprecedented time (see […]
Managing Change within IT Transformation
In this Top of Mind, Tambellini focuses on transitioning people, processes, groups, departments and the institution to new ways of working and serving constituents successfully. After reading, you should feel confident about the definition of change management, when to think about change management, resources to help institutions, and the goals of change management. As part […]