Women in Tech: Lois Brooks, Vice Provost and CIO, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lois Brooks has always enjoyed reading, learning, and knowing about the world around her. Her genuine curiosity gave her the opportunity to pursue a rich education, spend 25 years at the peak of innovation in Silicon Valley, and build a career at some of the most reputable institutions in the country. Listen in as Lois, […]
Simple Data Governance – 3 Do’s and 3 Don’ts
Data governance is a subject that comes up in our conversations with institutions every day. Many institutions suffer from the effects of issues like data silos, varying data definitions for similar fields, inconsistent data access criteria and processes, and poor data quality. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some ways to get started with data […]
5 Tambellini Group Top of Mind Podcasts You Can’t Miss
According to podcasthosting.org, 55% of the US population has listened to a podcast, and 25% of US podcast listeners have a 4-year college degree (vs. 19% of US population). While the audience for podcasts is smaller than other mediums, the benefits for listeners are many—learning directly from experts, cutting down on screentime, and multitasking—to name a […]
Tambellini Group Partners with Seattle University’s CIO to Bring New Perspectives and Insights
“As CIOs work to implement and maintain complex technology infrastructures, Tambellini supports them with insight, recommendations, and encouragement.” Travis NationCIO, Seattle University Background In December 2021, Seattle University’s CIO, Chris Van Liew, stepped into a new role as vice president of Strategic Initiatives. Van Liew had established a relationship with the Tambellini Group throughout his […]
Workday Rising 2022
This year saw the return of the in-person Workday Rising event held in Orlando, Florida. Many new Workday innovations were revealed during the event, with arguably none more significant than Workday’s announcement of its intent to expand its partner ecosystem by leveraging Workday Extend enhancements to create, share, and productize Workday apps. The expansion of […]
iPaaS in Higher Education: An Nascent Market
What’s The Problem? Higher education often lags behind other industries in the adoption of new technology. There are multiple reasons for the lag: Technical investment is difficult to justify to institutional leaders without significant research. Time to implement new core technologies is limited, and delivering new functionality is preferred. Changing how we work is difficult […]
Going Fast Without Breaking Things: Balancing the “Need for Speed” with Intentional Digital Transformation Strategy
How does your institution measure intention? In the September installment of Tambellini Group’s Top of Mind podcast series, Sharon Pitt, CIO and Vice President of Information Technology at the University of Delaware (UD), joins the conversation to offer listeners a glimpse into the intentions behind UD’s growing digital transformation strategy. Sharon highlights UD’s innovative shared […]
Women in Tech: Kay Rhodes, CIO, Texas Tech University System
Leaders in technology are expected to look to the future. However, in this Women in Tech series episode, Kay Rhodes, reminds us that there is value and lessons to be learned when we appreciate the now. Not knowing what she wanted to be when she grew up, Kay learned to accept change and appreciate it. […]
Five Steps to Advancement CRM Selection Readiness
Embarking on a selection process for a modern advancement CRM can be a significant undertaking that requires as much time and planning as the process for other enterprise administrative selections such as finance, HCM, and student. Taking the time to execute a selection readiness effort can help ensure a smooth, data-driven process that ultimately leads […]
Community Discussion Webinar: Advancement CRM Selection Readiness
Over the past 18 months, there has been a significant increase in institutions making advancement CRM selections in an effort to replace legacy systems and support modern constituent requirements. These requirements include personalized communications, collaboration across gift officers, support for mobile and social, digital marketing, and more. Since advancement CRMs are complex systems and can […]
