3. View on Directions of ITD
1. Governance / Portfolio Management
• Stakeholder engagement in project selection and
prioritization
2. Strategic Plan
• Develop new ITD strategic plan with alignment to ISO 9000
objectives
3. Project Management Framework
• Implement formal industry standard framework for the
management of projects
4. Procurement Governance
• Facilitate sharing sessions on what is actually used in UL
• Improved coordination of licencing purchases
• Long Term- Governance through policies and procedures
5. IT and the Student Experience
• Assist in sharing of best practice in use of ICTs in teaching
and learning (greater alignment with ITD and T&L)
• Long Term- move to single or defined platforms for students
4. 6. Communication with Students
• Improved communication and consultation with students in
relation to ITD activities
7. Facilitating Research
• Make supporting research a strategic priority for ITD
8. IT Architecture Planning
• Develop rolling replacement plan for core IT infrastructure
9. Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
• Build formal BPR functionality in ITD to assist in achievement
of improved organizational workflows and efficiencies
10. Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Establish fully functional DR site on North Campus for core
applications and systems
11.Collaboration and Shared Services
• Through development of a collaboration framework with the 7
University IT Directors
