American University Case Study

Case Study: American University
Adopts (SEA)change™

AU adopted Higher Digital’s Simplified Enterprise Agile™ process, also known as (SEA)change™, which provided the training and team optimization to enable a more agile, product-focused approach that involved stakeholders throughout the organization. AU created a product management organization to manage product roadmaps, and embraced a more user-centric approach to developing application interfaces.

Skills Training Knowledge Learning Competence Ability Education

Job Market Disruptions Inspire Institutional Transformation

Higher Education Institutions have an incredible opportunity to increase enrollments and remain viable in today’s uncertain market. The modern workplace is rapidly evolving, so workers need to develop new or enhanced skills—leading to company-subsidized the retraining programs and increasing consumer demand for educational and training programs that help workers change jobs or advance their careers.

Digital Disruption

Introducing Your Enterprise Architect

Your decision to hire an Enterprise Architect or bring one on as a consultant means that your institution is ready to think of IT as providing business value rather than as an organization that simply keeps the lights on for the institution.

Enterprise Architecture

The Skills of an Enterprise Architect

Part 2: The Skills of an Enterprise Architect – in which we explore the skills that one should look for in an Enterprise Architect.  They have a wide swath of responsibilities, goals, and authority, depending on the institution’s requirements as well as the basic skills and interests of the person who is filling that role.

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Strategic Architecture in Higher Ed

As part of the next phase of digital transformation, institutions and Information Technology (IT) departments will need to understand their entire architecture and be responsible for overseeing a consistent investment toward improving their digital experience and ecosystem.

Michael Agnew

Why I joined Higher Digital?

The last several days have been full of wonderful congratulatory messages. I appreciate everyone who has reached out and thank you all for your kind words. I’ve been thinking about this move to Higher Digital for several months now…to better leverage my skills and experience to help address the challenges within global higher education.

7 Strategic Steps to Dramatically Increase Student Engagement and Turn Frustration into Success!

Most of us are deeply engaged with technology. Our expectations are high for what our digital experiences should be, and our frustrations grow if they become complicated, confusing, and unclear. Higher Education, and many of the software solutions that support our institutions, are woefully behind most other industries in providing a cohesive, engaging, and supportive digital experience. This has to change.

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Simplifying Digital Transformation in 4 Steps

The hardest part of a successful digital transformation is knowing where to start. Paralysis and inertia are everywhere and can be the proverbial sand in the gears of progress; however, successful transformation always starts with small, simple steps.

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Data Privacy Day and Higher Education

Everyone on campus is responsible for keeping students’ and other community members’ personal information private and secure; what better time …

Happy 2018

Message from our CEO

On behalf of the board and staff of HIGHER DIGITAL, I would like to wish each one of you a …