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Retiring Technical Debt and Reducing Risk
Blog author: Fred Rocha, Senior Consultant (previously Chief Information Technology Officer for Coast Community College District) We are all familiar with the concept of financial debt; the state of owing money to someone. For many, this is an uncomfortable feeling. Many of us strive to be debt-free and feel a great sense of relief when […]
“Decustomization” Is a Four-Letter Word
Every college or university has an ERP (SIS, HR, Fin) of some sort or another. Whether it be a commercial product, one that is consortially developed, completely homegrown, or a combination of components, the ERP is essential to the day-to-day operations of the institution as well as its long-term planning efforts. For decades, institutions have […]
Higher Digital and Ready Education Partner to Accelerate Student Journey Success
Collaborative solutions simplify SaaS adoption for higher education institutions [McLean, VA] Higher Digital announced today a partnership with Ready Education to offer change management services to higher education leaders looking to migrate and advance student experience solutions to the cloud. Packaged (SEA)changeTM service offerings from Higher Digital provide institutions with a smooth, best practice approach […]
2023 Transformation Insights: Lessons from Leaders in Higher Education
Over the course of 2023, as I conducted more than 100 interviews with esteemed leaders in higher education, including Presidents, Provosts, Vice-Chancellors, and Chief Information Officers, a tapestry of valuable insights and lessons from these leaders has emerged. My conversations unveiled key lessons from leaders that not only reflect the dynamic landscape of academia […]
Holiday Spirits: Change Management Imperatives Distilled from the 2024 EDUCAUSE Top 10
For the last twenty-three years, EDUCAUSE – a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance the strategic use of technology and data to further the promise of higher education – has been publishing a Top 10 IT Issues list to help IT organizations contemplate major trends and what may come in the new year. But […]
Pooling Resources to Accelerate Enterprise Change Management
Every time I go out to dinner with friends or family, I see an opportunity to split two (or more) dishes to diversify and enrich my dining experience. While my wife is often embarrassed when I do this with anyone outside the inner circle, she too has become a fan of “splitting” and apparently reserves […]
Alignment as a Catalyst for Positive Change
In this episode, Tom Andriola – Vice Chancellor for Data and Information Technology, Chief Digital Officer at the University of California, Irvine – shares how aligning across the critical elements of people, culture, technology and data acts as a catalyst for positive change. References: Tom Andriola, Vice Chancellor for Data and Information Technology, Chief Digital Officer at […]
Reimagining the Professor/Student Power Dynamic Using AI
For centuries, most of higher education has relied upon a relatively “authoritarian” teaching model: deeply educated professors would share their academic knowledge and test students on their ability to echo that knowledge in classic forms that fit the structures accumulated by academia. With the exception of the creative arts, it was more the exception than […]