1. Changing How We Work: Establishing technology governance, empowering IT professionals, and fostering formal collaboration across units.
2. Advancing Our Use of Data and AI: Launching enterprise GenAI services and a campuswide data strategy to support decision-making and innovation.
3. Enabling Simplification in Administrative Processes: Streamlining workflows through automation, integration, and operational excellence.
4. Building Cohesive Teaching and Learning Support Together: Creating unified governance and infrastructure for online learning and instructional technology.
5. Building Cohesive Research Support Together: Integrating research computing strategies and simplifying the researcher experience.
6. Strengthening Foundational IT Capabilities: Delivering strategic investments in infrastructure, cybersecurity, privacy, identity, and service management.
Attendees will gain insight into how these priorities are being operationalized through governance structures, delivery leadership, and stakeholder engagement. The session will highlight launch initiatives, communication strategies, and opportunities for IT professionals to contribute to shaping the future of technology at Illinois.
About this event:
Presenters:
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- Jyotika Sirohi, Strategic Program Manager, University of Illinois
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- Mairéad Martin, Chief Information Officer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Track:
Engage New Ways of Working — Boldly go beyond old workflows and explore new frontiers in collaboration.
Experience Needed:
Beginner
Learning Outcome:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the Six Strategic Priorities of Boldly IT
2. Explain the Role of Governance and Delivery Leadership in IT Transformation
3. Learn how governance structures and delivery teams are coordinating proposals, feedback, and execution across campus IT units.
4. Connect Strategic Vision to Operational Work
5. Engage with the Boldly IT Framework as IT Professionals