I thought that this might be useful as a reference point as to the purpose of the IT strategy workshops. Following discussions with a colleague, I followed up the conversation with this email…………

I thought I would send you a note after our chat today and you are welcome to forward it to anyone you think may be interested. 

It’s just to reiterate that the IT strategy workshops are just that – they are intended to find out what the University wants from an IT service in the future, that meets the needs of staff and students and looks ahead to the changing environment. They are not about consulting on a structure or strategy for NU-IT, this will come later, once the University has decided what it needs to deliver. Of course, there will be full consultation and discussion before any progress on NU-IT can take place and this will be carried out after the workshops have taken place and an IT strategy formulated.

 Incidentally, and as you would expect, there is already an IT strategy for ISS but not a University wide one that encompasses all requirements. The Digital Campus initiative would surely be doomed to failure if it didn’t gather these requirements.

thanks

Jane