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Welcome Departmental Computing Support Symposium

Welcome Departmental Computing Support Symposium. Scott Midkiff Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer midkiff@vt.edu March 1, 2019. Division of IT Staffing Updates. Joyce Landreth is serving as interim Executive Director of IT Experience & Engagement

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Welcome Departmental Computing Support Symposium

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  1. WelcomeDepartmental Computing Support Symposium Scott Midkiff Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer midkiff@vt.edu March 1, 2019

  2. Division of IT Staffing Updates Joyce Landreth is serving as interim Executive Director of IT Experience & Engagement John Krallman is serving as interim Chief of Staff Ad is posted for Director of IT Business and Finance position DoIT Welcomes U! * 1/18/2019

  3. IT Strategic Plan, 2018-2024 Framework DRAFTJanuary 2019 Mission Vision Goals VIRGINIA TECH IT Strategic Plan Innovation in Teaching and Learning Differentiating the Virginia Tech Experience Advancing Research and Discovery Enhancing Organizational Excellence Leveraging Technology for Outreach PILLARS Supporting the vision, mission and goals of the University • Technology: Investing in Capable, Resilient, and Secure Infrastructure • Processes: Investing in Operational Effectiveness • People: Investing in and Enabling our Workforce FOUNDATIONS Positioning IT for the future Striving for Excellence BEDROCK Our core values Trust Inclusion Care Service

  4. Collaboration Studio @ UMall • Second Floor University Mall (old Rackspace offices) • Co-located with ITEE and a team of IT experts in architecture, cloud andon-demand computing, data design, extraction and analysis • Collaborative space for co-locating teams of cross-functional experts utilizing the space as their primary work site for varying durations throughout the project lifecycle • Co-location of teams can foster shared sense of ownership, speed to decision, cohesiveness, transparency, cooperation between University units resulting in quality project outcomes • More easily define and implement best practices and standard work to better support project life-cycle processes, enable collaborative project planning, and improve productivity and communication • Soft rollout over next several months while continuously improving support systems and developing best practices and metrics

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