Web-Based Training Service for the University of Illinois
A request for proposal was initiated to obtain contracts for University-wide web-based training services for the University of Illinois. A contract was awareded to lynda.com and is now able to be utilized by individuals from any of the three University of Illinois campuses. More information and access links can be found on the lynda.com Online Training Website.
IAM Project
The goal of this project is to implement an IAM solution to address the University of Illinois need to manage Identity and Access issues. This project will be implemented in three phases that span over 2 to 4 years. Based on the project planning, these phases may overlap. More information can be found on the IAM Project Website.
UI IT Leadership Program (ITLP)
Beginning in Fall 2011, 30 individuals from across the University of Illinois will participate in IT leadership program. The program has been designed to:
- Enhance the professional and personal development of individuals who will play increasingly important management and leadership roles within information technology
- Broaden each participant's understanding of the strategic and technological issues facing the University of Illinois
- Strengthen relationships within and across departments in order to foster collaboration and leverage resources when working on common interests
Harvard Faculty Profile Tool Pilot
The Division of Biomedical Sciences (DBS) desires to implement the Harvard Faculty Profile Tool at UIUC to assist faculty in locating and collaborating other researchers with common research interests. In addition to increasing collaboration, implementing Profiles will reduce duplication of research projects and increase funding for joint endeavors not only between fellow researchers within University of Illinois but with other Universities. The initial implementation will be to pilot the capabilities of the Harvard Faculty Profiles Tool for the Illinois Interdisciplinary Health Sciences community. It is hoped the tool would have broader applicability either across all campuses and/or across more research disciplines. For this project, AITS will provide hosting and implementation services and the annual maintenance and support for hardware and software needed to host Profiles. For more information, please contact the PMO Office.
Business Process Improvement Shared Service
Representatives from the three campuses and University Administration are working together to offer a shared service for business process improvement at the University. Several initiatives across the University are working toward increasing the efficiency of University operations. More information and documentation templates can be found on the Business Process Improvement Shared Service Website.
Box Pilot
The goal of this project is to collaborate between the three University of Illinois campuses to setup the foundation and pilot Box.com, an online cloud service, for students, faculty and staff. The pilot program has officially begun and as the pilot continues we are still accepting and adding new participants. More information can be found on the Box Pilot Project Website.
SharePoint Shared Service
The goal of this project is to create SharePoint as a shared service across the University of Illinois. The project will create the test and production environments, define a governance structure, migrate existing sites to the new architecture, and promote the service. More information can be found on the SharePoint Shared Service Website.
Endpoint Management Project
This endeavor is a pilot program to deploy a large limited deployment of two Endpoint Management tools, TEM and SCCM, to assess the requirements needed to become an enterprise service. The project team is currently working on identifying potential deployment members, gathering requirements for the architecture design of the development and test environments, creating a website for information and project updates, and establishing training needs from each participating area. More information can be found on the Endpoint Management Project Website.
IT Consulting Contracts
A request for proposal (RFP 1JAM1106) was initiated to obtain contracts for University-wide use in purchasing as-needed IT consulting services. Contracts were awarded to thirteen consulting firms and can be utilized by units from any of the three University of Illinois campuses. These contracts are meant specifically for use in obtaining services (from one or more of six groups of services) to assist in the implementation of IT projects. More information can be found on the IT Consulting Contracts Website.
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