Keeping FE on track and progressing, by Rob Rawlinson
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The document discusses Calderdale College's decision to work with Jisc to develop a new Technology Strategy. It describes Jisc facilitating a strategy development day to determine where the College is now, where it wants to go, and how to get there. The College engaged Jisc to conduct an infrastructure review covering areas like servers, security, backups, and the IT team. Using its expertise in the FE sector, compliance, and technical management, Jisc provides infrastructure reviews that identify risks, engage stakeholders, and offer ongoing support to help colleges make key decisions and get value for money.
Keeping FE on track and progressing, by Rob Rawlinson
- 1. Keeping FE on track and progressing Rob Rawlinson Head of IT and estates
- 3. >2016 - New Principal and Chief Executive >Strategic review resulting in a new 3 year strategy >Development of a Technology Strategy, moving away from traditional IT and ILT strategies >Jisc identified as a key stakeholder to help develop the Technology Strategy Our decision to work with Jisc
- 4. >Understand Calderdale’s strategic plans >Fact-find with key internal stakeholders to understand priorities and constraints >Fact-find with IT staff to establish the infrastructure and team’s operating position >Facilitate a Technology Strategy development day with the College SMT: Where are we now? How do we get there? Where do we want to be? Who will get us there? Working with Jisc to develop a Technology Strategy
- 5. >Infrastructure review - essential for developing the Technology Strategy >In scope: - Core IT infrastructure (servers / storage / networks / phone system) - IT security - Management of core infrastructure and desktops - Backups and disaster recovery - Use of Cloud and on-premise services - Mobile devices - IT team capacity and capabilities - Compliance with PREVENT Infrastructure review service
- 6. 1) Sector and subject specialists > A comprehensive understanding of: - The FE sector - The operating model of FE colleges - Senior leadership and management experience - Technical and IT management - Compliance with relative legislation Infrastructure review – The benefits
- 7. 2) Trusted advisors > No hidden agenda > Open, honest and flexible > Products and services designed specifically to support and enhance FE, HE, research organisations, to ultimately benefit our students Infrastructure review – The benefits
- 8. 3) Key outcomes > Comprehensive reports > Identify risks > All key stakeholders engaged > Input and support with key decisions > Ongoing ‘Critical Friend’ support > Value for money Infrastructure review – The benefits
- 9. Rohan Slaughter Subject specialist rohan.slaughter@jisc.ac.uk Contact details 6th Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU T 07468 727047 customerservices@jisc.ac.uk jisc.ac.uk