Engaging faculty and staff in decisions that affect them is an important part of how UW‑Madison works. The Madison campus has a structure and process to address Information Technology decision making—setting priorities, determining policy, setting and spending the budget, evaluating effectiveness. IT Governance ensures that the people who pay for and benefit from campus IT have a role in making decisions.
Projects
IT Governance devised a way of proposing IT projects. Progress of projects through that process can be tracked in the linked SmartSheet.
Process
IT Governance evaluates a variety of work, including project intake, services, policies and reports. The appropriate advisory group gathers information, considers alternatives and makes recommendations to executives.
Policies
The Policy Planning and Analysis Team is a subcommittee of the Information Technology Committee, assisting in the development, review and revision of IT policies.
Priorities
Over 200 significant campus IT projects are in the works at one stage or another at any given time. The priorities of the IT Governance Initiative are based on overall campus priorities, audience, scope, impact and other factors.
Governance & advisory groups
Information Technology Committee (ITC)
ITC is the faculty advisory body for policy and planning for information technology throughout the university. It is composed of faculty, academic staff and students.
Advisory Committee on Research Computing (ACORC)
In collaboration with the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, ACORC provides vision, leadership and advocacy in setting the direction for research computing for the university.
Additional advisory groups
Core principles
This is an accordion element with a series of buttons that open and close related content panels.