PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
“Only 5% of U.S. institutions have selected a modern cloud ERP solution. The other 95% are thinking about it or making plans for it. The question is no longer “if” you move your core systems, such as finance, HCM, student and CRM, to the cloud. It’s when.” – Tambellini Group
Administrative Systems in the Short and Long Term
Requirements for administrative computing systems have changed in the last decade. Students, faculty, and staff now need the ability to easily and intuitively perform tasks and to view information on any device, at any time, from any location. Administrative offices need efficiency in processes. Decision-makers need access to data from multiple systems. Automation of repetitive processes is key to freeing up staff for more critical work.
Software vendors have responded to these changes in requirements by providing sophisticated, specialized solutions that improve and complement legacy human resources, finance, and student information systems.
What is our aspiration?
Enterprise Systems will research and become familiar with alternative solutions in the marketplace for the services we provide so that we are prepared to provide decision-makers with insights for the future.
Why is this important?
Many of the systems and technologies we currently run were first implemented about two decades ago. While these systems may well serve us for another two decades, it is critical that we understand the current state of the marketplace for these systems.
Systems that run on-premises are now moving to the cloud. Modern systems delivered via software as a service are providing features and functions that legacy on-premises applications cannot. It is essential that Enterprise Systems understands the current state of the marketplace to effectively plan for the future state of our organization.
What are our concrete goals?
- Modernize our Enterprise Systems integration strategy.
- Engage in future planning activities happening across the university.
- Engage with vendors and the higher education community to understand trends in the marketplace related to the services we provide.
What specific targets are we setting for ourselves for 2023?
- Modernize our Enterprise Systems integration strategy.
- Further reduce dependence on the Shared University Data Service (SUDS) by replacing integrations with loosely coupled integrations such as REST APIs, message queues, or other options proposed by the TAG’s application integration considerations.
- ES appointed leaders will research enterprise integration platforms, associated strategies, and organizational resource needs to support.
- Create inventory of ES-owned integrations.
- Engage in future planning activities happening across the university.
- Serve on committees and ensure priority of IU 2030 Strategic Plan initiatives.
- Actively participate in and enable Vision 2024/IUPUI realignment.
- Execute the Digital Vision strategic targets.
- Engage with vendors and the higher education community to understand trends in the marketplace related to the services we provide.
- Expand funding for travel and training requests in every division.
- Complete ERP implementation case study.
- Actively participate in Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) constituent groups.