Transforming UT Modernization and Business

Transcript:Transforming UT Modernization and Business:
Transforming UT Modernization and Business Productivity Initiative TASSCC March 21, 2014 2 Transforming UT Societal and Economic Pressures Facing Higher Education Today Affordability Accessibility Transparency Accountability Innovation Reduced state support Protracted Recession 3 Transforming UT Administrative Initiatives to Improve Agility and Reduce Costs Administrative Systems Modernization Shared Services 4 Open and transparent communication Involvement of key stakeholders Strong governance Adoption of best practice business processes Customization used only where needed for operational or competitive advantage Opportunities for career development Guiding Principles 5 Transforming UT Current Environment Drivers to Change Plan for Change Expected Gains Anticipated Challenges Administrative Systems Modernization Current Technical Environment 25+ years custom developed administrative systems Mainframe – Adabas/Natural Upgrades over time to add web capability Developers embedded in the business area Well-established developer community and training program Increasing adoption of third party vendor products for specific business needs Increasing development using other platforms and languages 6 Administrative Systems Modernization 2004 – Commission of 125 2006 – Core Application Strategy for the Enterprise (CASE) 2009 – Strategic IT Accountability Board (SITAB) Report 2012 – Administrative Systems Master Plan (ASMP) 7 Drivers to Change Case for Change Desire to take advantage of technological advancements Mitigate risks of relying on aging technology toolset (Adabas/Natural are reaching end of life) Integration with third party open standard systems is very difficult and expensive in the current environment Up-to-date standards and best practices are difficult with current toolset Difficulty attracting and retaining workforce 8 Administrative Systems Master Plan (ASMP) Create business driven systems and data management Modernize the administrative IT infrastructure Strengthen systems development processes 9 ASMP Requirements What will it take to re-tool and re-train workforce? What is an appropriate strategy for customization? What does the market currently offer? 10 Buy vs Build Considerations Technology Waves – Administrative Systems IA, MSA, Integral, Tesseract Software 2000, SSA SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SunGard Salesforce, Workday, Google Mainframe Client Server Mini Cloud/SaaS Workday, Inc. (NYSE symbol: WDAY) 12 Established in 2005 by PeopleSoft founders Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri. Mobile first, consumer-based design methodology with single code line. Committed to serving the higher education ERP market. Human resource, payroll and finance applications are fairly mature. Presently building student system designed to interact with today’s students (e.g. social media, mobility). UT Austin is participating as a strategic design partner. 13 Workday Customers Architecture Audit and Compliance Third-party auditors test Workday processes and controls on a regular basis