Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for March/April 2022

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We invite you to get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these meetings!

IT governance ensures the effective and efficient use of IT resources and capabilities across U-M in order to meet the goals of the university. Michigan IT Community of Practice are groups where like-minded IT professionals can share information, experiences, and ideas around a particular topic in support of the university’s missions. Advice and guidance are provided by strategic governance committees and multiple advisory groups.

Below is a summary of March and April Governance and Community of Practice activities, as well as upcoming meeting information. You are invited to learn more or to add an upcoming meeting to your calendar, visit the IT Governance web page or the IT Community of Practice web page. Get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these professional development opportunities!

IT Governance meetings

The full calendar is on the IT Governance web page.

March Governance meetings recap:

  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Core) – Mar. 1
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Full) – Mar. 8
  • Administrative Domain Advisory Committee (ADAC) – Mar. 8
    • Updates and strategic discussions
    • Decided to move to quarterly meetings (4 times/year)
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Core) – Mar. 15
  • Student Records, Curriculum, & Academic Advising (SRCAA) – Mar. 16
  • In-Building UMNet Governance – Mar. 18
  • Unit Reps – Mar. 21
    • ITS Unit Representatives Presentation
    • Cosign Retirement and MCommunity Transformation
    • GitHub, Digital Signage – Room Schedule Displays
    • Web Services, Container Service Upgrade, UMTV, Morphic 
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Full) – Mar. 22
  • IT Council Meeting – Mar. 30

 Upcoming Governance meetings in April:

  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Core) – Apr. 5
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Full) – Apr. 12
  • Data Governance Advisory Committee (DGAC) – Apr. 15
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Core) – Apr. 19
  • Collaboration Services Advisory Group (CSAG) – Apr. 20
  • Student Records, Curriculum, & Academic Advising (SRCAA) – Apr. 20
  • Strategic Technology Advisory Committee (STAC-Full) – Apr. 26
  • ITS Data Center Governance – Apr. 26

IT Communities of Practice activities

The full calendar is on the Communities of Practice web page.

March Communities of Practice meetings recap:

  • Project Management – Mar. 16
    • Coffee Break – Speed Networking Event
  • Women in IT – BTAA – Mar. 16
    • Coffee Chat
  • Audiovisual (A/V) – Mar. 25
    • Update on status of Procurement Strategic Supplier RFP
    • Planning an in-person with hybrid option meeting
  • Data Integration – Mar. 28

 Upcoming April communities of practice meetings:

  • Women in IT – Big 10 Academic Alliance (BTAA) – Apr. 20 
    • Coffee Chat
  • Project Management – Apr. 20
    • Topic TBD
  • Data Integration – Apr. 25
  • Storage – Apr. 27
    • Link to Storage meeting notes
    • Community Updates
      • What the University Library Does for You and How: Data Management Plans Behind the Scenes of Deep Blue
      • Jake Carlson, director, Research Data Services, University Library
      • Sebastien Korner, interim associate university librarian for Library Information Technology
  • Technology Leadership – Apr. 28 

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