{"id":16972,"date":"2019-12-12T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=16972"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:11","slug":"evolving-michigan-it-preparing-and-supporting-our-community-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/12\/evolving-michigan-it-preparing-and-supporting-our-community-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolving Michigan IT: Preparing and supporting our community for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-17056\" style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-17056 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"MichiganIT_Breakout\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_17056\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_17056\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-17072 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-12-16 12:13:25\" data-filename=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1138\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70.jpg\" class=\"slider-17056 slide-17072 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600 - 70\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 99.941451990632%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70-187x140.jpg 187w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web8700x600-70-665x499.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1138px) 100vw, 1138px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Discussion groups considered what people or teams the Michigan IT community should engage with more or differently moving forward. (Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-17065 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-12-16 11:47:07\" data-filename=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1086\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66.jpg\" class=\"slider-17056 slide-17065 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600 - 66\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 99.938650306748%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66-187x140.jpg 187w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-66-665x499.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The Michigan IT community has grown to include about 3,300 people since it was first established in 2012.\n(Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-17064 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-12-16 11:47:07\" data-filename=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1032\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65.jpg\" class=\"slider-17056 slide-17064 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600 - 65\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65.jpg 1032w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65-187x140.jpg 187w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-65-665x499.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Nancy Herlocher facilitated her group's conversation about what the Michigan IT community should keep doing, stop doing, or do more of to support its members. (Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-17062 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-12-16 11:47:07\" data-filename=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1138\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63.jpg\" class=\"slider-17056 slide-17062 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"&quot; &quot;\" rel=\"\" title=\"2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600 - 63\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 56.28295254833%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63.jpg 854w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63-525x700.jpg 525w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2019MichiganITSymposium_Web800x600-63-665x886.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Word of mouth is often the best way to expose colleagues to Michigan IT programs and initiatives. (Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly 100 people packed a Michigan IT Symposium session to discuss the next evolution of the Michigan IT community and program. Formally charged in 2012 to align to a common vision, the community has grown to include about 3,300 people across the University of Michigan&#8212;a majority of whom work in a traditional IT role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven years later, the Michigan IT Steering Committee recognizes that \u201cIT\u201d is experiencing a growing number of interdisciplinary and non-traditional roles, increasing complexity and expense, and underrepresented minority gaps, consistent with industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session was facilitated by Cathy Curley (LSA), Stefanie Horvath (ITS), and Heather Kipp (HITS). The speakers challenged the audience to consider if there are people or teams that the Michigan IT community should engage more or differently moving forward, and what the community should keep doing, stop doing, or do more of in order to support its existing members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MichiganIT-600x160-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michigan IT Logo\" class=\"wp-image-17010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MichiganIT-600x160-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MichiganIT-600x160-1-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/MichiganIT-600x160-1-200x53.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common themes emerging from the conversation included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Populations to engage:<\/strong> Students, other universities, local technology companies researchers, faculty, women, and diversity groups<\/li><li><strong>Keep doing<\/strong>: Michigan IT Symposium, Communities of Practice, IT Mentor Program, continued IT service improvements<\/li><li><strong>Stop doing<\/strong>: Duplication of effort, projects that do not deliver value, and service churn.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The speakers challenged session attendees to invite a colleague to an upcoming Michigan IT event or Community of Practice meeting. Word of mouth is often the best way to expose others to the programs and initiatives sponsored by Michigan IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You are invited to provide your feedback as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/eoF4J1mUHVy4WB548\">Take this brief survey<\/a> and tell us who we should engage and how the community can help you thrive.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 100 people packed a Michigan IT Symposium session to discuss the next evolution of the Michigan IT community and program. 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