JISC

Summary

MMU’s contribution to the Strategic ICT Toolkit Field Test JISC initiative will be to focus on using the toolkit with senior managers to identify our current level of maturity, select a target level, carry out a gap analysis, and then use the Toolkit’s knowledge base to create an action plan that will enable us to cross the gap. We will concentrate on three specific areas of the knowledgebase: Strategic Leadership, Governance and Enterprise Architecture, but will measure all six areas for the maturity analysis.

Objectives

1. To gain an improved understanding of our levels of maturity
2. To improve decision making about future strategic direction
3. To enhance understanding of how EA could play a part in developing our strategic planning
4. To achieve greater integration between ICT Strategy and corporate strategy

Longer term:

5. To achieve greater rationalisation of distributed IT systems
6. To achieve improved budgetary control in terms of system development and procurement
7. To provide better gateway management of ICT projects

Anticipated Outputs and Outcomes

Outcomes:

• Achievement of the objectives noted above
• Centralised, strategic decision-making including confirming the role if ICT Strategy Group and strengthening its link with SMT
• The use of EA to provide a business-orientated baseline for technology so decisions can be better informed and more clearly linked to business need
• More clarity about the remaining distributed block of ICTS in terms of governance and future consolidation plans

Outputs:

• Current level of maturity
• Target level of maturity
• Gap analysis
• Identification of actions to for improvement
• Action plans (using Toolkit knowledgebase) for achieving the actions

Longer term outputs:

• Reviews of progress
• Reassessment of maturity level