The OneIT Executive Committee’s mission is to provide strategic guidance to the CIO on prioritizing and planning ongoing and future OneIT projects, ensuring alignment with the university’s strategic goals, enhancing transparency. With a focus on the best interest of the University of Iowa, the committee is tasked with recommending new project initiations and providing recommendations for project prioritization and scheduling. The executive committee meets weekly.
Executive committee responsibilities
Present and review pre-initiation brief for platinum and gold band projects with the following outcomes:
CIO approval to initiate project
Review of recommended changes required for future approval
Advise on institutional prioritization and resourcing by:
Conducting quarterly review of OneIT departmental priorities by reviewing the project band which informs prioritization and scheduling.
Recommending CIO approval of the consolidated departmental top five priority lists.
Sharing project plans, updates and material changes for moderate and high complexity projects
CIO approval to close high-priority projects
Enable communication and transparency by:
Communicating to the broader IT community about newly initiated projects, project prioritization outcomes, and recently closed projects
OneIT Technical Committee
The OneIT Technical Committee’s mission is to manage the enterprise technology architecture for OneIT and review projects for technical sufficiency. The committee is tasked with recommending projects for OneIT project prioritization through the executive committee and CIO. The technical committee meets weekly.
Technical committee responsibilities:
Present and review technical considerations for silver, gold and platinum band projects with the following outcomes:
Risk assessment and management
Licensing, purchasing, and contractual considerations
Service management considerations (how is it maintained, refreshed, supported ongoing)
Advise on coordination by:
Alignment with planned direction of enterprise technology
Identifying cross-team dependencies that may impact delivery
Review OneIT projects for technical concerns (roadblocks, etc.)
Support project coordination by:
Communicating meeting outcomes between the technical committee and CIO