Welcome
Technology is essential to nearly everything that happens at the University of Iowa and is key to many initiatives in the University of Iowa Strategic Plan. The strategic plan for OneIT focuses on initiatives that help to advance the UI plan.
The plan positions technology users and providers for success, with priorities in:
- Teaching and learning
- Research and creative discovery
- Data
- Continuing to foster collaboration as OneIT
The plan was developed by leaders from Information Technology Services and distributed collegiate and administrative IT. They worked with campus partners to identify trends and other factors that would influence OneIT's strategic direction. They incorporated feedback from the IT community and campus stakeholders, and will work with the IT Strategic Plan Action and Resource Committee (SPARC) to implement this unified vision for the future.
What you won’t see in the strategic plan are the many operational and organizational effectiveness efforts that are also key to the success of the UI and OneIT. Initiatives such as information security, IT support and service management, and artificial intelligence are ubiquitous across all areas and incorporated within the strategic initiatives. These activities are critical and foundational, representing a large portion of the work OneIT does. Collaboration with health care IT is also an important piece of how OneIT operates and the IT community continues to build upon progress in joint service delivery and coordination.
Trusted Partners
Our partners' mission is our mission. We deliver technology solutions to enable primary-mission activities of the institution.
Invested in IT Professionals
We engage with and invest in all IT professionals and units. We cultivate IT communities, commemorate achievements, and ensure all IT professionals have a voice.
Welcoming and Collaborative
We work as a unified, integrated IT community, relying on engagement and diverse perspectives to guide IT decisions. We hold each other accountable to identify and eliminate risk, and do what is best for the institution.
Effective and Strategic
We continually balance IT resources and coordinate efforts to provide no-gap service. We provide accessible, positive, consistent experiences across services and support networks.
Goal 1: Teaching and Learning
OneIT will advance excellence in teaching and learning by engaging campus partners, leading, and supporting effective instruction, services, and systems.
Goal 2: Research & Creative Discovery
OneIT will enable and accelerate research and interdisciplinary collaboration by providing a campus-wide framework that is responsive to the needs of the research community.
Goal 3: Data
OneIT, along with campus partners, will align data strategy to support the UI Strategic Plan. Through collaboration with the Data SPARC team, OneIT will provide the data and solutions needed to make data-driven decisions to meet the business and academic objectives of the institution.
Goal 4: OneIT Initiatives
Implement comprehensive improvements to OneIT as a concept and as a culture to build the agility, capacity, capability, and structures required to support the institutional mission and enable reliable, agile, secure, and cost-effective technology infrastructure and services.
Printable Version of the OneIT Strategic Plan
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OneIT Strategic Planning Action and Resource Committee
The OneIT Strategic Planning Action and Resource Committee (SPARC) is charged with implementing the OneIT Strategic Plan. SPARC members have accountability in specific areas based on their expertise to ensure strategies are implemented that support the plan’s objectives and goals.