{"id":438,"date":"2019-07-15T22:54:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T22:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/?page_id=438"},"modified":"2024-03-14T22:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:32:28","slug":"it-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/computing\/images\/westernu-anderson-tower-night.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Anderson Tower at night\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Office of Information Technology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">IT Governance<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">IT Governance<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">IT Governance<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/educational-technologies\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Educational Technologies Subcommittee<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/research-technologies\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Research Technologies Subcommittee<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/enterprise-applications-databases\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Enterprise Applications &amp; Databases Subcommittee<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/it-security-risk-compliance\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">IT Security, Risk &amp; Compliance Subcommittee<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/computing\/it-governance\/it-governance-prioritization-working-group\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">IT Governance Prioritization Working Group<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2><strong>Information Technology (IT) Governance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Following an external IT maturity at Western University of Health Sciences, a strategic initiative was launched to develop a comprehensive IT governance structure. This initiative, starting in early 2019, involved extensive consultations with faculty, staff, and students to create a governance model tailored to the university&#8217;s health sciences focus.<\/p>\n<p>The result was a core IT Steering Committee supported by four specialized subcommittees, each led by a functional leader to ensure a mission-centric approach. This structure aimed to streamline IT decision-making and project funding across the university.<\/p>\n<p>Building on this strong foundation, the university proactively established the IT Governance Prioritization Working Group in Spring 2024. This forward-thinking move was designed to further enhance decision-making processes, focusing on the strategic alignment of IT projects and the optimal allocation of resources. This initiative reflects the university&#8217;s commitment to continuous improvement and its dedication to leveraging IT governance as a catalyst for achieving its strategic goals.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/computing\/images\/westernu-students-esplanade.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Students on esplanade\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">Project Definition, <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Request and Workflow<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">Any body of work that is temporary and has any combination of the following: it requires 80+ hours of IT resource time, requires coordination from 2+ divisions, requires coordination with 2+ IT resources, or has hard costs of $25,000+ where the work effort also exceeds $25,000.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n**Note \u2013 one of the 2+ divisions requiring coordination does include IT<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--white \" href=\"\/media\/computing\/pdfs\/Draft-Project-Request-Process-Flow-edited-2019-07-30.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n 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