If there is anything from this class that will stick in my mind no matter what, it is the importance of involving technology into the design of any business or school. I have learned a lot so far, and I think that my ability to think like an administrator has expanded greatly, but this one is a no brainer.
Technology cannot operate independently from the rest of the school. An administrative team needs to be involved in the decision making process that goes into any technology. The budget for this department is probably going to be higher than other departmental needs, but that does not mean that it should operate on its own. Enterprise Architecture is a way of making the ENTIRE enterprise achieve one set of goals. If there is no cohesion between the business and architecture, then they will not be working toward the same goals.
Luckily, the small nature of my school means that these two groups work together well. The IT department of 1 makes some great recommendations, but not all of them fit into the larger plan, and so we do not move forward with them. There needs to be this type of push and pull to ensure that we are on top of the new technology capabilities, but still working within the goals of the school.
Technology cannot operate independently from the rest of the school. An administrative team needs to be involved in the decision making process that goes into any technology. The budget for this department is probably going to be higher than other departmental needs, but that does not mean that it should operate on its own. Enterprise Architecture is a way of making the ENTIRE enterprise achieve one set of goals. If there is no cohesion between the business and architecture, then they will not be working toward the same goals.
Luckily, the small nature of my school means that these two groups work together well. The IT department of 1 makes some great recommendations, but not all of them fit into the larger plan, and so we do not move forward with them. There needs to be this type of push and pull to ensure that we are on top of the new technology capabilities, but still working within the goals of the school.