WHY? This is a GREAT opportunity! We are on the cusp of the largest enterprise architecture implementation the University has ever seen. NOW is the time to bring your knowledge, skills, and expertise to our team. The employees of Administrative Technologies like to work hard and play hard, but most importantly…we are PASSIONATE about what we do.
WHEN? NOW! We are actively assembling our team of experienced project management professionals and technical specialists to carry this project through all aspects of the design and implementation phases. An opportunity like this does not happen often at the University. NOW is the time to get in on the ground floor of this prominent project and join our team.
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WHO? YOU! If you are driven, passionate, and determined to make a difference at the University, we want you! Administrative Technologies values you as an individual and we are proud of the diversity of backgrounds and interests our team members bring. Our leadership strives to create a collaborative culture where professional development and continuing education aren’t the exception…they are the norm!
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Illinois State University is undertaking a five-year initiative to redesign its administrative enterprise architecture. This initiative, titled Lean Enterprise Architecture and Processes (LEAPForward), focuses on four distinct areas. These areas include a business process management (BPM) effort to redesign processes related to student systems, an enterprise-wide business intelligence effort, the implementation of a new student information system, and the optimization of the administrative enterprise technology architecture.
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The first effort of the initiative, set to kick off in February 2012, is business process management. As a precursor to the selection of a new student information system, the business process management effort will look at the current student-related business processes. Using the LEAN methodology, each process will be documented and then redesigned to streamline the process. The streamlined processes will then be aggregated and form the basis of the requirements for a new student information system. The business process management effort is scheduled to last 12 months.
A second important project is the creation of a robust business intelligence environment. The business intelligence environment will be designed to assist University leadership to make informed decisions in support of the strategic goals, as well, as provide students with the administrative information that they need to be successful at the University. The first two areas to be addressed by the business intelligence effort are human resources and finance information. At a later date, the effort will move towards supporting the implementation of the new student information system. As modules of the student information system are deployed, the business intelligence environment will be developed in parallel. Using an Agile methodology, the overarching goal of the business intelligence effort is to provide value-added knowledge, rather than simply accessing data.
The third project is to replace the current decades-old student information system. This multi-year effort will leverage the streamlined processes developed in the business process management effort in the selection of a new system. The overarching goal of the new system is to elevate the student system from a container for information, to a critical tool to give the University a competitive advantage for the future.
The fourth project is to optimize the administrative enterprise technology architecture. This initiative is designed to ensure that the technology housing the business intelligence, enterprise resource planning (to include the new student system), and other planned systems is sufficient to meet the needs of the University for years to come.
The LEAPForward initiative will be conducted under The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). This standardized framework will ensure that the initiative is business focused, stakeholder involved, scope defined, and transparent.
We are looking for general core competencies…..
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Administrative Technologies provides information technology products and services for the administrative and business functions of Illinois State University. These products and services vary and include building and maintaining our operational systems, creating and providing access to enterprise applications, and planning and implementing technical projects. The organizational unit is composed of Business Intelligence and Technology Solutions (BITS), eMerge, and Enterprise Systems Support (ESS). Our focus is to create value-added solutions for the campus community in the most efficient and effective manner. We are results oriented and look for ways to provide continuous improvement of the processes at Illinois State University.
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“I am excited to be a part of an organization that will lead the charge of technology and be a part of moving Illinois State University into the next century. This charge will help attract the best students and talented faculty and staff.”
– Diane Ruch
“I like working in AT because of the variety of challenges we face every day. There is always something new and unique happening that tests one’s critical thinking ability.”
– Ryan Grahs
“As an employee of AT for the past 23 years, I am enthusiastic to be a part of our latest project, LEAPForward, which will create the next-generation administrative enterprise architecture for Illinois State University."
– Dina Vaughan
