What’s next for the McMaster IT Strategic Plan

Prioritizing strategic initiatives and seeking further campus engagement

Following the recent launch of the McMaster IT Strategic Plan for 2019 – 2021, work has begun on prioritizing the IT Strategic Initiatives for 2019. In April, the IT Governance standing committees will be reviewing the list of proposed initiatives in the context of the McMaster IT Strategic Plan, providing their input and ensuring there is sufficient clarification to endorse the priorities. Once the standing committees have discussed fully, the list will move to the IT Executive for review and endorsement.

The list of initiatives will be shared with the campus for awareness through various channels. Each prioritized initiative will go through a full process of campus engagement, analysis, assessment, and planning in order to reach project proposal stage and then the proposal will be reviewed through IT Governance for individual project endorsement.

Campus engagement sessions coming this Spring

Engagement sessions for the endorsed prioritized initiatives are planned for this Spring. These sessions are an opportunity to bring together constituents from across McMaster to provide input on the initiatives. Targeted and broad communications will be shared in the coming month. We hope to see you or members from your respective areas in attendance!