{"241481":{"#nid":"241481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Task Force to Address Enterprise Data","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you believe data is the foundation for decision making, then you are likely aware of how challenging obtaining accurate and consistent data can be.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt a Sept. 19 town hall, audience members heard from representatives of the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Task Force, assigned the responsibility for creating an Institute-level strategy for the management and delivery of timely, reliable data.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIts work corresponds with the fifth goal of Tech\u2019s strategic plan regarding the pursuit of institutional effectiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cData is an asset, and we want to take a stewardship approach to managing it,\u201d said Sandi Bramblett, executive director for Institutional Planning and Research and Decision Support Services and one of the project\u2019s champions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAudience members were asked to share their own recommendations on the issues EDM needed to tackle. Clarifications regarding data definitions (for example, simplifying the myriad ways to identify students) as well as policy decisions for improving data sharing across units were among those commonly cited.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want to create a framework that will provide accurate and consistent data, as well as reliable tools, that will inform good decision-making for campus users,\u201d said Lori Sundal, director of Enterprise Information Systems in the Office of Information Technology and second project champion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilding upon two years of discovery and input from all areas of campus, Georgia Tech is partnering with North Highland Consulting to assist with building its strategy. North Highland\u2019s previous higher education clients include Emory University, the University of Colorado, and Vanderbilt University. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEDM and North Highland representatives will spend the rest of the semester meeting with stakeholders to assess the current state and develop a roadmap for process improvement. The North Highland team will will work with the project leadership team and subject matter experts as required.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere is a timeline for developing the EDM roadmap:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESept. 20-Oct. 11: Meetings with individual stakeholders to assess current state.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOct. 14-Nov. 11: Compilation of a future state and roadmap. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENov. 11-Dec. 6: Validation and enhancement with steering committee\/stakeholders\u2019 input.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWeek of Dec. 2: Presentation to stakeholders.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProject updates will be available on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/edm.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EEDM website\u003C\/a\u003E. Questions? Contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sandi.bramblett@irp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBramblett\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you believe data is the foundation for decision making, then you are likely aware of how challenging obtaining accurate and consistent data can be.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"If you believe data is the foundation for decision making, then you are likely aware of how challenging obtaining accurate and consistent data can be."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-10-01 11:54:56","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/edm.gatech.edu\/","title":"Enterprise Data Management Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"75421","name":"data management"},{"id":"75411","name":"Enterprise Data Management Task Force"},{"id":"75431","name":"Institutional Planning and Research and Decision Support Services"},{"id":"75441","name":"Lori Sundal"},{"id":"171292","name":"Sandi Bramblett"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sandi.bramblett@irp.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESandi Bramblett\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitutional Planning and Research and Decision Support Services\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}