Christina Goodland
Product Owner,
University of Minnesota
Wrangling the Wild West: Transforming IT Decision-Making at the University of Minnesota
Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 1:15PM–2:00PM ET
Viewing Location:
Online
Session Type:
Poster Session
Delivery Format:
Poster
Software acquisition at the University of Minnesota has historically been a decentralized and siloed process. Information that can help customers select a software solution suited to the UMN environment can be elusive and seemingly scattered to the winds. The approval process often feels confusing and difficult to navigate for customers. Are they the first ones to purchase a particular product? Is there a solution already available that can immediately meet their needs? With the introduction of the Technology Portfolio, we are demystifying, unifying, and simplifying how software decision-making is made at UMN. The portfolio contains 1,000 software entries detailing who uses a product, the approved use cases for each, what contracts are in place, the identified security risks, and more. The tool is quickly becoming the source of truth for software decisions and is fundamentally changing the way we make software purchasing decisions.
