University Data Commons: Collaborating for Data-Informed Budgeting at Virginia Tech
University Data Commons: Collaborating for Data-Informed Budgeting at Virginia Tech
Thursday, April 18, 2019 | 9:15AM–10:00AM PT | Barcelona/Casablanca, Third Floor
Session Type:
Breakout Session
In response to the changing funding environment for public higher education, Virginia Tech has adopted a data-informed approach to academic budgeting that is supported by a shared data commons built using a data lake approach to data warehousing. This presentation will discuss why we chose a performance budget and data lake approach to support better decision-making and how we implemented it. Representatives from the IT, IR, and finance organizations will discuss lessons learned as well as transformations in decision-making and expectations for advanced analytics that have resulted from the transparent connection of financial incentives and data.
Outcomes: Learn about performance budgeting and associated analytics adopted within a research university * Learn about the role of analytics to address daily and strategic decision-support needs * Hear how campus-wide collaboration made this possible
Presenters
Jeff Earley
Associate Vice Provost for Finance, Virginia Tech
Abhay Joshi
Director of Analytics, Virginia Tech
Kumar Raghuraman
Associate Vice Provost, Analytics, Virginia Tech
Ken Smith
Chief Operating Officer, Virginia Tech Foundation, Virginia Tech
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University DataCommons Collaborating for data informed budgeting at Virginia Tech