Jennifer Vinopal
Associate Dean for Distinctive Collections and Digital Programs
The Ohio State University
Salwa Ismail
Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Information Technology and Associate CIO
University of California, Berkeley
Evviva Weinraub Lajoie
Vice Provost for University Libraries
University at Buffalo
Rosalyn Metz
Associate Dean, Library Technology and Digital Strategies
Emory University
Hannah Sommers
Senior Associate Dean and Deputy University Librarian
The George Washington University
Rebranding “IT Projects” as “library projects” signals to the organization that, as with the strategic planning process, the success of these initiatives is an organization-wide responsibility. Using “Designing IT Projects to Advance the Learning Organization” in EDUCAUSE Review as a jumping-off point, this panel of contributors to the original article will discuss a number of strategic practices used to underscore the organization’s collective responsibility for project outcomes and reinforce the kinds of organizational values and practices characterized by the learning organization. The strategies that the panel will discuss should provide a framework and models for designing projects to advance the learning organization and help create an environment where systems thinking and collaborative learning are the norm and where, as a community, new ways of working to achieve shared values are developed and integrated.
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2019/8/designing-it-projects-to-advance-the-learning-organization