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UCLA – by the numbers
Budget $7.5b, but less than 7% of revenue.
Culture of distributed systems and responsibilities.
Herd of cats, no strong central dictate of what people can do.
Brand is important, so risk management is important value of architecture.
IT doesn't tell other departments what to do,.
IT is a microcosm of U: a bunch of units that function somewhat independently.
If IT says we are doing something, others will watch and see if its something worth pursuing.
"Symphonic"
ITAC facilitated by president
U-wide BoK: campus by campus decision whether to adopt artifacts.
Office of President drafts outcomes and departments decide whether to adopt.
Need for certain types of technology agreements e.g. Payroll.
ITAC also has begun to look for best practices that aren't necessary for system implementations.
No central function that can override individual campuses.
Timeline:
Decision to demonstrate value with metrics.
How often are artifacts viewed, reviewed, used ..
The "valuation decline" (see slide)
Are there metrics we should have about the things we should be doing?