Version History

Current Version

Version 4.0, Adopted March 4, 2016

Background

Enterprise, Business and Technical Architecture has grown in importance as complexity has increased. Universities facing pressures to eliminate wasteful duplication and to ensure sound stewardship of resources are looking to standardize and streamline delivery of processes. Solutions are now orchestrated across technical silos and business units. They are highly integrated to carry out complex business processes. Security risks are compounded and distributed with every file transfer and every integration point. The cost and complexity of maintaining, upgrading and integrating systems has risen. The need for enterprise-wide principles, business process driven designs and holistic requirements is driving the need for architected solutions. The need to implement new strategic initiatives quickly is driving the need for a well architected organization.

Mission

ITANA is focused on developing the skills, tools and a suite of resources to assist institutions with their enterprise, business and technical architectural needs. ITANA serves higher education while drawing from other architecture groups (The Open Group, Microsoft, etc.) and vendors as needed.

Goals

(See the ITANA Capability Map)

There are four strategic goals for ITANA:

Practice Development

Knowledge Transfer

Community Building

Outreach

Activities

Meetings

Instruction

Publications

Collaboration Spaces and Social Networking

Governance

General Membership

General Membership in ITANA is open to any interested participant. A General Member need not be an employee of a higher education institution, as long as their participation follows ITANA guidelines.

A person who is subscribed to the ITANA mailing list is considered a General Member.

Working Groups

Working Groups advance the goals of ITANA in specific topic areas. Any General Member may propose a new Working Group. New Working Groups are subject to approval by the Steering Committee.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee governs the affairs of ITANA. Responsibilities of the Steering Committee include, but are not limited to:

The Steering Committee shall consist of at least three persons. Members of the Steering Committee serve for a two year term with the possibility of re-appointment. Members of the Steering Committee shall be nominated, appointed and removed in accordance with procedures established by the Steering Committee.

Officers

The Steering Committee shall appoint, from its own members, the following ITANA officers. Officers are nominated and appointed in accordance with procedures established by the Steering Committee.

Chair

The Chair leads and represents ITANA to fulfill its Mission and Goals. Responsibilities of the Chair include, but are not limited to:

The Chair serves for a two year term with the possibility of re-appointment. The Vice-Chair shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with procedures established by the Steering Committee. The terms of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall be offset by one year.

Vice-Chair

The Vice-Chair carries out the responsibilities of the Chair at the request of the Chair, when the Chair is unable to carry out his or her responsibilities, or when the position of Chair is vacant.

The Vice-Chair serves for a two year term with the possibility of re-appointment. The Vice-Chair shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with procedures established by the Steering Committee. The terms of the Chair and Vice-Chair shall be offset by one year.

Secretary

The Secretary ensures that the day-to-day operations of ITANA are carried out, including publication of minutes, administration of ITANA web properties, and updates to the ITANA calendar. These responsibilities are expected to be delegated to members of an Operations Working Group led by the Secretary.

The Secretary serves for a two year term with the possibility of re-appointment. The Secretary shall be nominated and appointed in accordance with procedures established by the Steering Committee.