The ITANA Business Architecture Working Group discusses the broad domain of Business Architecture with the intent to develop tools and methods for the IT organization to become a strategic partner with the business. The goal is to bring together practitioners and provide a forum for sharing resources, ideas, experience and, inspiration.

Interested in participating? Please contact Dana Miller at mille704@miamioh.edu


Working Group Members

NameInstitutionContact
Piet NiederhausenUniversity of Washingtonpietn@uw.edu
Robert DeinMiami University-Ohiodeinr@miamioh.edu
Daniel BlackMiami University-Ohioblackds2@miamioh.edu

Jonathan Duchateau

University of Wisconsinjonathan.duchateau@wisc.edu
Dana MillerMiami University-Ohiomille704@miamioh.edu
Robert SnyderPennsylvania State Universityrns3@psu.edu
Gregory Paul CharestHarvard Universitygregory_charest@harvard.edu
Raoul SevierHarvard Universityraoul_sevier@harvard.edu
Betsy DraperKansas Statebetsydraper@ksu.edu
Angela ChauncyKansas Stateangela@k-state.edu
Jeep HauserUSCjhauser@usc.edu
Jeff KennedyUniversity of Aucklandjken016@aucklanduni.ac.nz
Louis KaczmarekTuftsLouis.Kaczmarek@tufts.edu
Matthew McVeyTuftsmatthew.mcvey@tufts.edu
Rafael ManceraILUMNO Network - Whitney International University Systemrafaelmancera@gmail.com
Michael KhodoskoUniversity of ManitobaMichael.khodosko@umanitoba.ca
David HuthUniversity of UtahDave.Huth@utah.edu
Ladan HeitWilfred Laurier Universitylheit@WLU.CA
Russell ConnacherUC Berkeleyrussellc@berkeley.edu
Michael WatsonUniversity of NottinghamMike.Watson@nottingham.ac.uk
Ruth DodsonUniversity of Minnesotadodso015@umn.edu
Sara FoxUniversity of Saskatchewansara.fox@usask.ca





Week/DateTopicMaterial
10/27/17
  • ITANA Business Architecture Working Group Kick-Off Meeting
Meeting Notes
12/8/17
  • Determination of working group focus
  • Collection of Reference Material
  • Roundtable - Quick overview of what other campuses are doing in regards to Business Architecture
Meeting Notes
1/19/18
  • Sharing of experiences in developing a Business Architecture
  • Trying to define Business Architecture
Meeting Notes
2/2/18
  • Miami University Business Architecture Vision and Action Plan: Presentation by Dana Miller, Miami University-Ohio

Meeting Notes

Presentation

2/16/18
  • Jeff Kennedy (University of Auckland) and possibly Nigel Foxwell (James Cook University) will share an overview of the CAUDIT Higher Education Reference Architecture models and their underpinning catalogues.

Looking Ahead

Development of the working group charter

Topics of Interest:

  1. Effective, repeatable tools/approaches/processes

  2. What works specifically in higher ed; what’s worked/hasn’t?

  3. Strategy/policy deployment

  4. Use of best practices such as Lean, Agile, ITSM, EA

  5. How and where does Business Architecture fit into higher ed?  What is the value proposition?

Additional Topics


Reference Material: