In partnership with K-State, Plante Moran is administering a survey to understand better the needs and challenges related to document imaging. An overview of the full project can be found on the Imaging Analysis website.
The 10-minute survey is available to all K-State staff and is due by 5 p.m. CDT on Oct. 19.
If you have questions about the project or the survey, you can email Maleah Lundeen at maleah@k-state.edu.
Interested in shaping how students search for courses at K-State? We are looking for your voice.
If you are interested in sharing your experience and ideas, we want to hear from you. Find a session that works for your schedule, and join us. The sessions will be both in-person and on Zoom (eID required).
If you have any questions, contact Ed Puckett at epuckett@ksu.edu.
K-State is beginning a long-term project to streamline how students, faculty, and staff interact with K-State’s course search application, including consolidating the required features and functionality into an enhanced version of the current university course search with a newer and mobile-friendly interface.
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Beginning September 12, Plante Moran, in partnership with K-State, will begin conducting listening sessions to better understand the needs and challenges related to document imaging. An overview of the project as well as a recording of the kick-off meeting can be found on the Imaging Analysis website.
The campus community is invited to participate in one or more relevant listening sessions which have been scheduled for departments, colleges, and other groups. The full schedule can be found on the Imaging Listening Sessions webpage.
Listening session discussion topics will include:
If you have any questions about the project or are unsure which session to attend, please direct questions to Maleah Lundeen at maleah@ksu.edu.
Exploring Microsoft Excel (Essentials) training is scheduled 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, on Zoom.
About Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is the foremost spreadsheet program in use today.
It is commonly used to:
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Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formattin
“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1-2:30 p.m., Monday, March 29.
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An “Intro to NVivo 12 Plus” training is scheduled from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, for all faculty, graduate students, and staff who may be using this qualitative (and mixed methods, multimethods) data analysis tool. This session will occur on Zoom.
This presentation, which covers NVivo 12 Plus / NVivo (newest) basics, will address the following:
I am pleased to announce that K-State has adopted a new process for reviewing and approving technology projects through the Project Governance Group (PGG). The PGG consists of representatives from across the University and provide an institution-wide vision on technology projects. The seven voting members of the PGG have a vested interest in the success of K-State and the group reports directly to the President’s Cabinet. The PGG has been meeting monthly since September 2019.
The committee is tasked with ensuring that new technology projects are aligned with University goals and strategy, are adequately funded and staffed (business and IT expertise), have fully assessed project plans, are vetted for security-related issues, and do not conflict with or overlap existing systems or initiatives.
In Phase 1, the PGG will review each project submission and determine if it should move forward for more detailed planning (phase 2).
With Phase 2, the PGG reviews approves, and prioritizes the detailed plans of these projects. This planning consists of a risk and financial assessment and a detailed timeline for the project.
The first step in this new process is to submit a project pre-proposal in ServiceNow, which will be the official repository of record for project submissions, decisions made by the PGG, and the place to track progress of an approved project. The PGG liaison is responsible for reviewing all project submissions and for documenting the PGG decision-making process. Submit a project proposal.
How do I know if I should submit a proposal? A project is defined as any effort over 80 hours of IT work or out-of-pocket expenses exceeding $10,000. Projects that meet this threshold should be submitted for PGG review and approval.
For more information, please see the Project Governance Group website.
I appreciate your support for this new process. If you have any questions please contact the PGG liaison at itspmo@ksu.edu
Sincerely,
Gary Pratt, CIO
The Data Center Relocation project gets underway this week with Amazon Web Services (AWS) representatives onsite to provide migration readiness planning. This sixteen-week effort is designed to prepare ITS staff to move services to the cloud environment and out of the Hale Library data center.
The phases for the project include:
The project is scheduled to conclude in March 2020. Milestones and successes will be announced in K-State Today and on the strategic planning website.
Plans to move out of Hale Library were in the works and part of the IT Strategic Plan. The fire on the roof of Hale resulting in significant smoke, water and corrosion damage shortened the lifespan of the data center hardware and accelerated the timeline for the planning and the relocation move.
Amanda Tross serves as the IT Project Manager. Staff from across ITS are participating in the project. Some of the leads include:
Many of the top 10 Information Technology Services (ITS) projects are related to relieving technical debt, where ITS is replacing and retiring outdated equipment associated with the converged infrastructure. Other projects include:
